[ 1626] Non-proficiency in the wayes of God and Religion, condemned.
SIr Thomas Moor makes mention of a drowsie devoted Monk in his time, who in his quotidian devotions was wont to say the first day, Gloria Patri, the second, et Filio; the third, et Spiritui sancto, and in the end it was, Sicut in prin∣cipio, doubling over his Orisons, not much unlike to the ignorant Countryman, that yawning out his thoughts unto God,* 1.1 unbuttons his doublet with, Our Father which art in Heaven, and steps into his bed with, I believe in God the Father Al∣mighty, never labouring to understand what the one or the other meaneth: This is to be like the Sun in Ioshuah's time that stood still; or rather the Sun in Hezekiah's time that went backward; or Fabia in Quintilian, who for thir∣ty years together would not confesse that she was one year elder:* 1.2 But God cannot abide such halting in his service, any such delaying in Religion, any such loytering in Profession, any such limits in Christian profession, he cannot but distaste any Snail-like withdrawing, any piece-like recoyling, any hypocriticall feigning, any wearisome fainting, any dyall-like staying, any pool-like stand∣ing, any Ephraemite starting, any foolish-Virgin neglecting, or any drowsie-Apostle sleeping.