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Verse 24. The way of life is on high to the prudent, to avoid from hell beneath.

Verse 24. The way of life is on high to the prudent, to auoid from hell beneath.

THE way of life] The way that leadeth to life, yea the very true life it self: [is on high to the prudent] is not worldly, carnal, and earthly, but spiritual, holy, and heavenly: and therefore so far as any man is wise to salvation, he thinketh or heavenly things, and in all his behaviour tendeth towards heaven [to avoid] that so walking therein, he may escape [from hell beneath] from death and destruction, and the place of eternal torment, which a sensual course of life, and the desire of earthly things will bring men unto.

THE way of life] The way that leadeth to life, yea the very true life it selfe: [is on high to the prudent] is not worldly, carnall, and earthly, but spirituall, holy, and heauenly: and therefore so farre as any man is wise to saluation, he thinketh or heauenly things, and in all his behauiour tendeth towards heauen [to auoid] that so walking therein, hee may escape [from hell beneath] from death and destruction, and the place of eternall torment, which a sensuall course of life, and the desire of earthly things will bring men vnto.

Doct. He that would attain to glory in heaven, and will not be damned in the world to come must live after an heavenly manner in this present world. The Apostle foretelleth, that they who have thei• belly for their God, and mind earthly things, ¹must look to have their end to b• damnation. But our conversation saith he) in heaven, from whence also we loke for the Saviour, even the Lord Jesus Christ