Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…

And for the better and more happy effecting of that which I have said, let them labour by all means to provide, that good teaching may be enjoyed and well used while they may, and put in practise that which is in the Proverb, 23.23. Buy wisdom whatsoever it cost: but sell it not whatsoever ye may have for it. And if they be wise, let them enjoy the more liberty in the reading daily of the Scriptures and other good books: which is, with other such like exercises of study, the chiefest and principallest commodity, ⟨p. 360⟩which they reap by their riches: I speak wisdom to them, which are §Fsound hearted to receive it. But if they think, that God hath made their portion greater then other mens to the end they may run the further out of order, and that they may spend their precious time idly, vainly, and at their pleasure, without rendering account thereof; I am sure they provide worst for themselves, and shall wish they had been poor men, who would have made no such questions about the bestowing of their time, but would willingly in that mean estate have served God without reasoning. As for their lawful and honest recreations which are only in good sort and manner to be used, as I shall say in the next Chapter; they not making the same an occupation, nor themselves slaves to there lusts and pleasures, this which I say, withholdeth §Gthem not from the right use thereof. But of this enough: seeing my purpose is not to make treatises of every matter I touch.

And for the better and more happie effecting of that which I haue sayd, let them labour by all meanes to prouide, that good teaching may be inioyed and well vsed while they may, and put in practise that which is in the Prouerbe, 23.23. Buy wisedome whatsoeuer it cost: but sell it not whatsoeuer yee may haue for it. And if they be wise, let them inioy the more libertie in the reading daily of the Scriptures and other good bookes: which is, with other such like exercises of studie, the chiefest and principallest commoditie, ⟨p. 360⟩which they reape by their riches: I speake wisedome to them, which are §Fsound hearted to receiue it. But if they thinke, that God hath made their portion greater then other mens to the end they may runne the further out of order, and that they may spend their pretious time idlely, vainely, and at their pleasure, without rendring account thereof; I am sure they prouide worst for themselues, and shall wish they had bene poore men, who would haue made no such questions about the bestowing of their time, but would willingly in that meane estate haue serued God without reasoning. As for their lawfull and honest recreations which are onely in good sort and maner to be vsed, as I shall say in the next Chapter; they not making the same an occupation, nor themselues slaues to ther lusts and pleasures, this which I say, withholdeth