All truth is sweet, even natural truth; therefore the Heathens in their Sacrifice to Minerva (their Goddess of Arts) offered honey, crying out, [Greek or Hebrew], truth is sweet; but spiritual truths are sweeter then the honey and the honey comb; And this is the truth, even that about Doctrine, Discipline, and the Worship of God, which the godly desire above all their outward advantages, And above all those works of Reformation you have in ⟨image 3⟩hand; especially provide against the general ignorance in people by a solid and serious Catechizing; and against the profaneness of people by powerful Discipline, that so the Sacraments may be dispensed comfortably. As in this Kingdom, the Lawyer, the Physician, the Tradesman can go comfortably in his calling, so provide that the Pastor also in the Dispensation of Ordinances may do it with joy, and not with grief; The very Heathens were careful about their Idol Sacrifices, Procul, O procul este prophani: And we read in Story, that the Priest being to sacrifice, asked this question, [Greek or Hebrew]; who was there? Answer was returned, [Greek or Hebrew], good and honest men. And now in this work of Reformation, go on exactly, consult not with flesh and blood, leave not in your Building any nails or hooks standing out, that may tear those who go ⟨image 4⟩by. And that God may delight in your works, labour to reform your own lives, and Families, lest you be as the Torch or Candle that giveth light to others, but consumeth it self.
All truth is sweet, even naturall truth; therefore the Heathens in their Sacrifice to Minerva (their Goddesse of Arts) offered honey, crying out, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, truth is sweet; but spirituall truths are sweeter then the honey and the honey comb; And this is the truth, even that about Doctrine, Discipline, and the Worship of God, which the godly desire above all their outward advantages, And above all those works of Reformation you have in ⟨image 3⟩hand; especially provide against the generall ignorance in people by a solide and serious Catachizing; and against the prophanenesse of people by powerfull Discipline, that so the Sacraments may bee dispensed comfortably. As in this Kingdome, the Lawyer, the Physitian, the Tradesman can goe comfortably in his calling, so provide that the Pastor also in the Dispensation of Ordinances may doe it with joy, and not with griefe; The very Heathens were carefull about their Idoll Sacrifices, Procul, O procul este prophani: And wee read in Story, that the Priest being to sacrifice, askt this question, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; who was there? Answer was returned, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, good and honest men. And now in this work of Reformation, goe on exactly, consult not with flesh and blood, leave not in your Building any nailes or hookes standing out, that may teare those who goe ⟨image 4⟩by. And that God may delight in your works, labour to reform your own lives, and Families, lest you bee as the Torch or Candle that giveth light to others, but consumeth it selfe.
