The works of George Swinnock, M.A

Foolish worms, pretended Christians, are like persecuting Pagans, who could think and speak well of some of the Saints, only their Religion they judged, like Copperas, turned all their Wine into Ink, gave a dash to all their virtues and excellencies. Bonus vir Cajus ⟨image 5⟩Sejus sed malus, tanquam quod Christianus, was the Heathens voice in Tertullians time. Blind Beetles, men admire fancies, shadows, nothings, and trample on true worth and real excellency; As the Egyptians, if they met with a Cat or Crocodile, bowed down to it, and worshipped it, when they passed by the great Luminaries of Heaven without admiration: So these beholding the poor mean treasures, and fleeting honours of this world, bow down the knees of their souls to them, and worship them, but pass by the beautiful Image of the blessed God, the unsearchable riches in Christ, and the glory to be revealed, without any respect or regard.

Foolish wormes, pretended Christians, are like persecuting Pagans, who could think and speak well of some of the Saints, onely their Religion they judged, like Coperas, turned all their Wine into Ink, gave a dash to all their vertues and excellencies. Bonus vir Cajus ⟨image 5⟩Sejus sed malus, tanquam quod Christianus, was the Heathens voice in Tertullians time. Blind Beetles, men admire fancies, shadows, nothings, and trample on true worth and real excellency; As the Egyptians, if they met with a Cat or Crocodile, bowed down to it, and worshipped it, when they passed by the great Luminaries of Heaven without admiration: So these beholding the poor mean treasures, and fleeting honours of this world, bow down the knees of their souls to them, and worship them, but pass by the beautiful Image of the blessed God, the unsearchable riches in Christ, and the glory to be revealed, without any respect or regard.

So reasonable and righteous is mans devoting himself to the worship of the blessed and most high God, that he cannot without manifest injustice, as well as ingratitude and folly, deny the exercising himself to godliness. Unless man were his own Maker he cannot have any title to become his own Master,