A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Endeavour then to store thy heart with Godliness: for worldly things, say as he did of Eloquence: Si adsit, non sperno: si absit, non desidero: if they be present, I will use them, it they be absent, I do miss them. Sequere tu Pietatem, caetera sequentur te: follow thou Godliness, other things shall follow thee.^e First seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, then shall all these things be added to you. While a man hunts after his own shadow, his back is upon the sun, and still his shadow is unovertaken before him: let him turn his face to the sun, and travel toward it; his shadow shall follow him. The profits and delights of this world are but a shadow, while a man hunts after them his back is upon Jesus Christ, that Sun of righteousness; and he can never overtake them: if he could, yet they are but a shadow. Set thy face and thy faith toward Christ, all these shadows shall wait upon thee. A Painter had drawn Jove's picture, Juno's, and another mans that was his friend. That friend cheapened the other two, and last of all, his own. Nay, says the Painter, buy the other two, and take the last into the bargain. Be sure of Godliness; riches, honours, and pleasures; all those counterfeits of true happiness, shall come into the bargain.

Endevour then to store thy heart with Godlinesse: for worldly things, say as he did of Eloquence: Si adsit, non sperno: si absit, non desidero: if they be present, I will use them, it they be absent, I doe misse them. Sequere tu Pietatem, caetera sequentur te: follow thou Godlinesse, other things shall follow thee.^e First seeke the kingdom of God and his righteousnesse, then shall all these things be added to you. While a man hunts after his owne shadow, his backe is upon the sunne, and still his shadow is unovertaken before him: let him turne his face to the sunne, and travell toward it; his shadow shall follow him. The profits and delights of this world are but a shadow, while a man hunts after them his backe is upon Iesus Christ, that Sun of righteousnesse; and he can never overtake them: if he could, yet they are but a shadow. Set thy face and thy faith toward Christ, all these shadowes shall waite upon thee. A Painter had drawne Iove's picture, Iuno's, and another mans that was his friend. That friend cheapned the other two, and last of all, his owne. Nay, saies the Painter, buy the other two, and take the last into the bargaine. Be sure of Godlinesse; riches, honours, and pleasures; all those counterfeits of true happinesse, shall come into the bargaine.