A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…

for he is our high priest, who looketh to every light in the Sanctuary, that is, to every member of his church, who ought to shine as a lamp; and when they burn but dimly and dark, he hath his snuffers to trim them, and make them give a better light, both by godly life and good instruction. But when he hath snuffed them again and again, if still they burn dark and dim, and give either no light, or else a false light, then surely he will either cast them out of the Temple, or else tread them under his feet. We grant this liberty to every governor, when he hath light up candles for his family, if any of them will not burn clearly, he may snuff it; if that will not serve, he may cast it into the fire, and set another in it place. And shall we deny to Christ Jesus the like authority in his Church, which is his house, over men and women, who ought to shine as lights? God forbid. The Minister therefore in his place, and every other Christian in the compass of his calling must labour to be a shining candle, both for knowledge and godly life before all the world, that so he may escape Gods fearful judgements. In common reason we ought to carry our selves as shining lights before others. It is an usual thing in the Winter time to hang forth lights for the guiding of mens bodies safe from place to place. Now if we have such care over their bodies, we ought to have much more over body and soul both; that by the light of grace in us, sinners and wicked men may be guided in the dark and dangerous way of this world to the kingdom of heaven.

for hee is our high priest, who looketh to euery light in the Sanctuarie, that is, to euery member of his church, who ought to shine as a lampe; and when they burne but dimly and darke, he hath his snuffers to trim them, and make them giue a better light, both by godly life and good instruction. But when hee hath snuffed them againe and againe, if still they burne darke and dim, and giue either no light, or else a false light, then surely he will either cast them out of the Temple, or else tread them vnder his feete. Wee graunt this libertie to euery gouernour, when hee hath light vp candles for his familie, if any of them will not burne clearely, he may snuffe it; if that will not serue, hee may cast it into the fire, and set another in it place. And shall wee denie to Christ Iesus the like authoritie in his Church, which is his house, ouer men and women, who ought to shine as lights? God forbid. The Minister therefore in his place, and euery other Christian in the compasse of his calling must labour to bee a shining candle, both for knowledge and godly life before all the world, that so hee may escape Gods fearfull iudgements. In common reason we ought to carry our selues as shining lights before othes. It is an vsuall thing in the Winter time to hang forth lights for the guiding of mens bodies safe from place to place. Now if we haue such care ouer their bodies, wee ought to haue much more ouer body and soule both; that by the light of grace in vs, sinners and wicked men may bee guided in the darke and dangerous way of this world to the kingdome of heauen.