Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

Secondly, an evenness & uniformity in their lives; counterfeits cannot ever be the same, but the godly are still the same, in all courses and places: Indeed they may be often uneven from the suddenness of the occasion, as the newness of the air in the new Country, may make one sick, but it kills not; so a godly man, in what place or time soever; remains the same, though he get disadvantage by it; as a sheep falling into a ditch may be fouled, but is a sheep still; but the wicked is clean another man; he casts off the passion of goodness, and is clean changed; but the godly man cannot cast off his nature, because he is borne of God, therefore cannot sin; that is, in the manner he did before.

Secondly, an evennes & uniformity in their lives; counterfeits cannot ever be the same, but the godly are still the same, in all courses and places: Indeed they may be often uneven from the suddennesse of the occasion, as the newnesse of the ayre in the new Country, may make one sicke, but it kils not; so a godly man, in what place or time soever; remaines the same, thogh he get disadvantage by it; as a sheep falling into a ditch may be fouled, but is a sheep stil; but the wicked is cleane another man; he casts off the passion of goodnesse, and is cleane changed; but the godly man cannot cast off his nature, because he is borne of God, therefore cannot sinne; that is, in the manner he did before.

Thirdly, generality of obedience; the hypocrite ever rolls some sweet morsel under his tongue, and so doth something wherein he savoureth himself, but the godly man leaves all sins.

Thirdly, generality of obedience; the hypocrite ever rowles some sweet morsell under his tongue, and so doth something wherein he savoureth himselfe, but the godly man leaves all sinnes.