Gods husbandry

Now this will of God he striveth both to know,¹ and also to do. Not to know alone, nor to do alone, but to know and do both: even to do out of know ledge, is the mark that his endeavours aim at. An hypocrite separates these two things; he would know, but regardeth not to practise; he admits GODS Word into his head willingly, and with applause in most things; but into his heart, and into his life he doth not admit it. Neither doth he therefore study to understand, that he may be ruled by the light he hath gotten, but alone, that he may make himself a teacher of others, or a carper at others, and a well applauded discourser before others. He hath lame feet, though he have a seeing eye, and never cares to go, where he sees his duty leadeth him. Thus the forward ⟨p. 116⟩dissembler; and quite contrarily, the ordinary formal man, he seemeth to be all for doing, and doing, little caring to know or understand; as if a man should talk of dispatching his work in the dark without a candle, doubtless this work would be but bunglingly performed: but the Christian desireth to rectify his life by knowledge, to guide his feet by his eye, and his eye by the lantern of the Word, that so he may neither have a fruitless knowledge, nor a blind practise, but may attain the blessing that our Saviour pronounceth, saying; Now you know these things,² happy are ye if you do them. And this is the matter of a good life, a settled will and endeavour to know, and do the will of God, set down in Scriptures.

Now this will of God he striueth both to know,¹ and also to doe. Not to know alone, nor to doe alone, but to know and doe both: euen to doe out of know ledge, is the marke that his indeuours aime at. An hypocrite separates these two things; hee would know, but regardeth not to practise; he admits GODS Word into his head willingly, and with applause in most things; but into his heart, and into his life hee doth not admit it. Neyther doth he therefore study to vnderstand, that he may bee ruled by the light hee hath gotten, but alone, that he may make himselfe a teacher of others, or a carper at others, and a well applauded discourser before others. He hath lame feete, though hee haue a seeing eye, and neuer cares to goe, where hee sees his duety leadeth him. Thus the forward