3. They that will neither trust others with their soul not keep it themselves: but either do sell it for ready money, as Esau sold his Birthright & Judas […] Jesus. Or pawn it for a good bribe, some large temptation of profit pleasure or honour, they will not sell it out-right, but mortgage it for a while, with a purpose (that se•dome speeds) to redeem it Or loose it; walking negligently through the streets of this great City the world, their soul is gone, & they are not aware of it. Or give away their soul, as do the envious and desperate & have nothing in lieu of it but terrors without, & horrors within: they serve the devils turn for nothing 4. They that will trust God with their soul, but have no warrant that God will keep it. They lay all the burden upon the shoulders of Christ, & meddle no more with the matter. As if God would bring them to heaven; even whilst they pursue the way to hell: or keep that soul for the body when the body had quite given away the soul. He never promised to save a man against his will. As he doth save us by his Son so he commands us. bto work up our salvation with fear & trembling. He that lies still in the miry pit, of his sin & trusts to heaven for help out, without his own concurring endeavour may hap to lie there still. 2. Dying; there is no comfort but to trust the soul with God So David, cLord into thy hands I commit my spirit, So Steven; dLord Jesus receive my spirit, with these words our Lord Jesus himself gave up the Ghost. It is justice to restore, whence we receive. It is not presumption, but faith to trust God with thy spirit. The soul of the king, the soul of the beggar, all one to him: David a king; Lazarus a beggar God receives both their souls. From giving up the Ghost the highest is not exempted; from giving it into the hands of God the poorest is not excepted. There is no comfort like this: when riches bring aut nequam, aut nequicquam, either no comfort, or discomfort; when the wardrobe, ⟨p. 365⟩furniture, junkets, wine offend thee, when thy money cannot defend thee: when thy doctors feed themselves at thy cost, cannot feed thee: when wife, children, friends stand weeping about thee: where is thy help, thy hope? all the world hath not a dram of comfort for thee; this sweetens all, Lord into thy hands I commend my soul; Thou hast redeemed me, O thou God of truth.
3. They that will neither trust others with their soule not keepe it thēselues: but either do sell it for ready money, as Esau sold his Birthright & Iudas 〈…〉 Iesus. Or pawne it for a good bribe, some large tēptation of profit pleasure or honor, they will not sell it out-right, but morgage it for a while, with a purpose (that se•dome speeds) to redeeme it Or loose it; walking negligently through the streets of this great Citie the world, their soule is gone, & they are not aware of it. Or giue away their soule, as do the enuious and desperate & haue nothing in lieu of it but terrors without, & horrors within: they serue the deuills turne for nothing 4. They that will trust God with their soule, but haue no warrāt that God will keep it. They lay al the burthē vpon the shoulders of Christ, & meddle no more with the matter. As if God would bring them to heauē; euen whilst they pursue the way to hel: or keep that soule for the body when the body had quite giuen away the soule. He neuer promised to saue a man against his will. As he doth saue vs by his Son so he comands vs. bto worke vp our saluation with feare & trembling. He that lies still in the myrie pitt, of his sin & trusts to heauen for helpe out, without his owne concurring endeuour may hap to lie there still. 2. Dying; there is no comfort but to trust the soule with God So Dauid, cLord into thy hands I commit my spirit, So Steuen; dLord Iesus receiue my spirit, with these words our Lord Iesus himselfe gaue vp the Ghost. It is iustice to restore, whence we receiue. It is not presumption, but faith to trust God with thy spirit. The soule of the king, the soule of the beggar, all one to him: Dauid a king; Lazarus a beggar God receiues both their soules. From giuing vp the Ghost the highest is not exempted; from giuing it into the hands of God the poorest is not excepted. There is no comfort like this: when riches bring aut nequam, aut nequicquam, either no comfort, or discomfort; when the wardrobe, ⟨p. 365⟩furniture, iunkets, wine offend thee, when thy money cannot defend thee: when thy doctors feed themselues at thy cost, cannot feed thee: when wife, childrē, friends stand weeping about thee: where is thy helpe, thy hope? all the world hath not a dramme of comfort for thee; this sweetens all, Lord into thy hands I commend my soule; Thou hast redeemed me, O thou God of truth.
- bPhil. 2. 12.
- cPsal. 31. 5.
- dAct. 7. 59.
