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Thirdly, They lose all their ministerial labour and study they used, in building such stubble. And truly this loss should much affect every man, whether Minister or private Christian. Some opinions thou hast, thinking them truths, but they being errors, all thy preaching for them, writing for them; all thy endeavour to proselyte others to thee; thy going far and near to make others of thy mind▪ all this is lost labour: It will not have so much reward, as a cup of cold water, given •n Christs name, will have. A Wasp is busy, and flieth up and down, as well as a Bee; but a Bees business brings honey, a Wasps doth nothing but a sting. Thus it may be thou art active and diligent; thou art speaking of thy opinion to all; but art thou a Bee making honey, or a Wasp stinging others? Never care to company with those, that you perceive have a sting only, and no honey. The Pharisees, what a deal of pains did they take, to disciple others to themselves? They compassed •ea and Land, as Merchants to get wealth, and when all was done, they made themselves and their hearers in greater danger of damnation than before. Thus the Jesuits are as industrious as the Devil, compassing the whole world, to make a prey of mens souls: But all this labour will accuse them the more. The Wise man observeth great vanity in all worldly labour: but especially in matters of Religion to labour in vain, there to lose all thy nights and thy days, and thy study, and thy pains, is beyond expression miserable.

Thirdly, They lose all their ministerial labour and study they used, in building such stubble. And truly this losse should much affect every man, whether Minister or private Christian. Some opinions thou hast, thinking them truths, but they being errours, all thy preaching for them, writing for them; all thy indeavour to proselyte others to thee; thy going farre and near to make others of thy mind▪ all this is lost labour: It will not have so much reward, as a cup of cold water, given •n Christs name, will have. A Wasp is busie, and flieth up and down, as well as a Bee; but a Bees businesse brings honey, a Wasps doth nothing but a sting. Thus it may be thou art active and diligent; thou art speaking of thy opinion to all; but art thou a Bee making honey, or a Wasp stinging others? Never care to company with those, that you perceive have a sting onely, and no honey. The Pharises, what a deal of pains did they take, to disciple others to themselves? They compassed ea and Land, as Merchants to get wealth, and when all was done, they made themselves and their hearers in greater danger of damnation than before. Thus the Jesuites are as industrious as the Devil, compassing the whole world, to make a prey of mens souls: But all this labour will accuse them the more. The Wiseman observeth great vanity in all worldly labour: but especially in matters of Religion to labour in vain, there to lose all thy nights and thy dayes, and thy study, and thy pains, is beyond expression miserable.