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So then, though all the world should praise thee, thou art yet a contemptible person, unless thy own conscience be upright: and though every man should cry out upon thee, thy credit is nothing impaired, if thy soul be sincere and faithful.

So then, though all the world should praise thee, thou art yet a contemptible person, vnlesse thy owne conscience bee vpright: and though euerie man should cry out vpon thee, thy credit is nothing impaired, if thy soule bee sincere and faithfull.

But how shall we know what God himself findeth in our hearts? By the testimony which his spirit giveth of our harts. And how shall we know what the spirit testifieth? By the graces which it worketh, that maketh publication by the ⟨p. 116⟩fruits of it, as love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.

But how shall we know what God himselfe findeth in our hearts? By the testimony which his spirit giueth of our harts. And how shall wee know what the spirit testifieth? By the graces which it worketh, that maketh publication by the ⟨p. 116⟩fruits of it, as loue, ioy, peace, long-suffering, gentlenesse, goodnesse, faith, meeknesse, and temperance.

Consolation to them whose spirits are void of guile, and replenished with grace: when they pray, their desires are manifest to God, and therefore shall be fulfilled: when they give thanks, their praises are known to be holy, and therefore shall be accepted: when they do any service to the Lord, the Lord is acquainted with their integrity, and will accordingly reward them.