11 a. - The Immutability of Go n. and the ftronger bee is ; againe, the more mLJ- ~ rablc,the weaker: Thou art to judge ofthy felfe, as wee ufe to efteeme one of another : Now let a man be unconfi:ant, one that wee .caa have no hold of, that is as fickle as the weather, that will refolve upon fuch a thing today,and change his ,. ; . ~inde to morrow; what ever learning or excel- ' Iencie, or what kindneffe foever is in this man, ' wee regard him not, becau(e bee is anunconfianc man. Now learne thou to doe fo with thy felfe, ' to aske thy felfe that queLl: ion: Haft thou not ' ' had many refolu.tions ;that never came to any endeavours ? Haft thou not begun many good workes, and broke otf in the middle, and never finifhed them ? Haft thou not found that propertiebf folly in thee; To begin ll:ill to Jive? ' Stultitia [emper incipit 'Vivere ~ Haft thou not ofT•behum• ten begun,and endedj and begun againe,and fiill bled for our brought no fruit to perfeCtion? If this be thy uncooftande. cafe, learne to abhorre thy felfe ~or it,and to be aCharned ; for all is nothing,till we tome toa conil:ant and unchangeable refolution;So that we come to fet it downe with our felves,as an inviolable . Law; This is a dutie,a:nd lwi ll doe it,whatfoever it cofi: me ; this is a finne; and I .will avoid it, whatfoever come Qf it. Which refolution the Prophet DAnitl takes up,Dan.J .8. Re-determined in hu heart', that he would not he dejiltd n:ith the KingJme4te: and fuch a refolution they were.ex- ...flhil.~3· horted to in -1Bs I r. 2 3. with fuU purp~(e 9[hettrt to cle4ve unto 6fld. It is tranflated, {t1U.purpofo; but the words are, with a decree, and full refo- - lution
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