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Caut. 3 3 When you see the servants of God zealous and violent in the ways of God, take heed you do not judge of this as the world doth, that you do not judge it a vain and needless thing, or that you do not judge it folly and madness. When Paul was thus violent for the propagation of the Gospel, when he came before Festus, Festus told him, that much learning had made him mad: But Paul said, I am not mad, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

Caut. 3 3 When you see the servants of God zealous and violent in the wayes of God, take heed you do not judge of this as the world doth, that you do not judge it a vain and needlesse thing, or that you do not judge it folly and madnesse. When Paul was thus violent for the propagation of the Gospel, when he came before Festus, Festus told him, that much learning had made him mad: But Paul said, I am not mad, but speak forth the words of truth and sobernes.

Caut. 4 4 Take heed thou doest not abate thy ••al in the matters of religion, because it may be thou meetest with much reproach and many scandals from the men of the world for the sake of religion. David was more eager in his dancing before the Ark, notwithstanding the scoffings of his wife. […] scandals and reproaches and troubles will make thee abate thy zeal for God, how wilt never be able to hold out to the end. I will never believe that man will endure a rack for his religion, that cannot bear a reproach. He that cannot endure a frown for it will never endure fire and faggot; if thou canst not endure a taunt or jeer for thy profession of religion, much less wilt thou endure a Gibbet. And so much for the use of Caution.

Caut. 4 4 Take heed thou doest not abate thy ••al in the matters of religion, because it may be thou meetest with much reproach and many scandals from the men of the world for the sake of religion. David was more eager in his dancing before the Ark, notwithstanding the scoffings of his wife. 〈…〉 scandals and reproaches and troubles will make thee abate thy zeal for God, hou wilt never be able to hold out to the end. I will never believe that man will indure a rack for his religion, that cannot bear a reproach. He that cannot indure a frown for it will never indure fire and faggot; if thou canst not indure a taunt or jeer for thy profession of religion, much lesse wilt thou endure a Gibbet. And so much for the use of Caution.