A cabinet of choice jewels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…A cabinet of choice jevvels, or, A box of precious ointment being a plain…

Thirdly, Though many poor weak doubting trembling §3Christians dare not say that they have Grace, yet they dare ⟨p. 62⟩say that they prize the least dram of Grace above all the gold and silver of the Indies;¹ were all the world a lump of gold, and in their hands to dispose of it, they would give it for Grace, yea for a little Grace. Now certainly no man can thus highly prize Grace but he that has Grace. No man sees the worth and lustre of Grace; no man sees a beauty and excellency in Grace, nor no man can value Grace above the gold of Ophir, but he whose heart has been changed, and whose eyes has been opened by the Spirit of Grace. B•t,

1. 1Cardan saith, that every precious stone hath an egregious virtue in it. The same we may say of every saving Grace.Cardan saith, that every precious stone hath an egregious vertue in it. The same we may say of every saving Grace.

Fourthly, Though many poor doubting trembling Christians dare not say that their condition is good, that their condition is safe and happy, yet they dare say that they would not for ten thousand Worlds change their conditions with the vain and debauched men of the World, who delight in sin, who wallow in sin, who make a sport of sin, and who live under the Reign and Dominion of sin; they had rather with Lazarus, ¹be full of sores and full of wants, and live and dye in rags, and after all be carried by Angels into Abraham's bosom, than with Dives, every day to fare sumptuously, and be clothed gloriously, and perish eternally. Though they are poor, and wicked men Rich, though they are debased, and wicked men exalted, though they are empty, and wicked men full, though they are low, and wicked men high, though they enjoy nothing, and wicked men enjoy every thing, yet they would not for as many worlds as there be men in the world, change conditions with them. But,