Part 100 (1/2)

214. CHRIST'S ACTION.

Christ never did so great a work but there His human nature did in part appear; Or ne'er so mean a piece but men might see Therein some beams of His Divinity: So that in all He did there did combine His human nature and His part divine.

215. PREDESTINATION.

Predestination is the cause alone Of many standing, but of fall to none.

216. ANOTHER.

Art thou not destin'd? then with haste go on To make thy fair predestination: If thou can'st change thy life, G.o.d then will please To change, or call back, His past sentences.

217. SIN.

Sin never slew a soul unless there went Along with it some tempting blandishment.

218. ANOTHER.

Sin is an act so free, that if we shall Say 'tis not free, 'tis then no sin at all.

219. ANOTHER.

Sin is the cause of death; and sin's alone The cause of G.o.d's predestination: And from G.o.d's prescience of man's sin doth flow Our destination to eternal woe.

220. PRESCIENCE.

G.o.d's prescience makes none sinful; but th' offence Of man's the chief cause of G.o.d's prescience.

221. CHRIST.

To all our wounds here, whatsoe'er they be, Christ is the one sufficient remedy.

222. CHRIST'S INCARNATION.

Christ took our nature on Him, not that He 'Bove all things loved it for the purity: No, but He dress'd Him with our human trim, Because our flesh stood most in need of Him.

223. HEAVEN.

Heaven is not given for our good works here; Yet it is given to the labourer.

224. G.o.d'S KEYS

G.o.d has four keys, which He reserves alone: The first of rain; the key of h.e.l.l next known; With the third key He opes and shuts the womb; And with the fourth key he unlocks the tomb.

225. SIN.