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…

The first sign of a rectified judgement, is this, you shall know it by your constancy: so much constancy ¹in good, and so much is your judgements rectified, and on the contrary so much inconstancy, ⟨p. 115⟩and so much weakness; as for example, when a man hath propounded a rule unto himself, and is not constant in it, it argueth that he is weak in his judgement, because he keeps not close to the rule; or that there are stronger, or more arguments to the contrary, which makes him to fall away, and sit down from the rule; and he is thus posed, because he is but weak in judgement: as for example, if a man should come and proffer a man one hundred pound, not to leave such an action, and another man should come and offer him two hundred pounds to leave it, if the man be weak in judgement, he will be drawn by the greater reward, though it be evil: therefore if you would not be beaten, and made to sit down by stronger seeming arguments, than you have indeed in your self, then you must get your judgements rectified: therefore examine your selves whether your judgements be rectified, which you shall know by your constancy in holy duties: if a little profit or pleasure will draw you away; whatsoever you think of your selves, your judgements are weak.

The first signe of a rectified judgement, is this, you shall know it by your constancy: so much constancy ¹in good, and so much is your judgements rectified, and on the contrary so much inconstancy, ⟨p. 115⟩and so much weaknesse; as for example, when a man hath propounded a rule unto himselfe, and is not constant in it, it argueth that he is weake in his judgement, because he keeps not close to the rule; or that there are stronger, or more arguments to the contrary, which makes him to fall away, and sit downe from the rule; and he is thus posed, because he is but weake in iudgement: as for example, if a man should come and proffer a man one hundred pound, not to leave such an action, and another man should come and offer him two hundred pounds to leave it, if the man bee weake in judgement, hee will bee drawne by the greater reward, though it bee evill: therefore if you would not bee beaten, and made to sit downe by stronger seeming arguments, than you have indeed in your selfe, then you must get your judgements rectified: therefore examine your selves whether your judgements be rectified, which you shall know by your constancy in holy duties: if a little profit or pleasure will draw you away; whatsoever you thinke of your selves, your judgements are weake.