flTo the Reader. truths ? that he having andenjoying all thofehumane Excellencies ofLearning andknowledge which arefo in the worlds account and lookt upon as helps to under- andthe things ofGod, but z fed to help thofe that have them,to w rldly honour and preferment, which indeed is the onelyufe is madeof them, and noother, whatever is otherwifepretended 5 but He in the height ofthiswifedorn is made tobecome a fool for Chrifts fake, and is willing to lofe all honour, dignity, and preferment, that theworld and thewifdorne there- ofcan confer upon him,thathe may enjoy his wifdom, knowledge, dignity, and preferment in :efirs, the Eternal saviour of his Soule; therefore, Ifay, here may any that live in the light, fee the great work of the Lard, even when thegreateft wifedome is made folly, thegreateft knowledgemade ignorance, and all that Gods wifdom may appear. Oh what a wonder is it, yea a beautiful thing (in this ca "e) tofee a richman fpoild of his riches, a ftrong man robbedofhis ftrength, and afpirit adornedwith All carnal exercifes madewillingto fuller the lofsof all that it may enjoy & be filledwith the fulnefs of him that fillethall in all : there is none butfuckfpirits as his that are made willing tofuffer the lofe of all, that willforfake the ITarlds Crown for Chrifts Croffe ; yet hisfpirit bath chofen withpoor Moles, rather to fit er aficionswith thepeopleofGod,theen to enjoy the plea- fures andprofits oftheworldfor afeafon ; As doth ap- pearplainly, in that he is not afraid to declare and witneféforth to the unbeleeving world, what great things the Lord bath done inand for his foule, though he receivenothingfrom the world but fcandal, perfe- cution and reproach, which was and is all the reward that
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