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MY good Brother, I thanke you for your carefull and kinde Letter, yet let me tell you, that zeale with∣out discretion proues not the best part of Religion: Reports may be idle, and then belee••e may be erronious, when mistakings by misconstruings may bréed abuse of good vs••s: I know that Riches are Witches to them
that make their heauen of this world, but he that hath a leaden wit, will ••euer worshippe a golden Calfe: But since I know Abraham and Lazarus were alike in elec∣tion, giue mée leaue while I am in this world, by Christ rather th••n Auarise, rather to be a Husband∣man, then tobe a labourer for hire: if I haue wron∣ged any, it is vnwillingly, whom if I know, I will sa∣tisfie most willingly, and for the wound of conscience, I hope to be so farre from Hypocrisie, that I shall be free from that feare, and therefore though trauel hath taught you much experience in the world, and hauing sufficient maintenance to passe through the world, you make the lesse account of the world, yet when carefull thrist brée∣deth no couetous thraldome, be not iealous of my loue, with all the pleasures of the world to make comparison with the least of heauens comfort, I know the highest mountaine is but earth, and the lowest valley is no o∣ther, and therefore when I carry my foot-stoole on my head, let mée walke like a foole or monster. In briefe, I know the world and how to vse it, and kéepe account with my cares, how I may most contentedly leaue it, but for my loue to him that make it, let me liue no longer in it, then I loue and honor him aboue it, and so intrea∣ting you to blow off••ll breaths that may abuse my dispo∣sition, and to be perswaded so farre of my soules health, that my ioy is euer and only in Christ Iesus, to his pre∣seruation, leauing the happy issue of your hopes in the nature of the best loue, till I sée you, and alwaies I rest:
Your most louing Brother, T. W.