The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…

Only let me add one thing more: Hence it followeth clearly, That he that doth the will of God, because God requireth it, will obey all the good pleasure of the Lord: He will obey him in every thing, as well as in one thing, in the hardest command, as well as in that which is more easy, in that which most crosseth his nature, as well as in that which is more suitable thereunto. This indeed is that which makes a Christian constant in his walking with God, notwithstanding all those difficulties and discouragements he meets withal; when as others are fain to baulk many things which are required of them to perform. For (my brethren) if a man only take up the practise of such matters in Religion, as suit with his own humour, or ease, or ⟨p. 134⟩profit, or the like; when those fail, his performance of the […] faileth also: if there be no other motive to carry him along in the service of God, but these outward and carnal considerations, when they are gone, his service of God is gone also: And therefore we find by experience, that many men can be content to give us the hearing, they will come to Church, and attend to the word of God; but they will take up no more, they will be tied to the performance of no duty, further then it standeth with their own occasions, and suits with their own sinful dispositions. But now he that is carried along in all his services by the will of God, if that be the principal mover of him in all his performances; then when ever that will is revealed, let it be what it will be, let it cross him never so much, or be never so contrary to his disposition, yet he is the same in every thing, that he is in one thing. This is that which is said Acts 3.22. For Moses truly said unto the Fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you like unto me, him shall you hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. Mark, him shall you hear in all things; that is, Whatsoever he shall make known unto you to be the will of God, to that you shall yield obedience. And this is a necessary consequent of the former: For if the will of God be the first mover of the soul to every performance, then being at any time revealed, it casteth the balance, and commands the soul willingly to yield to what God requireth in every thing.

Onely let me adde one thing more: Hence it followeth clearly, That he that doth the will of God, because God requireth it, will obey all the good pleasure of the Lord: Hee will obey him in every thing, as well as in one thing, in the hardest command, as well as in that which is more easie, in that which most crosseth his nature, as well as in that which is more suteable thereunto. This indeed is that which makes a Christian constant in his walking with God, notwithstanding all those difficulties and discouragements he meets withall; when as others are fain to baulk many things which are required of them to perform. For (my brethren) if a man onely take up the practise of such matters in Religion, as sute with his own humour, or ease, or