A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zechariah…A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary…

Lastly, at all times (that I may, if it be possible, conclude all in a word) without measure or end he was so carried away with desire of godliness and reverence of his maker, and did so bury himself therein, that from the principles of wisdom proceeding every day very much forward, he in the end attained that perfection, wherewith the most righteous God hath now crowned him. And though himself procured & used no other sufficient witnesses of these his most holy endeavours (which God very well knew and approved) besides that great searcher of harts, God, & our Lord Jesus Christ whom he served in spirit: yet am I able to allege two most evident proofs thereof, namely his faithful prayers, & sacred meditations. But then (will some man say) did this Ursinus, whom you commend, use to call witnesses about him when he went to prayer? did he offer himself to the view & hearing of others as if he had been on a theatre and not in his closet? no truly. That most simple man, one far from all show of this human vanity & affection of vain glory, thought it always sufficient to be seen in secret by his father▪ which seeth in secret, was very wary in being seen of others, confirmed himself by Christian prayer, did not vaunt himself by pharisaical boasting. Do I then guess and speak by conjecture? nor so, but ⟨p. 321⟩avouch it upon certain knowledge. For such indeed was this man of God, most careful of the truth, the church, the afflicted brethren, & all men, wholly bent to faithful prayer, whereby like another Joshua conversing night & day in the light of heavenly things, he did with fervent prayer save and defend the people of his charge, & with the sword of Gods word chased and put to flight the enemies of the faith. But what should I speak of his meditations? We found (ô deer Ursine) that thou didst truly observe, what Demosthenes had before in word & deed approved, That easy things were hard to be conceived by the negligent, and hard things easy to the diligent. So certain was it that thou thoughtest nothing unworthy thy meditation. For what easy thing did escape him? What difficult thing was there whereunto he did not attain? Whatsoever the eternal spirit of God delivered in the books of the Prophets & Apostles, all that he believed faithfully, searched diligently, and attained by med••ating thereon miraculously.

Lastly, at all times (that I may, if it be possible, conclude al in a word) without measure or end he was so carried away with desire of godlinesse and reverence of his maker, and did so burie himselfe therein, that from the principles of wisdome proceeding every daie very much forvvard, he in the end attained that perfection, wherwith the most righteous God hath now crowned him. And though himselfe procured & vsed no other sufficient witnesses of these his most holy endevours (which God very well knew and approued) besides that great searcher of harts, God, & our Lord Iesus Christ whom he serued in spirit: yet am I able to alleadge two most evident proofes thereof, namely his faithful praiers, & sacred meditations. But then (will some man say) did this Vrsinus, whō you cōmend, vse to cal witnesses about him when he wēt to praier? did he offer himselfe to the view & hearing of others as if he had beene on a theater and not in his closet? no truely. That most simple man, one far from al shew of this humaine vanitie & affectiō of vaine glory, thought it alwaies sufficient to be seene in secret by his father which seeth in secret, vvas verie warie in beeing seene of others, confirmed himselfe by Christiā praier, did not vaunt himselfe by pharisaicall boasting. Do I then guesse and speake by coniecture? nor so, but