The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of…

Look upon your books and ye will find this word, according, in another character, which showeth that it is not in the Original, as indeed it is not. Some therefore join these two words,¹ good, all, together, thus, for good of all that I have done. This exposition might well stand,² but that there is an accent or pause annexed to the former word, which distinguisheth sentences, or at least the parts of a sentence. Something therefore must be understood to make up the latter part of this sentence: and surely our English hath hit upon the fittest supplement, as the ancient Latin,³ and sundry other languages. The particle (according) here supplied, is oft on like occasions expressed,⁴ as where the Psalmist saith to God, Thou renderest to every man according to his works. By this supplement no merit, but the kind or quality, and measure or quantity of reward is ⟨p. 11⟩intended.⁵ In regard of the kind, whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. He that soweth wheat shall reap wheat: he that soweth tares shall reap tares: He that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth to the spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting. ⁶In regard of the measure, He which soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully.

Looke upon your books and yee will finde this word, according, in another character, which sheweth that it is not in the Originall, as indeed it is not. Some therefore joyne these two words,¹ good, all, together, thus, for good of all that I have done. This exposition might well stand,²