Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

4. They that are Old in the ways of righteousness, that they give a good testimony to the ways of righteousness that they are good; An Old Servant that will not leave his master, gives a good testimony of the goodness of his Master. The Bee that sticks long at the flower and will not go away, gives a testimony that there ⟨p. 435⟩is a great deal of honour to be sucked out there. As Apostates that fall from Gods service disgrace it, and (as much as in them lies) tell to the world, that there is not that good in the service of God as others bear them in hand there is, but those that are Old, and can say as Policarpus, I have found him a good master all this while, they honour Gods ways.

4. They that are Old in the waies of righteousness, that they give a good testimony to the waies of righteousness that they are good; An Old Servant that wil not leave his master, gives a good testimony of the goodness of his Master. The Bee that sticks long at the flower and wil not go away, gives a testimony that there ⟨p. 435⟩is a great deal of honor to be sucked out there. As Apostates that fal from Gods service disgrace it, and (as much as in them lies) tel to the world, that there is not that good in the service of God as others beare them in hand there is, but those that are Old, and can say as Policarpus, I have found him a good master al this while, they honor Gods waies.

5. It is honourable because there are so few that continue till they be Old in the ways of Godliness; If we set many plants, and most of them vanish and come to nothing, but there is one or two that flourish, and come to be trees, and so prosper, we love them the better, and delight in them the more: so because God sees there are so few that continue in his ways, therefore those that do are the more prized by God, and the more honoured by God; So Paul he tells us that of the most he was forsaken;