A care-cloth

2. Among those that go for good Christians in their own esteem, there are many that count it enough to keep themselves from the blame and shame of such crimes, as the world condemneth, though they never war against ⟨p. 169⟩the lusts of their heart, and the inward corrupt affections of their evil souls, and the inordinate motions of their own minds. Alas, this is to take sin prisoner a little, and to keep it alive for a ransom; this is not to kill it, this is far from mortification. There are some that content themselves in a few things to walk orderly, but for other faults, they excuse them, and defend them, and sooth them, and keep them warm, and so fight for sin, and do not fight against it. There be some, that if to civill righteousness, they add a form of piety, coming to Church at times appointed, receiving the Sacrament, when others do, saying their prayers morning and evening, and now and then reading a Chapter in the Bible; if, I say, they do thus much, they count themselves excellent Christians, though they never did know what it meant, to be in fight against their own distempered lusts and affections, nor ever took any pains in that kind, wherein mortification consisteth. There are some, that if they can outstrip the common sort a little, and keep a course of religious exercises in the families, and flock to hear good Sermons, and then be hot and sharp against Bishops and Ceremonies, and cry out against the faults of the times, and blame Magistrates and Ministers, and every mans faults, with a great storm of words, that then do count themselves Standard-Bearers in the Camp of Christians, whereas they are not able to show any sinful lust and affection mortified ⟨p. 170⟩in them, whereas they neither see nor care to see nor resist the wrath, pride, envy, bitterness, worldliness, unmercifulness, contempt of their brethren, and other foul vices, wherewith their lives are made to stink in the nostrils of all that can smell any thing.

2. Among those that goe for good Christians in their owne esteeme, there are many that count it enough to keepe themselues from the blame and shame of such crimes, as the world condemneth, though they neuer warre against ⟨p. 169⟩the lusts of their heart, and the inward corrupt affections of their euill soules, and the inordinate motions of their owne minds. Alasse, this is to take sinne prisoner a little, and to keepe it aliue for a ransome; this is not to kill it, this is far from mortification. There are some that content themselues in a few things to walke orderly, but for other faults, they excuse them, and defend them, and sooth them, and keepe them warme, and so fight for sinne, and doe not fight against it. There bee some, that if to ciuill righteousnesse, they adde a forme of pietie, comming to Church at times appointed, receiuing the Sacrament, when others doe, saying their prayers morning and euening, and now and then reading a Chapter in the Bible; if, I say, they doe thus much, they count themselues excellent Christians, though they neuer did know what it meant, to bee in fight against their owne distempered lusts and affections, nor euer took any paines in that kind, wherein mortification consisteth. There are some, that if they can outstrip the common sort a little, and keepe a course of religious exercises in the families, and flocke to heare good Sermons, and then bee hot and sharpe against Bishops and Ceremonies, and crie out against the faults of the times, and blame Magistrates and Ministers, and euery mans faults, with a great storme of words, that then doe count themselues Standerd-Bearers in the Campe of Christians, whereas they are not able to shew any sinfull lust and affection mortified