A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

It's true, we live in a curious and carping age, an age wherein much knowledge, but (shame and grief to speak it) little obedience. Oh England! great are thy helps, thy means high, as to grace, and the things of thy ⟨image 3⟩peace, as to the knowledge of God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent, whom to know is eternal life; but who is he (except he hath bowels of brass, and an heart of iron) that mourns not at thy requital? Are not unthankfulness, disobedience, contempt, wantonness, together with other sins, (whose name put them together is legion, for they are many) and at the best, a brain and notional knowledge; the fruits, that if God come to search thee with candles, he shall find thee only laden with.

It's true, we live in a curious and carping age, an age wherein much knowledge, but (shame and griefe to speake it) little obedience. Oh England! great are thy helps, thy means high, as to grace, and the things of thy ⟨image 3⟩peace, as to the knowledge of God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent, whom to know is eternall life; but who is he (except he hath bowels of brasse, and an heart of iron) that mourns not at thy requitall? Are not unthankfulnesse, disobedience, contempt, wantonnesse, together with other sins, (whose name put them together is legion, for they are many) and at the best, a brain and notionall knowledge; the fruits, that if God come to search thee with candles, he shall find thee only laden with.

Take heed yet a little while, and you shall hear a voice, Give an account of your stewardship; all talents and prizes of this nature must be one day accounted for, with which no people stored like thy self. What week almost passeth thee, wherein God affords thee not some additional supply or other to thy old store? Lo here another price put into thy hand to get wisdom, in the search and reading whereof thou shalt not be distracted with vain, unnecessary, and unedifying, controversies; but they are plain, sound, and saving truths that here present themselves, and those stomachs that stand affected to such meat, are invited.