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Yield that he is pressed with injuries; as who will live godly in Christ, and shall not suffer persecution! He is oppressed by force or fraud, might or subtlety; and cannot help himself. He hath a good herb in this Garden, called Carduus Benedictus, Holy thistle: a godly resolution, that through many miseries he must enter heaven. He rests himself on God; and rather wisheth his harmlessness should suffer, then himself not to give passive and patient obedience to lawful authority. Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, ¹and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O King. But if not; be it known to thee, O King, that, we will not serve thy gods, nor worship thy golden Image.

YEeld that hee is pressed with iniuries; as who will liue godly in Christ, and shall not suffer persecution! He is oppressed by force or fraud, might or subtilty; and cannot helpe himselfe. He hath a good herbe in this Garden, called Carduus Benedictus, Holy thistle: a godly resolution, that through many miseries he must enter heauen. He rests himselfe on God; and rather wisheth his harmelesnesse should suffer, then himselfe not to giue passiue and patient obedience to lawfull authority. Our God whom we serue is able to deliuer vs from the burning fiery furnace, ¹and hee will deliuer vs out of thine hand, O King. But if not; be it knowne to thee, O King, that, wee will not serue thy gods, nor worship thy golden Image.

1. 1Dan. 3. 17.

There are many other herbs in this garden: as if he be to deal with crafty adversaries, let him fetch some Sage, honest policy; and such as may stand with an untouched conscience. For ⟨p. 90⟩