An holy Pauegyric~e- 439 A Devil!, delighrstocallhimfdfethefervanrofrhefervantsofGod, TheAngelsof\"'"' ., fu· Heaven re joycf! ro beeour fellowe:; in this fervice. Buc there CJ?nc;: be a gre3ter ~;.~f!~;;m-d. fbame than to fee fen•ants ride on horfe-backe, and Princes walkmg as fervams on ·Pf'.t., ••· rhcground; I mean,ro fee theGod ofheaven made a lacquey to ourvile affections, "'"'· "''· and mthe livcs ofmen, to fee God attend upon the world. Brethrcn,there is fervice '"' ' '·'"· ,. enou;!,h in the world,but it is toawrongmafrer. In mtapatria DeiH venter (as Hk~ ~/;s'~:;ft·;.1;};, romef.1id;) every wotldling is 3 Papift in this, thar he gives I.J.ct~. ftrvice ~ to the &mdtenvivi· creature, which is the loweft refpefr that can be : Yea fo much mere humble than "'· & r..,.a;, (!atria) as it ismore abfolure, and withourrefpcfr ofrecompence. Yea, I would it ~.'~:,;;'::/" were uncharitable to fay, that mony befides the favages of Calwtt, place Satan in the clmm,ium. throne, andGod on the foot-!toole. For as Witches and Sorcercrsconverfe with evil! fpirics inplauuble and familiar formes, which in ugly fhapes cney would abhor : B fo many aman ferves Satan underrheformes ofgold and filvcr, undcrthe images of Saints and lightfome Angels, under glittering coates, or glorious cities, or beauteous faces , whom they would defie ashimfelfe. And as the free-borne Ifraelire migh: become a fervanc, either by forfeimreupon rrefpaiTe,or by fale, or by fpoile in warre; fo this accurfed fervirude is incurred the fame wayes, by chemwhich fhould beChrinians. By forfeirure:forthough the debt and rrefpafle beto God,yer(tradet li{]ori) hdball deliverche debtor eo the Jaylor. By faile, as Ahabfoid hirnfelfto work wick- -''"''·''·!+ edneffe: fold under finne,faich cbe Apoll:le. By fpoile:Beware leafranyrnan make a , l(m:n1o. fpolle ofyour """Y'?'"' faith Pattlto hisColoffi•ns. Alas,what amiferab!e changedo <<1.1 8 · thefcmenmake,to leave rhe living God, which is fo bouncifull,thac he rewards a ccp ofcoldwater with eternal! glory, ro ferve him that bath nothing to give burhisbare wages; and what wages? The wagn offnne it death; Andwhat death?/not the death C of thebody,in rhe leveringofthe foule; but the death ofthe feule,in the feparacion from God: there is nor fomuch differencebetwixt life and deach,as there isbetwixt the firfr death and the fecond. Oh woefull wages ofadefperate worke ! Well were thefemen, ifchey mightgoeuopaid, andfervefornothing: butasrhemercy of God will not let any ofonr poore fervices ro him goe unrewarded; fo will nor his jull:icefutfer the contrary fervicego unpaid;iJJ fiamingfire rendering vengeance to them rTbfJf.•·•· that k..R•w not God,and thofe that oh'! not the 6ofPell ofoMr LordJe[ttt. Beloved, as that worthy B•. faid on his death-bed, we are happy in this, rhacwe ferve agoodMall:er: how happy fhall it be for us, ifwe fhall doehirngoodfervice, that in cheday ofour Am~·•fo· account we may heare, ENge ferve lone, well donegood fervanr, enter into thy Malters joy. Now he that prefcribes the aCt (Jervice,) mull: alfo prefcribe themanner (Tmlj, to· D tdi'J.) God cannot abide wefhould ferve himwith a double he3rt (an hearrand an heart) chat is hypocritically. Neither chat we fhould fcrve him with a falfe hearr,thac is,niggardly and unwillinglp-but againll: doubling,hewill be ferv'd in truth; and againf!h$1ving,he will be ferved wirh all che hearr. TQ ferveGod and nocin truth, is mockery. To ferve him rruly,and nor with thewhole heart, is a bafe dodgingwith God. ThiS;'"""~"'""'"" eyc-fervice isa fault with men:but Ire us ferve God,burwhile he fees us, it isencugh. Behold he fees us every where. Ifhedid nocfeeour heart, it were enough to ferve him in the face; and if the heart were not his, it were too much to give hima parcofir; bur now that he made rhis whole heartofours,icis rea- . fon hefhould be ferved_wich it; and now that hee feesth<; infide ofthe_heart, it is "~j;~8',;. madneffe not to ferve htm in truth. Thofe ferve God, nor mtruth, whtch as Senera ~t 11:ttfumt fayes offome audirors, come to heare, not to learne : which bring their tablets eo ,,o~ H~ tfiJunr; E write words, not their hearrs for the finger ofGod to write in. Whofe eyes3re on A:_:q11b'~":.:,7theirBible, whiles their heart is on their Ceum~book; which can play the Saints in ·;,,t~o: 11t rtJ the Church, Roffi •ns in theTavern, Tyr~nts in their houfes,Cheaters in their fhop'; ,.,,,..,.,, f"' There Dameswhichunder acloke of moctef!y and devotion, hidenothing bur pride wb•. and fiendifhneffe. Thofe ferve God,not withal! theirheart; whofe bofome i;like Racbelt tent,cbac h uh Teraphim )Idols hid in the ftraw; or rather like aPhiliftim; Temple,rhac bath theArk and Daeon under one roofe; That come in everwith NaaUJant exceptives, Ont/j in tblt: Thofe that have let down the worldlike the fpies into the borcome
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