A plain and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Prouerbs…

Instruction, that we be not sluggards in spiritual things, satisfying our selves with wishing for grace and salvation without further §2labour and travail for them. Strive saith Christ, to enter in at the strait gate: for many I say unto you, will seek to enter in, ¹and shall not be able. If all should be saved that are not willing to be damned, we should have swarms of reprobates in heaven. The foolish Virgins would gladly have gone in with the² Bridegroom, but they thought it too much pains and charges to provide themselves of oil in due time. And the rich³ man had good liking of eternal life, but no will, to part with his wealth for it. And so are there innumerable with us, now, like as there have been almost in all ages, that would never fall into destruction, if words and desires without Christian behaviour and mortification, would preserve them from it.

Instruction, that we be not sluggards in spirituall things, satisfying our selues with wishing for grace and saluation without further §2labour and trauaile for them. Striue saith Christ, to enter in at the straite gate: for manie I say vnto you, will seeke to enter in, ¹and shall not be able. If all should be saued that are not willing to be damned, we should haue swarmes of reprobates in heauen. The foolish Virgines would gladly haue gonne in with the² Bridegroome, but they thought it too much paynes and charges to prouide themselues of oyle in due time. And the riche³ man had good liking of eternall life, but no will, to part with his wealth for it. And so are there innumerable with vs, now, like as there haue beene allmost in all ages, that woulde neuer fall into destruction, if words and desires without Christian behauiour and mortification, would preserue them from it.