The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

Shall Christianity here confess it self outvied? shall we to the reproach of our Religion yield the day to Pagan-morality, and renew the occasion of the ancient complaint, That the Faith of Christians is out-done by the Heathen infidelity? ¹It is, I remember the challenge of Cecilius in Minucius. There is Socrates (saith he) the Prince of Wisdom, whosoever of you Christians is great enough to attempt it, let him imitate him if he can. Methinks we should be ambitious to tell the world in our lives (for Christians should live great things, not speak^* them) that a greater then Socrates is here; to let them see in us, our represented pattern; to show forth higher virtues then those of Socrates; even his, who hath called us out of darkness, into his glorious and marvellous light.

Shall Christianity here confess it self outvy'd? shall we to the reproach of our Religion yield the day to Pagan-morality, and renew the occasion of the ancient complaint, That the Faith of Christians is out-done by the Heathen infidelity? ¹It is, I remember the challenge of Cecilius in Minucius. There is Socrates (saith he) the Prince of Wisdom, whosoever of you Christians is great enough to attempt it, let him imitate him if he can. Methinks we should be ambitious to tell the world in our lives (for Christians should live great things, not speak^* them) that a greater then Socrates is here; to let them see in us, our represented pattern; to shew forth higher vertues then those of Socrates; even his, who hath called us out of darkness, into his glorious and marvellous light.

1. 1Non prae••a• fides quod praestitit infidelitas.
2. *As this Authors expression is.As this Authours expression is.