The happiness of the church, or, A description of those spiritual prerogatives wherewith Christ…The happines of the church, or, A description of those spirituall prerogatiues vvherewith Christ…

2. Other have eyes, but they want feet: they understand the way of love, but they have no affection to walk in it. They know that false measures, forsworn valuations, adulterate wares, smooth-checked circumventions, painted cozenages, malicious repinings, denied succours; are all against Love. Noscunt & poscunt. They know them, but they will use them. They know that humbleness, kindness, meekness, patience, remission, compassion, giving and forgiving; actual comforts, are the fruits of Love. Norunt & nolunt, They know it, but they will none of it. These know but walk not in Love. It is fabled, that a great king gave to one of his subjects, of his own mere favour, a goodly city; happily replenished with all treasures and pleasures. He does not only freely give it, but directs him the way; which keeping, he should not miss it. The rejoiced subject soon enters on his journey, and rests not till he comes within sight of the City. Thus near it, he spies a great company of men digging in the ground: to whom approaching, he found them casting up white and red earth in abundance. Wherewith his amazed eyes growing soon enamoured, he desires a participation of their riches. They refuse to join him in their gains, unless he will join himself in their pains. Hereupon he falls to toiling, digging & delving, till some of the earth falls so hea vie upon him, that it lames him; and he is able to go no further. There he dies in the sight of that City, to which he could not go for want of feet: & looseth a certain substantial gift, for an uncertain shadow of vain hope.

2. Other haue eyes, but they want feete: they vnderstand the way of loue, but they haue no affection to walke in it. They know that false measures, forsworne valuations, adulterate wares, smooth-checked circumuentions, painted cosenages, malicious repinings, denied succours; are all against Loue. Noscunt & poscunt. They know them, but they will vse them. They know that humblenes, kindnes, meekenes, patience, remission, compassion, giuing and forgiuing; actuall comforts, are the fruits of Loue. Norunt & nolunt, They know it, but they will none of it. These know but walke not in Loue. It is fabled, that a great king gaue to one of his subiects, of his owne meere fauour, a goodly citie; happily replenished with all treasures and pleasures. He does not onely freely giue it, but directes him the way; which keeping, hee should not misse it. The reioyced subiect soone enters on his iourney, and rests not till hee comes within sight of the Citie. Thus neare it, he spies a great company of men digging in the ground: to whom approching, hee found them casting vp white and red earth in abundance. Wherewith his amazed eyes growing soone enamoured, he desires a participation of their riches. They refuse to ioyne him in their gaines, vnlesse he wil ioyne himselfe in their paines. Hereupon he fals to toyling, digging & deluing, til some of the earth fals so hea uie vpon him, that it lames him; and he is able to goe no further. There he dies in the sight of that Citie, to which he could not goe for want of feet: & looseth a certaine substantial gift, for an vncertain shadow of vaine hope.