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…

5. There be Straits in the sea of this world: those of Magellan or Gibraltar are less dangerous. The hard exigents of hatred, obloquy, exile, penury, misery: difficult Straits, which all sea. faring Christians must pass by to the Haven of bliss. Pirates that care not which way they direct their course, but only watch to rob and spoil, are not bound to these passages. So worldlings, that never aim or intend for heaven, but to ballast themselves with the wealth of the world, from whomsoever, good or bad: or howsoever, by fair means or foul, they attain it; may keep the broad Ocean, and have sea-room enough. For broad is the way of destruction, ¹and many there be that keep it. But the godly are bound for the Coast, that lies upon the Cape of Bona Speranza, and they must of necessity pass through these Straights. Strait and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. But if, like those Argo-nautae, we will sail for the Golden fleece of joy and happiness, we must be (militants inter fluctus) content with hard Passages. It is our solid comfort, (as it was fabled of that Ship, that it was made a star in heaven) that we shall be one day, (inter syderatriumphantes) stars fixed in the right hand of God; and shining for ever in glory. This is the fifth danger of our mystical sea; straights.

5. There be Straites in the sea of this world: those of Magellan or Giberaltare are lesse dangerous. The hard exigents of hatred, obloquie, exile, penurie, misery: difficult Straites, which all sea. faring Christians must passe by to the Hauen of blisse. Pyrates that care not which way they direct their course, but only watch to rob and spoile, are not bound to these passages. So worldlings, that neuer aime or intend for heauen, but to ballace themselues with the wealth of the world, from whomsoeuer, good or bad: or howsoeuer, by faire meanes or foule, they attaine it; may keepe the broad Ocean, and haue sea-roome enough. For broad is the way of destruction, ¹and many there be that keepe it. But the godly are bound for the Coast, that lyes vpon the Cape of Bona Speranza, and they must of necessity passe through these Straights. Straite and narrow is the way that leadeth vnto life, and few there bee that finde it. But if, like those Argo-nautae, wee will saile for the Golden fleece of ioy and happinesse, we must be (militantes inter fluctus) content with hard Passages. It is our solid comfort, (as it was fabled of that Shippe, that it was made a starre in heauen) that we shall be one day, (inter syderatriumphantes) stars fixed in the right hand of God; and shining for euer in glory. This is the fifth danger of our mysticall sea; straights.