Christ and the doves heavenly salutations, with their pleasant conference together

They are aughting so much that they dare not come to GOD, and Compt and Pay, Outlaws and Borderers that comes not, or keeps not Christs Kingdom; but runs like Wild Asses and Dromedaries ⟨p. 12⟩up and down the Mountains, and snuffs up the Wind at their Pleasure: I compare their Life to those that rides Post. Many a Horse has Satan in his Stable; and when these Out-laws has wearied their Greediness after Sin, and has gotten they know not what, they mount upon a Fresh-horse; Some upon Pride, and they ride once out of GODs Sight, they run while they be in Hell in the end: For the Devil is upon the Horse and the Rider. GOD seeks Dear, and for his Money ye must give him more than Ten in the Hunder; For Five Talents, he must have Ten again, he must have double Stock. Look what Grace ye receive by Weight, render to him his own in Weight and more: If his Gold want an Ounce, he will cast it to you again: For one Bolls sowing, ye must give him Thirty again: GOD would have his Servants ay keeping his Chamber, if they go their own length from him he misses them; Ye must not be GODs Chamber-pages, and steal out of his Presence, and give the Devil a Baggage-yoking; nay he must ay see your Face, and hear your Voice. There be many that would serve GOD, and be in Christs School; but they are like Truants that takes the Play, and runs to Play, sometimes with the World, and the Devil, and loves to sport themselves with the World and the Devil; But GODs Scholars may not take the Play. Let me see thy Face. The Kirk might have said, Dear LORD, my Face; Oh does Thou desire to see my Face, it is very Black, I am Sun-burnt, Sin hath made me deformed; and for my Voice, it is both Harsh and Mistuned. What then says Christ? I think not so my Dear Spouse; I think it is a Fair Face; I think ye have a Sweet Voice. It is Great Comfort for GODs Children when they rise many times off their Knees from Prayer with a woe heart, thinking, because they have no Heart, nor Feeling, nor Sense, that GOD is offended with their Prayers, and thinks little of their Works; when as their Prayers, and Tears, and Works are accepted before ⟨p. 13⟩GOD. Ye think nothing of one Tear, yet GOD puts it in his Bottle; and nothing of one Sigh, but GOD gathers it in his Treasure. If GOD thought of us as the World does, and as we think of our Selves, oftentimes woeful would our Case be;

They are aughting so much that they dar not come to GOD, and Compt and Pay, Outlaws and Borderers that comes not, or keeps not Christs Kingdom; but runs like Wild Asses and Drumadaries