6. If you have found your faith hath carried you through great things, take heed thy Faith do not fail thee in less things, that will be a shame; As a mariner that hath been in great storms, and tempests, and hath wrought through them, if afterward he should come, and perish in the haven, or in some ordinary tempest, for want of Skill that would grieve him more; & so for a Soldier that hath been in desperate battles afterwards to be overcome with a little strength, he looseth his honour, this is possible that a Christian by his faith may be carried through wonderful great things, and yet his faith may fail him afterwards in lesser things, as many a man may escape great dangers, and recover great success, and yet afterwards die of a cold, and those that God hath carried through great things, may fail in lesser, but it is an infinite shame, take heed to your selves in that: As David speaks concerning Saul, 2. Sam. 1.21. The shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, as though he had not been anointed with Oil. God hath given thee faith as a shield, and it was the shield of the mighty, and now it is vilely cast away, an ordinary temptation comes and thou failest, as if thou hadst not been anointed with oil, when God carried thee through difficult works, thou wert anointed with oil, and now you fall as if you had not been anointed with oil, you ⟨p. 156⟩have been carried through many difficulties in that work of leaving of your country, now when you come here your faith will not serve you to order your ordinary business, and affairs, but it fails foully in every ordinary dealing with man, and in your private dealings in your family what a shameful thing is it, that such a one as hath had such power, as to look upon the face of his enemies, and to testify for the truth before them, when he hath to deal with a servant, or child or Wife he fails shamefully, and when he comes to deal with brethren, he knows not how to behave himself, as if he were not anointed with oil, as if he never had faith, nothing but nature, as full of frowardness, and pettishness of spirit, and all outward distempers, as those that never were acquainted with Faith?
6. If you have found your faith hath carried you through great things, take heed thy Faith do not fayl thee in less things, that will be a shame; As a marriner that hath been in great stormes, and tempests, and hath wrought through them, if afterward he should come, and perish in the haven, or in some ordinary tempest, for want of Skill that would grieve him more; & so for a Souldier that hath been in desperate battels afterwards to be overcome with a little strength, he looseth his honor, this is possible that a Christian by his faith may be carried through wonderful great things, and yet his faith may fail him afterwards in lesser things, as many a man may escape great dangers, and recover great success, and yet afterwards die of a cold, and those that God hath carried through great things, may faile in lesser, but it is an infinite shame, take heed to your selves in that: As David speaks concerning Saul, 2. Sam. 1.21. The shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, as though he had not been anointed with Oyl. God hath given thee fayth as a shield, and it was the shield of the mighty, and now it is vilely cast away, an ordinary temptation comes and thou failest, as if thou hadst not been anointed with oyl, when God carried thee through difficult works, thou wert anointed with oyl, and now you fal as if you had not been anointed with oyl, you ⟨p. 156⟩have been carried through many difficulties in that work of leaving of your country, now when you come here your faith will not serve you to order your ordinary business, and affaires, but it fails fowly in every ordinary dealing with man, and in your private dealings in your family what a shameful thing is it, that such a one as hath had such power, as to look upon the face of his enemies, and to testify for the truth before them, when he hath to deal with a servant, or child or Wife he fails shamefully, and when he comes to deal with brethren, he knows not how to behave himself, as if he were not anointed with oyl, as if he never had faith, nothing but nature, as ful of frowardness, and pettishness of spirit, and all outward distempers, as those that never were acquainted with Faith?
