The black devil or the apostate Together with the wolf worrying the lambs. And…The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And…

Let them that are deputed Supervisors of Parishes, Church-wardens; remember that nothing in the world is more spiritual, tender, and delicate, then the conscience of a man: and nothing binds the conscience more strongly then an oath. Come ye not therefore with Omne benè, when there are so many wolves among you. If you favour the wolves, you give shrewd suspicion, that you are wolves your selves. Is there nothing for you to present? Gods house, Gods day is neglected: the Temples unrepaired, and unrepaired too: neither adorned, nor frequented. Adultery breaks forth into smoke, fame, infamy. Drunkenness cannot find the way to the Church, so readily as to the Alehouse: and when it comes to the Temple, takes a nap just the length of the Sermon. And yet Omnia benè still. Let me say; Security and Partiality are often the Church-wardens: Connivance, and wilful Ignorance the Sidemen. You will say, I take for the profit of the Commissary. I answer in the face and fear of God; I speak not to benefit his Office, but to discharge my own office.

Let them that are deputed Superuisors of Parishes, Church-wardens; remember that nothing in the world is more spirituall, tender, and delicate, then the conscience of a man: and nothing bindes the conscience more strongly then an oath. Come ye not therefore with Omne benè, when there are so many wolues among you. If you fauour the wolues, you giue shrewd suspition, that you are wolues your selues. Is there nothing for you to present? Gods house, Gods day is neglected: the Temples vnrepaired, and vnrepaired too: neyther adorned, nor frequented. Adultery breaks forth into smoke, fame, infamy. Drunkennes cannot find the way to the Church, so readily as to the Alehouse: and when it comes to the Temple, takes a nap iust the length of the Sermon. And yet Omnia benè still. Let me say; Security and Partiality are often the Church-wardens: Conniuence, and wilfull Ignorance the Sidemen. You wil say, I take for the profit of the Commissary. I answere in the face and feare of God; I speake not to benefit his Office, but to discharge my owne office.

When all is done, and yet all undone still, the lambs must be patient, though in medio luporū. God will not suffer our labours to pass unrewarded. Emittuntur, non amittuntur agni. When we have finished our course, there is laid up for us a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge shall give us at