He would be deemed a most vain man, that would boast and bear men in hand thata he had been at the East-Indies, conquered a great part of the Country, and brought away much treasure and rich commodities from thence, who yet had never crossed the seas, or set foot once on ship-board, or come near the sea side. And no less vain are they, that would have men believe them, that they have made conquest of the Spiritual Canaan, and possessed themselves of much of the wealth and treasure of it; when as they never yet stirred once out of the mystical Egypt, never so much as enquired the way to it, much less ever travelled toward it. He would be deemed most ridiculous, that would professb to have rare skill in the Mathematics, or some other abstruse Science, when he had never spent day or hour in the study thereof. And no less ridiculous are they that will seem to have gotten much skill in this spiritualc King-craft, (if I may so term it) and yet never beat their heads, or busied their brains about it; never studiedd the Gospel of this Kingdom, the only Book out of which it may be learned. Yea in this regard is this Spiritual Treasure rather like learning than wealth; in thate worldly wealth and Honours may be had without labour or study by the donation of others, or by succession and descent; this,* not so; each one must seek it for himself, and must seek and labour in it himself, or else the seeking of others, and their endeavour for him, will stand him in little stead.
He would be deemed a most vaine man, that would boast and beare men in hand thata he had beene at the East-Indies, conquered a great part of the Country, and brought away much treasure and rich commodities from thence, who yet had never crossed the seas, or set foot once on ship-boord, or come neere the sea side. And no lesse vaine are they, that would have men beleeve them, that they have made conquest of the Spirituall Canaan, and possessed themselves of much of the wealth and treasure of it; when as they never yet stirred once out of the mysticall Aegypt, never so much as enquired the way to it, much lesse ever travelled toward it. Hee would be deemed most ridiculous, that would professeb to have rare skill in the Mathematickes, or some other abstruse Science, when he had never spent day or houre in the studie thereof. And no lesse ridiculous are they that will seeme to have gotten much skill in this spirituallc King-craft, (if I may so terme it) and yet never beat their heads, or busied their braines about it; never studiedd the Gospell of this Kingdome, the onely Booke out of which it may be learned. Yea in this regard is this Spirituall Treasure rather like learning than wealth; in thate worldly wealth and Honours may be had without labour or study by the donation of others, or by succession and descent; this,* not so; each one must seeke it for himselfe, and must seeke and labour in it himselfe, or else the seeking of others, and their endevour for him, will stand him in little stead.
- aQuomodo Caius Caesar Gallis Graecisque aliquot unà condemnatis, Gallograeciam see subegisse gloriabatur, cum pedem Italia non extulisset. Et Oceanum ipsum devicisse, cum legionibus signo dato imperasset, ut conchas per otium in litore legerent. Sueton. Caio. cap. 29. & 46. Et Domitianus qui falsum à Germania triumphum egit, emptis per commercia, quorum habitus & crines in captivorum speciem formarentur. Tacit. Agric. At si quis de certaminibus gloriosè peractis gloriaretur, qui nec oleum quidem quo ungi solebant athletae, oculis unquam usurpasset, ut Theocrit. idyl. 4.Quomodo Caius Caesar Gallis Graecisque aliquot unà condemnatis, Gallograeciam se subegisse gloriabatur, cum pedem Italia non extulisset. Et Oceanum ipsum devicisse, cum legionibus signo dato imperasset, ut conchas per otium in litore legerent. Sueton. Caio. cap. 29. & 46. Et Domitianus qui falsum à Germania triumphum egit, emptis per commercia, quorum habitus & crines in captivorum speciem formarentur. Tacit. Agric. At si quis de certaminibus gloriosè peractis gloriaretur, qui nec oleum quidem quo ungi solebant athletae, oculis unquam usurpasset, ut Theocrit. idyl. 4.
- bAc sierud tum se quis jactaret, [Greek or Hebrew], qui nec A•sopum unquam d•dicisset: ut Aristoph. avib.Ac sierud tum se quis jactaret, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, qui nec A•sopum unquam d•dicisset: ut Aristoph. avib.
- cArte regnandi, sive imperandi, ut Liv. hist. 22. vel arte imperatoria, ut Cic. de Orat. l. 1. [Greek or Hebrew]. Greg. Naz Apolog.Arte regnandi, sive imperandi, ut Liv. hist. 22. vel arte imperatoria, ut Cic. de Orat. l. 1. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Greg. Naz Apolog.
- dEvangelium Regni. Matth. 4.13. & 24.14.
- ePecunia ven•et ultrò, honor afferetur, gratia ac dignitas fortasse ingerentur: virtus in te non incidet, ne levi quidem opera, aut parvo labour cognoscitur. Sen. epist. 76.
