Of thoughtfulness for the morrow with an appendix concerning the immoderate desire of fore-knowing…Of thoughtfulnes for the morrow with an appendix concerning the immoderate desire of fore-knowing…

This proceeds from a due savour and relish of divine things, peculiar to them, in whom an heavenly spirit and principle have the possession, and a governing power. They that are after the Spirit, do savour the things of the Spirit. The other from the prepossession ⟨image 4⟩and prejudice of a disaffected carnal mind. They that are after the flesh, do only savour the things of the flesh.

The ability God hath endowed your Ladyship with to judge of the Truth that is after godliness, is that you are better pleased to use, than hear of. I shall therefore be silent herein, and rather displease many of them that know you, who will be apt to think a copious subject is neglected, than say any thing that may offend either against your Ladyships inclination or my own.

The ability God hath endow'd your Ladiship with to judge of the Truth that is after godliness, is that you are better pleas'd to use, than hear of. I shall therefore be silent herein, and rather displease many of them that know you, who will be apt to think a copious subject is neglected, than say any thing that may offend either against your Ladiships inclination or my own.

Here is nothing abstruse and difficult for you to exercise a profound judgment upon; nor any thing curious to gratify a pleasant wit. But ⟨image 4⟩plain things, suitable to you, upon accounts common to the generality of Christians, not that are peculiar to your self. 'Tis easy to a well-tempered mind, (of how high intellectual excellencies soever) to descend to the same level with the rest; when for them to reach up to the others pitch, is not so much as possible.