2. Hast thou grace?1 God respects thee, and his judgement is best worth prizing. A Believer is a person of honour, being borne of God. Since thou wast precious in mine eyes, thou has been honourable, and I have loved thee*. Let the world think what they will of you; perhaps in their eyes you are a cast-away, in Gods eyes a Dove*, a Spouse*, a Jewel*; others account you the dregs and offscouring of the world*, but God will give whole Kingdoms for your ransom*. Let this content; no matter with what oblique eyes I am looked upon in the world, if I am rectus in curia, God thinks well of me. 'Tis better that God approve, then man applaud. The world may put us in their Rubric, and God put us in his black-book. What is a man the better that his fellow-prisoners commend him, if his Judge condemn ⟨p. 92⟩him? Oh labour to keep in with God, prize his love, let my fellow-subjects frown, I am contented, being a favourite of the King of heaven.
2. Hast thou grace?1 God respects thee, and his judgement is best worth prizing. A Beleever is a person of honour, being borne of God. Since thou wast precious in mine eyes, thou has been honourable, and I have loved thee*. Let the world think what they will of you; perhaps in their eyes you are a cast-away, in Gods eyes a Dove*, a Spouse*, a Iewel*; others account you the dregs and offscouring of the world*, but God will give whole Kingdomes for your ransome*. Let this content; no matter with what oblique eyes I am looked upon in the world, if I am rectus in curia, God thinks well of me. 'Tis better that God approve, then man applaud. The world may put us in their Rubrick, and God put us in his black-book. What is a man the better that his fellow-prisoners commend him, if his Judge condemne ⟨p. 92⟩him? Oh labour to keepe in with God, prize his love, let my fellow-subjects frowne, I am contented, being a favorite of the King of heaven.
- 12. Reply.
- *Isa. 43. 4.
- *Cant. 2. 14.
- *Cant. 5. 1.
- *Mal. 3. 17.
- *1 Cor. 4. 14.
- *Isa. 43. 5
