Our Bells ring, our Chimneys smoke, our Fields rejoice, our Children dance, our selves sing and play; Jovis omnia plena. But when Righteousness, hath sown, and comes to reap; here is no harvest; [Greek or Hebrew], I find none. And as there was never less wisdom in Greece, then in time of the Seven Wise men: so never less piety among us, then now, when upon good cause most is expected. When the Sun is brightest the Stars be darkest: so the clearer our light, the more gloomy our life with the deeds of darkness. The Cimmerians, that live in a perpetual mist, though they deny a Sun, are not condemned of impiety, but of ignorance: but Anaxagoras; that saw the Sun, and yet denied it, is not condemned of ignorance, but of impiety. Former times were like Leah, blear-eyed, but fruitful: the present, like Rachel, fair, but barren. We give such acclamation to the Gospel, that we quite forget to observe the Law. As upon some solemn Festival, the Bells are rung in all steeples, but then the Clocks are tied up: there is a great untuned confusion and clangour, but no man knows how the time passeth, So in this universal allowance of liberty by the Gospel, ⟨p. 40⟩which indeed rejoiceth our hearts, had we the grace of sober usage) the Clocks that tell us how the time passes; Truth and Conscience, that show the bounded use, and decent form of things, are tied up, and cannot be heard. Still Fructum non inuenio, I find no fruits. I am sorry to pass the Figtree in this plight: but as I find it, so I must leave it, till the Lord mend it. So I come to
Our Bells ring, our Chimneis smoake, our Fields reioyce, our Children dance, our selus sing and play; Iouis omnia plena. But when Righteousnesse, hath sowne, and comes to reape; here is no haruest; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, I finde none. And as there was neuer lesse wisdome in Greece, then in time of the Seuen Wise men: so neuer lesse pietie among vs, then now, when vpon good cause most is expected. When the Sunne is brightest the Stars be darkest: so the cleerer our light, the more gloomy our life with the deeds of darkenes. The Cimerians, that liue in a perpetuall mist, though they deny a Sunne, are not condemned of impietie, but of ignorance: but Anaxogoras; that saw the Sunne, and yet denied it, is not condemned of ignorance, but of impietie. Former times were like Leah, bleareeyed, but fruitfull: the present, like Rachel, faire, but barren. We giue such acclamation to the Gospell, that we quite forget to obserue the Law. As vpon some solemne Festiuall, the Bells are rung in all steeples, but then the Clockes are tyed vp: there is a great vntun'd confusion and clangor, but no man knowes how the time passeth, So in this vniuersall allowance of libertie by the Gospell, ⟨p. 40⟩which indeed reioyceth our hearts, had we the grace of sober vsage) the Clocks that tel vs how the time passes; Truth and Conscience, that shew the bounded vse, and decent forme of things, are tyed vp, and cannot be heard. Still Fructum non inuenio, I finde no fruits. I am sorry to passe the Figtree in this plight: but as I finde it, so I must leaue it, till the Lord mend it. So I come to
