True contentment in the gain of godliness, with its self-sufficiency A meditation on 1.…True contentment in the gaine of godlines, with its self-sufficiencie A meditation on 1.…

For the former: It is a very absurd conceit indeed, and though too too rife in the world, yet such as few or none will be acknowne of, and either openly father, or seem outwardly to favour. But as God at the last day, when the wicked shall go about to excuse and defend themselves, he will not only take hold of their words, ^bBy thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou thriftless servant; and advantage of their actions, ^cI was naked and ye clad me not, hungry and ye fed me not, &c. and therefore had neither Faith nor Love; but he will convince them by their own Consciences too, ^dTheir secret thoughts shall either excuse or accuse them in that day: In like manner must we deal with those that will seem to abhor and detest this Opinion, and yet do those things that maintain and uphold it.

For the former: It is a very absurd conceit indeed, and though too too rife in the world, yet such as few or none will be acknowne of, and either openly father, or seeme outwardly to fauor. But as God at the last day, when the wicked shall go about to excuse and defend themselues, he will not onely take hold of their words, ^bBy thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, thou thriftles seruant; and aduantage of their actions, ^cI was naked and yee clad me not, hungry and yee fed me not, &c. and theresore had neither Faith nor Loue; but he will conuince them by their owne Consciences too, ^dTheir secret thoughts shall either excuse or accuse them in that day: In like manner must we deale with those that will seeme to abhorre and detest this Opinion, and yet do those things that maintaine and vphold it.

1. bEx ore tuo indicab• te, serve nequā.