[Sidenote:  7 Object.]

Will you have us runne before our neighbours, or live without example or company?

[Sidenote:  Answer.]

Cowards and cravens, stand and look who goes first:  souldiers of courage will cast lots for the onset and fore-rank, for desperat services, and single combats.  Lades will not go without the way be led.

[Sidenote:  8 Object.]

So we may soone come to trouble, and danger enough.

[Sidenote:  Answer.]

What daunger can there bee, of an honest, peaceable, religious forwardnesse?

The slug or snaile, puts out the tender horne to feele for lets in the way, and puls them in where there is no cause; so doe the fearfull that shall be without:  but zeale either findes no dangers, or makes them none; it neither feares to doe well, or to reproove ill doers, let who so will be displeased.

Some indeed care not whome they offend, they are so harsh and fiery, they can beare with nothing.

[Sidenote:  9 Object.]

Will true Christianity allow us to beare with any sinne?

[Sidenote:  Answer.]

Can tinne, or hot iron choose but hisse againe, if cold water be cast on it? can a righteous soul choose but vexe it selfe at open evill?  Such Ostriches as can digest oathes, prophane and filthie speeches, shew what mettle they have for the Lord of hosts; who yet will be ready enough to offer the challenge, or stab, for the least disgrace to themselves, or their mistresse:  Phineas had rather, if it were lawfull, fight in Gods quarrels then his owne.

[Sidenote:  10 Object.]

All are not by nature of so hot dispositions, or so fiery-spirited, as others.

[Sidenote:  Answer.]

If there bee such a dull flegmaticke creature as hath no life nor spirite in any thing hee goes about, or whome nothing will moove; hee may plead complexion, and yet grace is above nature:  but the best way is; See every man compare his devotion in matters of God, with his spirits and mettle in other affayres, wherein his element or delight lies; if the one equall not the other, the fault is not in nature:  the oldest man hath memory enough for his gold, and the coldest constitution heate enough where it likes.

[Sidenote:  11 Object.]

Well, our harts may bee as good as the best though we cannot shew it.

[Sidenote:  Answer.]

Fire cannot be long smothered, it will either finde a vent, or goe out; zeale will either finde word, or deede, to expresse it selfe withall.

[Sidenote:  12 Object.]

All have not the gift of utterance.

[Sidenote:  Answer.]

Violent affections have made the dumbe to finde a tongue; If it be lowe water the mille may stand; but aboundance of heart will set the wheeles on going What earnest discourses will unlearned Mariners make of their voiages?  Huntsmen of their game, &c.