The strait gate, or, Great difficulty of going to Heaven plainly proving

I shall not add more generals at this time, I pray God that the world be not offended at these: but without doubt, but few of them that shall put in their claim for heaven will have it for their inheritance; which will ⟨p. 99⟩yet further appear in the reading of that which follows.

Secondly, therefore I come more particularly to show you, that but few will be saved, I say, but few of professors themselves will be saved, for that is the truth that the text doth more directly look at and defend. Give me therefore thy hand (good reader) and let us soberly walk through the rest of what shall be said, and▪ let us compare as we go each particular with the holy Scripture.

Secondly, therefore I come more particularly to shew you, that but few will be saved, I say, but few of professors themselves will be saved, for that is the truth that the text doth more directly look at and defend. Give me therefore thy hand (good reader) and let us soberly walk through the rest of what shall be said, and▪ let us compare as we go each particular with the holy Scripture.

First, 'tis said, The daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city Isa. 18. The vineyard was the Church of Israel, Isa. 5. 1. the cottage in that vineyard, was the daughter of Zion, or the truly gracious amongst or in that Church: a cottage: God had but a cottage there, but a little habitation in the Church, a very few that were truly gracious amongst that great multitude that professed; and had it not been for