So. This is a description of the means, and hath a relation to the former counsel. As if he should say, make your election sure; and by living soberly and righteously endeavour the ascertaining to your own hearts, that God hath decreed you to salvation: for So you shall have a free entrance into the kingdom of CHRIST. That is the only means whereby you may be admitted, and without that you shall be excluded. There be numbers that would enter the kingdom of Christ, but they fail in their Sic, they will not So enter, Luk. 10.37. When Christ had made the Lawyer tell himself, who was the good neighbour; He that showed mercy on him: he presently upon it chargeth him, Go and do thou likewise. Wouldest thou arrive at heaven? set their Precedents, who are now in heaven, before thine eyes; Go and do thou likewise. So Paul left it in charge behind him, Phil. 3.17. Be ye followers of me, and walk so as you have us for an ensample. If you would come to the place where we are, you must follow us in the works which we have done: So you shall have an entrance. Sic, whatsoever is a Non sicut, dissonant from this So, is an hindrance. God sets us, as Moses on Nebo, upon the mount of a sanctified speculation, and shows us Canaan, with the way to it; So you must enter it, or not at all. One minds nothing but his cups, another nothing but his purse, a third only his courtesan; yet all these point to meet at heaven: but they fail in their So; for this is not the way thither, 1 Joh. 2.16. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life; is a broad way, but not to salvation. Of all the manuductions to the City of God there lies no way by three signs; the sign of the Pot, the sign of the Purse, and the sign of the Punk. Therefore we say, the drunkard is a man out of the way, the worldling crosses the way, the adulterer dams up the way. All these fail in their [Greek or Hebrew], therefore shall miss in their [Greek or Hebrew], the desire of their hearts. One presumes himself a David, and thinks to conquer the Goliath Satan with Sauls armour; not So, but in the Name of the Lord of hosts, 1 Sam. 17.45. The Seminary asks the Pope, as Abishai did David, 1 Sam. 26.8. Shall I smite the king? Not So, for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords anointed, and be guilt-less? Treason is not the way to heaven.
So. This is a description of the meanes, and hath a relation to the former counsell. As if he should say, make your election sure; and by living soberly and righteously endevour the ascertaining to your owne hearts, that God hath decreed you to salvation: for So you shall have a free entrance into the kingdome of CHRIST. That is the only meanes whereby you may be admitted, and without that you shall be excluded. There be numbers that would enter the kingdome of Christ, but they faile in their Sic, they will not So enter, Luk. 10.37. When Christ had made the Lawyer tell himselfe, who was the good neighbour; He that shewed mercie on him: he presently upon it chargeth him, Goe and doe thou likewise. Wouldest thou arrive at heaven? set their Precedents, who are now in heaven, before thine eyes; Goe and doe thou likewise. So Paul left it in charge behind him, Phil. 3.17. Be yee followers of me, and walke so as you have us for an ensample. If you would come to the place where we are, you must follow us in the workes which we have done: So you shall have an entrance. Sic, whatsoever is a Non sicut, dissonant from this So, is an hindrance. God sets us, as Moses on Nebo, upon the mount of a sanctified speculation, and shewes us Canaan, with the way to it; So you must enter it, or not at all. One minds nothing but his cuppes, another nothing but his purse, a third only his courtesan; yet all these point to meet at heaven: but they faile in their So; for this is not the way thither, 1 Ioh. 2.16. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life; is a broad way, but not to salvation. Of all the manuductions to the Citie of God there lies no way by three signes; the signe of the Pot, the signe of the Purse, and the signe of the Punke. Therefore we say, the drunkard is a man out of the way, the worldling crosses the way, the adulterer dammes up the way. All these faile in their 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, therefore shall misse in their 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the desire of their hearts. One presumes himselfe a David, and thinkes to conquer the Goliah Satan with Sauls armour; not So, but in the Name of the Lord of hostes, 1 Sam. 17.45. The Seminary askes the Pope, as Abishai did David, 1 Sam. 26.8. Shall I smite the king? Not So, for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords annointed, and be guilt-lesse? Treason is not the way to heaven.
