Spiritual refining

[Greek or Hebrew], sincerity, a word they say from the Eagle that trieth her genuine young ones by the sun-beams, or rather in the sun-beams, there being both [Greek or Hebrew], lux, or light, and by the light thereof we see the least motes, and thus it signifieth a man whose heart being enlightened findeth out all the secret and hidden motions of sin, or else in the sun-beams there is [Greek or Hebrew], heat, which doth separate those heterogeneal things that cold had congregated, and thus it doth signify an heart purged from dross, unmixed with corrupt and sinful ends, for as Aquinas observeth well, the soul may be joined to things more noble then it self (as when silver is mingled with gold) and this doth not debase but ennoble the soul, for when it loveth God or is joined to Christ, herein the soul is advanced: or secondly, it may be joined to things inferior to it, as when gold is mingled with lead, and this doth much debase and corrupt: now such a kind of mixture is here denied. The Apostle expresseth his carriage negatively, when he saith it was not in fleshly wisdom; wisdom may be called carnal or fleshly, either originally in respect of the fountain whence it floweth, or efficiently because it inclineth to, and produceth the works of the flesh, or finally, because it rules only for fleshly motives, and carnal ends. The second proposition in the Text is, that this sincere deportment of Paul in the work of his ministry, was a sign unto him, a [Greek or Hebrew], a testimony and witness of that goodness and grace which was in him, and so by consequent the object of much joy and comfort to his soul.

〈non-Latin alphabet〉, sincerity, a word they say from the Eagle that tryeth her genuine young ones by the sun-beams, or rather in the sun-beams, there being both 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, lux, or light, and by the light thereof we see the least motes, and thus it signifieth a man whose heart being inligh•ened findeth out all the secret and hidden motions of sinne, or else in the sun-beams there is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, heat, which doth separate those heterogeneal things that cold had congregated, and thus it doth signifie an heart purged from drosse, unmix'd with corrupt and sinfull ends, for as Aquinas observeth well, the soul may be joyned to things more noble then it self (as when silver is mingled with gold) and this doth not debase but ennoble the soul, for when it loveth God or is joyned to Christ, herein the soul is advanced: or secondly, it may be joyned to things inferiour to it, as when gold is mingled with lead, and this doth much debase and corrupt: now such a kinde of mixture is here denyed. The Apostle expresseth his carriage negatively, when he saith it was not in fleshly wisedom; wisedome may be called carnall or fleshly, either originally in respect of the fountain whence it floweth, or efficiently because it enclineth to, and produceth the works of the flesh, or finally, because it rules only for fleshly motives, and carnall ends. The second proposition in the Text is, that this sincere deportment of Paul in the work of his ministery, was a sign unto him, a , a testimony and witnesse of that goodnesse and grace which was in him, and so by consequent the object of much joy and comfort to his soul.