Let the saving light of thy divine knowledge, spiritual wisdom, heavenly understanding, or what other excellencies, and perfections of the mind shining in thy soul; resemble in all fruitful improvement, and free communicating it self, that bountiful light in the body of the Sunne• That 1. first enlighteneth that goodly Creature wherein i• originally dwells, and makes it the fairest and beautifulle• thing in the world. 2. Next, it illuminates, and beautify all the Orbs, and heavenly bodies about it. 3. Thirdly, b• the projection of his beams, it begets all the beauty, glory, sweetness, we have here below on the earth. 4. Fourthly, it insinuates into every chink and cranny of the earth, and concurs to the making of those precious metals, which lye in her bowels. 5. Fifthly, his beams glide by the sides of the earth, and enlighten even the opposite part of Heaven, with all those glorious Stars we see shining in the night. 6. Sixthly, it is so communicative, and greedy of doing good in its kind, that it strikes through the firmament in the transparent parts, and seeks to bestow its brightness and beauty, even beyond the Heavens; and never restrains the free communication of its influence and glory, until it determine by natural and necessary expiration. Even so proportionably, let the fruitful light of thy divine knowledge, and heavenly counsel especially, be still working, shining, spreading to do all possible good. 1. Let it, First, make thine own soul all glorious within, fairly enlighten it with an humble reflection of self-knowledge, with purity, peace, and spiritual prudence, to guide constantly thine own feet, with all uprightness and patience, in the path that is called holy. 2. Secondly, Let it shine upon thy family, and those that are next about thee, with all seasonable instructions in convincing them of the truth, and goodness of the aways of God, either for their conversion, or inexcusableness. ⟨p. 260⟩3. Thirdly, let it be spent and employed upon thy neighbours, kindred, friends, acquaintance, visitants of all sorts, when they come towards thee; to warm their hearts all thou canst, with heavenly talk, and to win their loves to the life of grace. 4. Fourthly, let it insinuate also amongst strangers, and into other companies, upon which any warrantable Calling shall cast thee:
Let the sauing light of thy diuine knowledge, spirituall wisedome, heauenly vnderstanding, or what other excellencies, and perfections of the minde shining in thy soule; resemble in all fruitfull improouement, and free communicating it selfe, that bountifull light in the body of the Sunne• That 1. first illighteneth that goodly Creature wherein i• originally dwels, and makes it the fairest and beautifulle• thing in the world. 2. Next, it illuminates, and beautifi• all the Orbes, and heauenly bodies about it. 3. Thirdly, b• the proiection of his beames, it begets all the beauty, glory, sweetnesse, wee haue here below on the earth. 4. Fourthly, it insinuates into euery chinke and crany of the earth, and concurres to the making of those precious metals, which lye in her bowels. 5. Fiftly, his beames glide by the sides of the earth, and illighten euen the opposite part of Heauen, with all those glorious Starres we see shining in the night. 6. Sixthly, it is so communicatiue, and greedy of dooing good in its kinde, that it strikes thorow the firmament in the transparent parts, and seekes to bestow its brightnesse and beauty, euen beyond the Heauens; and neuer restraines the free communication of its influence and glory, vntill it determine by naturall and necessarie expiration. Euen so proportionably, let the fruitfull light of thy diuine knowledge, and heauenly counsell especially, be still working, shining, spreading to doe all possible good. 1. Let it, First, make thine own soule all glorious within, fairely enlighten it with an humble reflection of selfe-knowledge, with puritie, peace, and spirituall prudence, to guide constantly thine owne feete, with all vprightnesse and patience, in the path that is called holy. 2. Secondly, Let it shine vpon thy family, and those that are next about thee, with all seasonable instructions in conuincing them of the truth, and goodnesse of the awayes of God, either for their conuersion, or inexcusablenesse. ⟨p. 260⟩3. Thirdly, let it bee spent and imployed vpon thy neighbours, kindred, friends, acquaintance, visitants of all sorts, when they come towards thee; to warme their hearts all thou canst, with heauenly talke, and to winne their loues to the life of grace. 4. Fourthly, let it insinuate also amongst strangers, and into other companies, vpon which any warrantable Calling shall cast thee:
- aQuaeso mi frater, quaeso, omnibus tibi subiectis in domo tua, à maiore usque ad minimum, amorem & dulcedinem regni coelestis, amaritudinem, & timorem gehennae annuncies, & de eorum salute sollic•tus, ac p•ruigil existas: quia pro omnibus tibi subiectis, qui in domo tua sunt, rationem domino reddes▪ Annuncia, praecipe, impera, suade eis, ut caveant see à superbia, à detractione, ab ebrietate, à fornication, à luxuria, ab ira, à periurio, à cupiditate quae est radix omnium malorum. August. Tom. 4. par. 2. de salutaribus documentis. pag. 541.Quaeso mi frater, quaeso, omnibus tibi subiectis in domo tua, à maiore vsque ad minimum, amorem & dulcedinem regni coelestis, amaritudinem, & timorem gehennae annuncies, & de eorum salute sollic•tus, ac p•ruigil existas: quia pro omnibus tibi subiectis, qui in domo tua sunt, rationem domino reddes▪ Annuncia, praecipe, impera, suade eis, vt caueant se à superbia, à detractione, ab ebrietate, à fornicatione, à luxuria, ab ira, à periurio, à cupiditate quae est radix omnium malorum. August. Tom. 4. par. 2. de salutaribus documentis. pag. 541.
