A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged…A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged…

They are distinguished in their ¹judgement of GOD. The wicked are persuaded now and then of Gods mercy for the present time while they feel it, as the Jews ²praised him always when he did as they would have him, but they can not persuade themselves, that God will be merciful to them still, like Job, which said, Though the ³Lord kill me, yet will I trust in him: therefore the hope of the righteous is called, hope in death. Beside, ⁴if the wicked love God, it is but for his benefits, as Saul loved ⁵him for his Kingdom. And this is alway to be noted, that in the wicked the fear of hell is greater, then their hope of heaven, but in the faithful, the hope of heaven is greater, than their fear of hell.

They are distinguished in their ¹iudgement of GOD. The wicked are perswaded now and then of Gods mercie for the present time while they feele it, as the Iewes ²praised him alwayes when he did as they would haue him, but they can not perswade themselues, that God wil be merciful to them still, like Iob, which sayde, Though the ³Lord kill me, yet will I trust in him: therefore the hope of the righteous is called, hope in death. Beside, ⁴if the wicked loue God, it is but for his benefits, as Saul loued ⁵him for his Kingdome. And this is alway to be noted, that in the wicked the feare of hell is greater, then their hope of heauen, but in the faithfull, the hope of heauen is greater, than their feare of hell.