He would be deemed a most vain man, that would boast and bear men in hand that ahe had been at the East Indies, conquered a great part of the Country, and brought away much treasure and rich commodities from thence, who yet had never crossed the seas, or set foot once on ship-board, or come near the sea side. And no less vain are they, that would have men believe them, that they have made conquest of the Spiritual Canaan, and possessed themselves of much of the wealth and treasure of it; when as they never yet stirred once out of the mystical Egypt, never so much as enquired the way to it, much less ever travelled toward it. He would be deemed most ridiculous, that would profess bto have rare skill in the Mathematics, or some other abstruse Science, when he had never spent day or hour in the study thereof. And no less ridiculous are they that will seem to have gotten much skill in this spiritual cKing-craft, (if I may so term it▪) and yet never beat their heads, or busied their brains about it; never studied dthe Gospel of this Kingdom, the only Book out of which it may be learned. Yea in this regard is this Spiritual Treasure rather like learning than ⟨p. 8⟩wealth; in that eworldly wealth and Honours may be had without labour or study by the donation of others, or by succession and descent; this, *not so; each one must seek it for himself, and must seek and labour in it himself, or else the seeking of others, and their endeavour for him, will stand him in little stead.
He would be d•emed a most vaine man, that would boast and beare men in hand that ahe had beene at the East Indies, conquered a great part of the Country, and brought away much treasure and rich commodities from thence, who yet had never crossed the seas, or set foot once on ship-bord, or come neere the sea side. And no lesse vaine are they, that would have men beleeve them, that they haue made conquest of the Spirituall Canaan, and possessed themselues of much of the wealth and treasure of it; when as they never yet stirred once out of the mysticall Aegypt, never so much as enquired the way to it, much lesse ever travelled toward it. He would be deemed most ridiculous, that would professe bto have rare skill in the Mathematickes, or some other abstruse Science, when he had never spent day or howre in the studie thereof. And no lesse ridiculous are they that will seeme to have gotten much skill in this spirituall cKing-craft, (if I may so terme it▪) and yet never beate their heads, or busied their braines about it; never studied dthe Gospell of this Kingdome, the onely Booke out of which it may be learned. Yea in this regard is this Spirituall Treasure rather like learning than ⟨p. 8⟩wealth; in that eworldly wealth and Honours may be had without labour or study by the donation of others, or by succession and descent; this, *not so; each one must seeke it for himselfe, and must seeke and labour in it himselfe, or else the seeking of others, and their endevour for him, will stand him in little stead.
- aQuomodo Caius Caesar Gall•• Graecisque aliquot un• c•ndemnatis, Gallograeciam see subegisse g•oriabatur, cum pedem Italia non e•tulisset. Et Occanum ipsum devicisse, cum legionibus signo dato imperasset, ut conchas per otium in litore l•ger•n•. Sueton. C•io. cap. 29. & 46. Et Domitianus qui falsum à Germania triumphū egit, emptis per commercià, quorum habitus & crines in captivorū sp•ciem formarentur. Tacit. Agric. Ac si quis de certaminibus gloriosè peractis gloriaretur, qui nec oleum quidem quo ungi solebant athletae, oculis unquam usurpasset, ut Theocrit. idyl. 4.Quomodo Caius Caesar Gall•• Graecisque aliquot un• c•ndemnatis, Gallograeciam se subegisse g•oriabatur, cum pedem Italia non e•tulisset. Et Occanum ipsum deuicisse, cum legionibus signo dato imperasset, ut conchas per otium in litore l•ger•n•. Sueton. C•io. cap. 29. & 46. Et Domitianus qui falsum à Germania triumphū egit, emptis per commercià, quorum habitus & crines in captivorū sp•ciem formarentur. Tacit. Agric. Ac si quis de certaminibus gloriosè peractis gloriaretur, qui nec oleum quidem quo ungi solebant athletae, oculis unquam usurpasset, ut Theocrit. idyl. 4.
- bAcsi eruditum se quis jactaret, [Greek or Hebrew], qui nec Aesopum unquam didi•isset: ut Aristoph. avib.Acsi eruditum se quis jactaret, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, qui nec Aesopum unquam didi•isset: ut Aristoph. avib.
