Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London

I'll propound you a Parable: suppose three men that are sick and weak; one is extreme ill, and the Physician comes to his bed-side, and he spits in his Physicians face, and will take nothing.

I'le propound you a Parable: suppose three men that are sick and weak; one is extream ill, and the Physitian comes to his bed-side, and he spits in his Physitians face, and will take nothing.

Another man he doth not deal so by the Physician, he lies upon his bed, but he cannot stir off his bed; he lies upon his bed, and he hears the counsel of the Physician, and he takes his advice.

Another man he doth not deal so by the Physitian, he lies upon his bed, but he cannot stir off his bed; he lies upon his bed, and he hears the counsel of the Physitian, and he takes his advice.

A third man he is weak indeed, but he is able to go abroad, and he goes to the Physicians house for his counsel and direction. I pray, which of all these three men are the most healthy? surely, you will say, the latter is more healthy then the second, and the second more then the third. Beloved, there are these three sorts of people, one that when spiritual Physic is brought to them, they spit in the Physicians face, and they will have none. Others they are not so bad, but yet notwithstanding they keep their beds, as it were, and do not go forth for counsel.

A third man he is weak indeed, but he is able to go abroad, and he goes to the Physitians house for his counsel and direction. I pray, which of all these three men are the most healthy? surely, you will say, the latter is more healthy then the second, and the second more then the third. Beloved, there are these three sorts of people, one that when spiritual Physick is brought to them, they spit in the Physitians face, and they will have none. Others they are not so bad, but yet notwithstanding they keep their beds, as it were, and do not go forth for counsel.