410 The lmprefeofGod. Part·t· in ihe Bridlesofthe Horfes,a. in•fome Gftheir Riders. .Oh holinerTe, th_e riches of1A the Saints the beauty ofAngels, the dehght ofGod , wh11her hall thou w11hdrawne thy lelfe? ~vhere fhonld we find thee ifnot among Chriflians? and yet how can wee be or be named Chrillianswithout thee I I fee fome tharare afraid to he too holy: and I fee but fomc thatfe:sre to be coo prophane. We are all Saints, V.I!Tu «.'Jrcr, I Cor. 1 • 2 • All bycalling· andfomebutbycalling: By callingofmen,notofGod: As the Church ofl.\.ome h~th fome Saintswhich are queflioned whether ever they were in nature. othe!!, whether they be notin hell; bmning Tapers w themon earth, to whom perhaps the fiends light firebrands below. As c..JariiH the Monke brings in Petrul C4ntor, and Roger the Normandifputing the cafe ofBec/i.!l; fo we have many titular Saints,few real!; manywhicharewritten in red letters mtheCalendar of the world, Holy to the lord, whomGod never Canonizes inheaven, and !hall once entertainewith a Nt{clo,l knowyou not. Thefe men yet have holir.effe written upon 8 them, and are like, as Lud4u compares hi! Gr.,cians, to a faire, gilr, bolTed booke: look within, there is the Tragedy ofThJifier,or perhaps Arri "'his Th•li•; the name ofa Mufe,thematter herefie; or Cos,.dulVorftiHI his late monller,thathath De Deo inthefront, and Atheifme and Blafphemieinthetext. As S.P••IfaiestohisCorimhs, would God yee could fulferme alittle: Yee cannot wampraifers, yeernay want reprovers ; and yet you have not fo much need of PanegJricf<J, asofreprehenfiom.Thefe by how much more rare they are,by fo much more neceffary. Nee cenfur4 deeft que;flcrqet,necmedicin4qu f•net,faith CJpria,.A falfepraifegrieves,and atrue praile fharnes, faith Anaft•JiNI. AsKings ore by Cod himfelfe calledGods (for there are D# nuncHplltve,and not EJ!eRtialiter, as Gregorie diflinguifhes) becanfeoftheir refemblanceofGod, fo their Courts fhouJdbe like to heaven, and their attendants likeSaints & Angels: Dml domHm tNaw f•n{/itud•,agrees to both.Thus yc.u fhould C be: But alas, Ifee fomecaretobe gallmt, otherscare robe great, few care to be holy.Yeal know not what Devil! hampoffeffed the hearts ofmany gr<at onesofour time in bothfexeswith this conceit, thatthey cannot be gallant eMugh, unlelfe they be godlerTe.Holinelfe is forDivines,ormen ofmeane fpitits, for grave,(ubdued, mortified, retired minds; nor forthero that lland upon the termes ofhonour, height ofplace and fpirir, noble hymouro; hence are our oathes, duels,prof.meneffes. Alas, that we !houldbe fo befotted, as to thinke that our!hame,which is our onely glory: It isreafon that makes us men, but it isholineffe tloat makes usChriflians. And woe to us thatwe aremen, ifwebe not Chrillians. Tbinke as bafely ofit as yee will: you !hall one day finde, that one dram of holineffe is worth awhole world of grearoerTe; yea, that there is no greatneffe,but in holineffe. ForGods fake therefore doe not fend holineffe toColledges, orHolpitals for her lodging, but emerraine her f) willingly into theCourt, as amoll happygueft. Thinke it a fhame, and danger, to goein fine clothes,while you havefonle hearts; and know,rhat invaine !hall you be honout'd ofmen, ifyoube not holy to theLord. Your goodly omfidesmay admit you into the Courts on earth ;butyou !hall never look within the gatesofthe Court ofheavenwithoilt holineffe: Without holineffe noman !hall fee God. 0 God,without holineffewe!hall never fee thee ; and without theewe !ball never fee holinefTe: write thou upon thefe flimyhearrsofours, Holineffetothy felfe: Makeus holy to thee, that we may he glorious with thee and all thy Saints and Angels. E AOthis oolj for th)Chrijil fafit, andto rr>hom, &c.
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