Heautonaparnumenos

But now taking this Promise spiritually, in an Anagogical sense, we can easily reconcile it with Persecution, were it needful here to show it, so easily that, as we shall make appear, it will be a hard matter not to suppose Persecution, or that which is tantamount, to the right under standing of it. Surely then our Saviour's meaning was, Those that parted with those things there reckoned up, should receive the same, not in Kind but, in Worth and Value a Hundred fold, even that which every one aims at in the enjoyment of those things.

But now taking this Promise spiritually, in an Anagogical sense, we can easily reconcile it with Persecution, were it needfull here to shew it, so easily that, as we shall make appeare, it will be a hard matter not to suppose Persecution, or that which is tantummount, to the right under standing of it. Surely then our Saviour's meaning was, Those that parted with those things there reckon'd up, should receive the same, not in Kinde but, in Worth and Value a Hundred fold, even that which every one aimes at in the enjoyment of those things.

For this is certain; Every man, in the enjoyment of those things, seeks for Good unto himself: this Good he is never satisfied with, till it become Summum, at the height and best: Now the Summum Bonum, the Best Good is Happiness; Every one therefore, enjoying those, or such like things uses them as the Means whereby to obtain their End, Happiness. But now, we have a General Rule, The Means are to be sought after, not for themselves but, only for the End: It must needs therefore be, he that helps us to the end, though he does not withal to the Means yet, gives us the Means too, because he gives us that for which only the Means are good and desirable. If then Christ promises and gives us the end we seek for in those things, (as He does, and that in this Life) to wit, Happiness, He must needs therewithal by consequence give us the Means, the Things themselves.

For this is certaine; Every man, in the enjoyment of those things, seeks for Good unto himselfe: this Good he is never satisfi'd with, till it become Summum, at the height and best: Now the Summum Bonum, the Best Good is Happinesse; Every one therefore, enjoying those, or such like things uses them as the Meanes whereby to obtaine their End, Happinesse. But now, we have a Generall Rule, The Meanes are to be sought after, not for themselves but, onely for the End: It must needs therefore be, he that helps us to the end, though he does not withall to the Meanes yet, gives us the Meanes too, because he gives us that for which onely the Meanes are good and desireable. If then Christ promises and gives us the end we seek for in those things, (as He does, and that in this Life) to wit, Happinesse, Hee must needs therewithall by consequence give us the Meanes, the Things themselves.