The travels of true godliness, from the beginning of the world to this present…

First, Then know ye that the form or external parts of True Godliness are very comely and beautiful, and no marvel it is so, seeing he was formed and fashioned by the wisdom of the only wise God our Saviour; the works of whose hands being all glorious; but this (viz.) the formation of Godliness being one of the chiefest, highest and most admirable contrivances of his eternal wisdom, must of necessity excel in glory, sweet odour and amiableness; his form and external beauty therefore is such, that he needs no humane artifice to paint or adorn him, or any ways to illustrate or set off his beauty and sweet comeliness of his countenance; for there is nothing defective as to his Evangelical and Apostolical form, as he came out of his great Creators hands; and as there is nothing from head to foot that is superfluous, more than needs or might be spared, so every line and lineament, Veins, Nerves and Sinews of him are in such an exact and admirable order placed, that is to his beauty there can be no addition: Every one therefore that goes about to take from, add to, or alter any thing, touching the form of True Godliness, mars instead of making, and defiles instead of beautifying; besides God hath strictly forbid any ⟨p. 6⟩thing of this nature to be done, no man is to set up his Post by the Lord's Post. Add thou not unto his Word, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar, ^*viz. by fathering that upon God which is none of his; do not the Papists call those superstitious and vain Ceremonies, used in their Church, by the name of God's Worship, and what is this less than the putting a lye upon him; besides it reflects upon the wisdom of God; to attempt to change or alter any thing of the form of Godliness, as if he did not know best how, and in what way, or after what manner he himself would be worshipped: But must be beholding to man for his help, wisdom and rare contrivances, touching many things that are by the Papists called decent and necessary; also doth it not reflect upon the care and faithfulness of God, insomuch, that he should not himself take care to lay down in his blessed word many things, which are very necessary to be added to the form of Godliness, which man's care and wisdom is fain to supply.

First, Then know ye that the form or external parts of True Godliness are very comely and beautiful, and no marvel it is so, seeing he was form'd and fashioned by the wisdom of the only wise God our Saviour; the works of whose hands being all glorious; but this (viz.) the formation of Godliness being one of the chiefest, highest and most admirable contrivances of his eternal wisdom, must of necessity excel in glory, sweet odour and amiableness; his form and external beauty therefore is such, that he needs no humane artifice to paint or adorn him, or any waies to illustrate or set off his beauty and sweet comeliness of his countenance; for there is nothing defective as to his Evangelical and Apostolical form, as he came out of his great Creators hands; and as there is nothing from head to foot that is superfluous, more than needs or might be spared, so every line and lineament, Veins, Nerves and Sinews of him are in such an exact and admirable order placed, that is to his beauty there can be no addition: Every one therefore that goes about to take from, add to, or alter any thing, touching the form of True Godliness, mars instead of making, and defiles instead of beautifying; besides God hath strictly forbid any