Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

therefore add not temperance only, but patience, that is, a time for patience, or else ⟨p. 217⟩he cannot do any thing to purpose. When both these are done, join with patience godliness. A man may do much, and join temperance and patience, but these are moral virtues, a man may do them for other ends; he may be a good servant, but he may serve a wrong Master: therefore saith he, eye God in all you do, join to these godliness, do it out of sincerity, advance him and his glory, and do it not for your own ends: and with godliness, brotherly kindness, that is, that the work and business you do, though it must be done to the Lord, for his sake, and so you must do it in a godly manner: yet your business is with men for the most part, therefore you must join with godliness, brotherly kindness, that you do it out of love to men, as well as out of sincere respect to God. I, but there are other men in the world besides godly men, and we have to do with them, and there are many businesses to do for their sake and advantage; therefore saith the Apostle, add to brotherly kindness, love, that is, love to all mankind, that when you do any action, he means actions of mercy and compassion, you must do it out of love to them, though they be strangers from the Covenant of grace.

therefore add not temperance onely, but patience, that is, a time for patience, or else ⟨p. 217⟩he cannot do any thing to purpose. When both these are done, joyn with patience godliness. A man may do much, and join temperance and patience, but these are moral vertues, a man may do them for other ends; he may be a good servant, but he may serve a wrong Master: therefore saith he, eye God in all you do, join to these godliness, do it out of sincerity, advance him and his glory, and do it not for your own ends: and with godliness, brotherly kindness, that is, that the work and business you do, though it must be done to the Lord, for his sake, and so you must do it in a godly manner: yet your business is with men for the most part, therefore you must join with godliness, brotherly kindness, that you do it out of love to men, as well as out of sincere respect to God. I, but there are other men in the world besides godly men, and we have to do with them, and there are many businesses to do for their sake and advantage; therefore saith the Apostle, add to brotherly kindness, love, that is, love to all mankind, that when you do any action, he means actions of mercy and compassion, you must do it out of love to them, though they be strangers from the Covenant of grace.