From glavering, they fall to scoffing; yong Saints, will prove but olde Divels; these hot-spurrs will soone runne themselves out of breath.  But wee say, such were never right bred; such as proove falling starres, never were ought but meteors; the other never lose light or motion:  spirituall motions may be violent and perpetuall.

When none of these will take, they fal to right downe rayling; these Puritans, these singular fellowes, &c. unfit for all honest company.  I hope the states Puritan, and the common Puritan bee two creatures.  For with that staffe the multitude beats all that are better then themselves, & lets fly at all that have any shew of goodnes.  But with that which most call Puritanisme, I desire to worship God.  For singularity, Christs calls for it, and presseth & urgeth it; What singular thing doe you, or what odde thing doe you?  Shall Gods peculiar people, doe nothing peculiar?  The world thinkes it strange, wee runne not with them into excesses, and doe not as most doe, that wee might escape derision:  Judge you which of these men shall please:  I beleeve none shall ever please Christ, till they appeare odde, strange and precise men, to the common sort; and yet neede not bee over just neither Let them that have tender eares stop them against the charmes of the world, and scornes of Michol, unlesse they were wiser:  Let him that hath a right eare, heare what Christ saith to the Churches, Be zealous.

The fourth part.

[Sidenote:  Incentives.]

Yea, but by what meanes shall a Christian attaine this fire, and maintaine it when he hath gotten it.

Say not in thine heart, What Prometheus shall ascend into heaven and fetch it thence; thou mayest fetch it thence by thine owne prayer:  as did Elias and the Apostles, men of infirmities as well as thy selfe; pray continually, and instantly:  the Lord that breathed first thy soule into thee, will also breath on thy soule:  I speake not of miraculous (which was but a type) but of ordinarie inspiration.  Prayer and zeale are as water and ice:  mutually producing each other; when it is once come downe upon thine altar; though no water can quench it, yet must it bee preserved fresh, by ordinarie fuell; especially the Priests lipps must keepe it alive.

Sermons are bellowes ordained for this purpose.  The word read is of divine use, but doth not with that motion stirre these coales.

Experience sheweth, the best oration will not so much moove as the meanest Orator.

After the sparkles once by these meanes kindled, cherish and feede them by reading the word:  Let it dwell richly in thine heart, excite thy dulnesse by spirituall Hymnes.  Love-songs enflame not lust, more, then the Song of Songs doth zeale:  Reade or sing the 119.  Psalme; and if thou beest not zealous, every verse will checke thee in thy throat:  Meditation is another helpe, approoved by Isaacks and Davids