The souls implantation into the natural olive. By T.HThe soules implantation into the naturall olive. By T.H

Ans. I answer, Yes. I say, sorrow daily for thy sins, and yet daily rejoice in thy Saviour; and the more thy heart is broken for the one, the more thou wilt be comforted by the other. Thou that makest no matter of being sensible of the body of death that hangs upon thee, and hast no care to be sensible of thy own failings, take heed that the Lord give thee not up for ever to thy own baseness, to be rushed headlong into some vile scandalous courses, and so thou perish for ever; as we find by experience, many, by this means, have grown the most profane creatures that ever lived: And this is the damnable heresy of the Familists.

Ans. I answer, Yes. I say, sorrow daily for thy sinnes, and yet daily rejoyce in thy Saviour; and the more thy heart is broken for the one, the more thou wilt be comforted by the other. Thou that makest no matter of being sensible of the body of death that hangs upon thee, and hast no care to bee sensible of thy owne failings, take heed that the Lord give thee not up for ever to thy owne basenesse, to be rushed headlong into some vile scandalous courses, and so thou perish for ever; as wee finde by experience, many, by this meanes, have growne the most profane creatures that ever lived: And this is the damnable heresie of the Familists.

The fourth sort is the vain-glorious hypocrite; and he is marvellous zealous for God and his truth in outward appearance. That God may be honoured, and his Gospel advanced, it is admirable what he will do; he will hazard himself, his life, ⟨p. 264⟩his estate and all, nay be content not to live, if he may but leave a little vain breath after him. We know what vain-glory doth amongst the Papists, who, that they may be canonized for Saints, will endure any thing, and suffer death it self: this vain-glory is above life and all.¹ As some great Courtiers will do by a man that they mean to make a booty of, they make him their only favourite, and express a great deal of kindness to him, that he may help them to more honour and glory: So this wretch doth lift up the Gospel, that the Gospel may advance him, and fill his sails full of wind: therefore he will do great matters for this end, that he may receive glory from it. Even as the Stage-player that sets up a great stage that he may be above the people;