The plain mans path-way to heaven

Theol. Yes verily, your continual negligence and carelessness doth argue a plain contempt. Sure it is, you have no appetite nor stomach to the holy word of God. You had rather do any thing, than either read or meditate in it: it is irksome unto you: you read not two chapters in a week. All holy exercises of religion are most bitter and tedious unto you: they are as vinegar to your teeth, and smoke to your eyes. The immoderate love of this world, and of vanity, hath took away your appetite from all heavenly things. And whereas you shift it off with negligence, as though that would excuse you; the Apostle hits you home, when he saith, How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? ¹Mark, that he saith, If we neglect.

Theol. Yes verily, your continuall negligence and carelesnesse doth argue a plaine contempt. Sure it is, you have no appetite nor stomack to the holy word of God. You had rather do any thing, than either reade or meditate in it: it is irksome unto you: you read not two chapters in a weeke. All holy exercises of religion are most bitter and tedious unto you: they are as vinegar to your teeth, and smoake to your eyes. The immoderate love of this world, and of vanity, hath took away your appetite from all heavenly things. And whereas you shift it off with negligence, as though that would excuse you; the Apostle hits you home, when he saith, How shall we escape if wee neglect so great salvation? ¹Marke, that he saith, If we neglect.

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Antil. Belike you think men have nothing else to do; but to read the Scriptures, and hear Sermons.

Antil. Belike you think men have nothing else to do; but to reade the Scriptures, and hear Sermons.