Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from several texts of Scripture, opened and applied. 1.…Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from severall texts of Scripture, opened and applyed. 1.…

Let us learn not to deceive our selves, for it is ¹not (as I told you) natural or moral virtues only, no nor the doing of the actions of religion, a man making himself his utmost ends thereof: content not your selves therefore with any thing that is not godliness: let me speak unto you as Peter to the dispersed brethren, where after that he had reckoned up many virtues, patience, knowledge, temperance, &c. he bids them add to all these godliness; as if he had said, all the rest are not available unless you have godliness also: see therefore that all these be godliness, that is, that they all come from God, and look to him; for this is the nature of godliness, to come to the Wells head, and to search higher than nature, to have another Alpha and Omega of all that is within us, or that comes from us, than what is within us of our selves. And then again, if we be to preach to others, we should learn to preach Christ and God, that is, to enforce all as from them and to them; not only to exhort to moral virtues, with such instructions as may be taken out of Seneca or Plutarch (though these have their use and place) but as out of the Scriptures, let Christ and God come in, and show you how all do come from God, and look to God: and so all you that are hearers, be sure all you do be godliness, that is, ⟨p. 10⟩coming From God, and tending to him: for motions have their denominations from their terminus à quo, and from their ends; as that is called calefaction that tends to heat: so is that truly godliness that tends to God, and hath respect unto him. Art thou a Student? when thou studiest and takest pains in thy books, see whether thou dost it for thy self or for thy credit, or doest thou make God thy utmost end? examine thy heart, and examine it narrowly: and so likewise you that are exercised in other Callings, do you do them that you may do good to mankind in them, as a servant that uses his talent to his masters service? then is this godliness: so if you eat or drink, or recreate your selves, do you do it that you may do good better, as men whet their scythes that they may mow the better? then this is also godliness, for it tends to God and godliness.

Let us learne not to deceive our selves, for it is ¹not (as I told you) naturall or morall vertues only, no nor the doing of the actions of religion, a man making himselfe his utmost ends thereof: content not your selves therefore with any thing that is not godlinesse: let mee speake unto you as Peter to the dispersed brethren, where after that he had reckoned up many vertues, patience, knowledge, temperance, &c. he bids them add to all these godliness; as if hee had said, all the rest are not availeable unlesse you have godliness also: see therefore that all these be godliness, that is, that they all come from God, and looke to him; for this is the nature of godliness, to come to the Wells head, and to search higher than nature, to have another Alpha and Omega of all that is within us, or that comes from us, than what is within us of our selves. And then againe, if we be to preach to others, wee should learne to preach Christ and God, that is, to enforce all as from them and to them; not only to exhort to morall vertues, with such instructions as may be taken out of Seneca or Plutarch (though these have their use and place) but as out of the Scriptures, let Christ and God come in, and shew you how all doe come from God, and looke to God: and so all you that are hearers, be sure all you doe be godliness, that is,