Let us therefore abandon the base service of Satan, who neither can, nor will reward them that serve him; put away so ill a Master, who hath not so much as meat and drink to give us (for we have even that from God: but of his own, he hath nothing to give us, save in this world sorrow and shame, and an ill conscience; and in the world to come, the torments of hell with himself): And let us all seek the blessed service of God. If we know not how to attain it, go to Christ by hearty confession of thy sins, and earnest prayer, and he will prefer thee to God his Father: for never was any denied, that, with a good and true heart, offered himself to Gods service. Then shall we feel and find what a blessed thing it is to be Gods servant: of whom, it was ever true, which the holy Ghost here saith, and is, and ever shall be, that He is an honourable rewarder of them that seek him.
Let vs therefore abandon the base seruice of Sathan, who neither can, nor will reward them that serue him; put away so ill a Maister, who hath not so much as meate and drinke to giue vs (for wee haue euen that from God: but of his owne, he hath nothing to giue vs, saue in this world sorrow and shame, and an ill conscience; and in the world to come, the torments of hell with himselfe): And let vs all seeke the blessed seruice of God. If wee know not how to attaine it, goe to Christ by heartie confession of thy sinnes, and earnest prayer, and he will preferre thee to God his Father: for neuer was any denied, that, with a good and true heart, offred himselfe to Gods seruice. Then shal we feele and finde what a blessed thing it is to be Gods seruant: of whom, it was euer true, which the holy Ghost here saith, and is, and euer shall be, that He is an honourable rewarder of them that seeke him.
