Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In…Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In…

Let none think it too late, to speak of these things now, but those that have not had the grace of God, to keep them innocent, let them make use of the grace of God to repent, and as the phrase of some of the Ancients is, repentance is a board to escape to the shore,¹ after we have made shipwreck, and done things amiss; therefore, as I said, those that have not had the grace before to be innocent, let them make use of the grace of God, that now invites them to repentance, or not presume to come to these holy things. I speak it, not only to free mine own soul, but to free you from contracting further ⟨p. 230⟩guilt: for do you think to make amends by coming to the Sacrament, without repentance of what you have done before? What hast thou to do (saith God) to take my name into thy mouth, to take my Sacrament into thy mouth, when thou hatest to be reformed? God accounted his own Service, as the cutting off a dogs head, when they came indisposed, and unprepared. The Sacrament is bane and poison to us, if we come without repentance: What saith the Apostle? For this cause, because you come unreverently to the things of God, some are sick, and some weak, and some sleep, God struck them with death for it. And it is a great cause why many are hardened in their sins, and go on still, because God executes these spiritual judgements for profaning these holy things, thinking to daub with God, and to complement with him in an easy performance.

Let none thinke it too late, to speake of these things now, but those that have not had the grace of God, to keepe them innocent, let them make use of the grace of God to repent, and as the phrase of some of the Ancients is, repentance is a boord to escape to the shore,¹ after wee have made shipwrack, and done things amisse; therefore, as I said, those that have not had the grace before to be innocent, let them make use of the grace of God, that now invites them to repentance, or not presume to come to these holy things. I speake it, not onely to free mine owne soule, but to free you from contracting further ⟨p. 230⟩guilt: for doe you thinke to make amends by comming to the Sacrament, without repentance of what you have done before? What hast thou to doe (saith God) to take my name into thy mouth, to take my Sacrament into thy mouth, when thou hatest to be reformed? God accounted his owne Service, as the cutting off a dogges head, when they came indisposed, and unprepared. The Sacrament is bane and poyson to us, if wee come without repentance: What saith the Apostle? For this cause, because you come unreverently to the things of God, some are sicke, and some weake, and some sleepe, God strucke them with death for it. And it is a great cause why many are hardned in their sinnes, and goe on still, because God executes these spirituall judgements for prophaning these holy things, thinking to daube with God, and to complement with him in an easie performance.