therefore let us use all endeavours possibly we can to nourish that more noble Seed, and let us beware we do not stifle it in its womb, but rather seek to cherish it by feeding upon moderation, that so its Birth may be hastened, and its glory manifested, and then thy pleasant pastures will be beautified with that incomparable Lilly, even righteousness, that so it may produce the effectual crop of peace and holiness, without which no man can see God, & let us not become only hearers of the word, but doers of it also, knowing that the time past may suffice us to walk as we have walked, in the vanity of our minds, therefore now let us seek to lay aside all such superfluities of naughtiness that we may learn to receive the grafted word in meekness, that is able to save our souls, and not to spend our time in eying the seeming delights of this world, but rather manifest your selves to be such as seek a Kingdom whose foundation is laid in truth ⟨image 5⟩and righteousness, and to lay up our Treasure, where neither Moth nor Canker can pollute, nor thieves break thorough to steal away, that so we may aim at that mark in which we may have just cause of joy in the end; for where our Treasure is there will our hearts be also: so shall we approve our selves to be the friends of God by doing the will of God, and then our beauty will become perfect thorough his comeliness, and we shall receive an unction from the Holy One, whereby we may come to know all things, yea, even the deep things of God; and to persist from one degree of righteousness to another, and to treasure up for our selves that hope that will purge out all uncleanness, and cause us to walk more wisely, and to mourn over him whom we have pierced, that neither grave nor death may have any more then what was assigned them from the beginning, that so we may joyfully and conqueringly sing, O death where is thy sting, O grave where is thy victory? This is the conquest that we have gained if we Love God, we shall not want that spiritual food, because he loveth us, and hereby shall we know if we love him or not, for he that loveth God keepeth his Commandments, and his Commandments ⟨image 6⟩are not grievous unto him.
therefore let us use all endeavours possibly we can to nourish that more noble Seed, and let us beware we do not stifle it in its womb, but rather seek to cherrish it by feeding upon moderation, that so its Birth may be hastned, and its glory manifested, and then thy pleasant pastures will be beautified with that incomparable Lilly, even righteousnesse, that so it may produce the effectual crop of peace and holiness, without which no man can see God, & let us not become only hearers of the word, but doers of it also, knowing that the time past may suffice us to walk as we have walked, in the vanity of our minds, therefore now let us seek to lay aside all such superfluities of naughtiness that we may learn to receive the grafted word in meekness, that is able to save our souls, and not to spend our time in eying the seeming delights of this world, but rather manifest your selves to be such as seek a Kingdom whose foundation is laid in truth ⟨image 5⟩and righteousness, and to lay up our Treasure, where neither Moth nor Canker can polute, nor thieves break thorough to steale away, that so we may ayme at that mark in which we may have just cause of joy in the end; for where our Treasure is there will our hearts be also: so shall we approve our selves to be the friends of God by doing the will of God, and then our beauty will become perfect thorough his comeliness, and we shall receive an unction from the Holy One, whereby we may come to know all things, yea, even the deep things of God; and to persist from one degree of righteousness to another, and to treasure up for our selves that hope that will purge out all uncleanness, and cause us to walk more wisely, and to mourne over him whom we have pierced, that neither grave nor death may have any more then what was assigned them from the beginning, that so we may joyfully and conqueringly sing, O death where is thy sting, O grave where is thy victory? This is the conquest that we have gained if we Love God, we shall not want that spiritual food, because he loveth us, and hereby shall we know if we love him or not, for he that loveth God keepeth his Commandments, and his Commandements ⟨image 6⟩are not grievous unto him.
