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…

Or who seeth not this: that, even men who deserve to be well thought of for many causes,¹ yet in some particular things refusing to be directed aright, and following their own will, and carried by their evil affections, take liberty §Kto themselves to misspend the time in foolish jesting, idle and harmful talking, in lightness, in wantonness of the eye, evil companionship, &c. for the which sweet meat they have afterwards sour sauce: and by those means only, raise up in their hearts secret accusations, checks of conscience, horror and fear of death and the judgement day, quenching of the spirit of God, and such like; and the better men they be, the sooner and certainlier ⟨p. 531⟩§Athey are thus rewarded. Are not these troubles? which if they had been careful to avoid, they might have lived merrily and with good contentation, as other good servants of God have done, and do, who have set more by true peace and quietness with holiness, (without which no man shall see the Lord) then to loose it for a little piece of their will,² and for the enjoying of the pleasures of sin for a season.

Or who seeth not this: that, euen men who deserue to be well thought of for many causes,¹ yet in some particular things refusing to be directed aright, and following their owne will, and caried by their euill affections, take libertie §Kto themselues to misspende the time in foolish iesting, idle and harmefull talking, in lightnesse, in wantonnesse of the eie, euill companionship, &c. for the which sweet meat they haue afterwards soure sauce: and by those meanes onely, raise vp in their hearts secret accusations, checks of conscience, horrour and feare of death and the iudgement day, quenching of the spirit of God, and such like; and the better men they be, the sooner and certainlier ⟨p. 531⟩§A