A care-cloth

3. All these, my Brethren, all these, whatever they may say and dream of themselves, be unmortified, and void of sanctity. And whosoever amongst you is such an one, we assure him, that Christ will never acknowledge him for a good servant, nor crown him as a good soldier. Whatsoever man he be, of what wit and learning soever, of what tongue and speech soever, of whatsoever forwardness in religion otherwise, and of whatsoever strictness in outward matters, if the corrupt lusts of his heart lye quiet within him, if the foul vices which original sin have planted in him, do live at peace within his soul, and he neither observeth nor bewaileth, nor subdueth them; I dare boldly say, that man is but a whited tomb, and a painted sepulchre. Many men please themselves much, because they have a quarrel to other mens faults: but deal blows as freely that way as thou wilt, if thou do not strike as fiercely at thine own members, thou art no better then Jehu, though in thy wrath against others, thou showest as much fury, as did Jehu in his marching against Ahab, and as much (as thou countest it) zeal, as he did against Ahab's Family, and Baals Priests.

3. All these, my Brethren, all these, whateuer they may say and dreame of themselues, bee vnmortified, and voyde of sanctitie. And whosoeuer amongst you is such an one, we assure him, that Christ will neuer acknowledge him for a good seruant, nor crowne him as a good souldier. Whatsoeuer man he be, of what wit and learning soeuer, of what tongue and speech soeuer, of whatsoeuer forwardnesse in religion otherwise, and of whatsoeuer strictnesse in outward matters, if the corrupt lusts of his heart lye quiet within him, if the foule vices which originall sinne haue planted in him, doe liue at peace within his soule, and hee neither obserueth nor bewaileth, nor subdueth them; I dare boldly say, that man is but a whited tombe, and a painted sepulchre. Many men please themselues much, because they haue a quarrell to other mens faults: but deale blowes as freely that way as thou wilt, if thou doe not strike as fiercely at thine owne members, thou art no better then Iehu, though in thy wrath against others, thou shewest as much furie, as did Iehu in his marching against Ahab, and as much (as thou countest it) zeale, as hee did against Ahabs Family, and Baals Priests.