Gods husbandry

But now let us learn, that it is a necessary duty for us to praise the Lord, for showing himself severe, as well as gentle, for exercising his rigour, as well as his grace, and for making known his hatred of sin, as well as his love of the righteous. Praise thou him, for that as he doth favourably accept the meanest endeavours of the true-hearted; so he will by no means be deceived, by the glorious ostentation of hypocrites: praise him, for that as he will not let a man, that in truth of charity doth give a cup of cold water, to lose his reward; so he will not respect him, that out of other respects, destitute of charity, shall give all his goods to the poor. Praise him, that as he doth accept and requite the poor widows mite, that came from soundness of devotion; so did he nothing heed nor affect the rich and pompous bounty of the wealthier persons, that served their Idol of vain-glory, in seeming to make their offerings unto him Praise him, for that as he highly prizeth the neglected and despised services of those that are sound in his precepts, so he doth count those things no better then abomination, that seem glorious in the eyes of men, when they are done for sinister ends.

But now let vs learne, that it is a necessary duty for vs to praise the Lord, for shewing himselfe seuere, as well as gentle, for exercising his rigor, as well as his grace, and for making knowne his hatred of sinne, as well as his loue of the righteous. Praise thou him, for that as hee doth fauourably accept the meanest endeuours of the true-hearted; so he will by no meanes be deceiued, by the glorious ostentation of hypocrites: praise him, for that as he will not let a man, that in truth of charity doth giue a cup of cold water, to lose his reward; so he will not respect him, that out of other respects, destitute of charity, shall giue all his goods to the poore. Praise him, that as hee doth accept and requite the poore widowes mite, that came from soundnesse of deuotion; so did hee nothing heed nor affect the rich and pompous bounty of the wealthier persons, that serued their Idoll of vaine-glory, in seeming to make their offerings vnto him Praise him, for that as he highly prizeth the neglected and despised seruices of those that are sound in his precepts, so hee doth count those things no better then abomination, that seeme glorious in the eyes of men, when they are done for sinister ends.