Catholique divinity: or, The most solid and sententious expressions of the primitive doctors of the Church. With other ecclesiastical, and civil authors: dilated upon, and fitted to the explication of the most doctrinal texts of Scripture, in a choice way both for the matter, and the language; and very useful for the pulpit, and these times. / By Dr. Stuart, dean of St. Pauls, afterwards dean of Westminster, and clerk of the closet to the late K. Charles.

Ad patriam itur per ipsum mare, sed in ligno.

August.

VVHich way think you to go home to the Heavenly Je∣rusalem, you must pass through seas of difficulties, and therefore by ship, and in a ship, you are not safe, ex∣cept other Passengers in the same ship bee safe too. Therefore said Christ to James and John, Non est meum dare vobis, it is not mine to give, to ser you on my right, and on my left hand; Non vobis, quia singuli separati•• ab ••liis rogatis, not to you, because you consider but your selves, and petition for your selves, to the prejudice and exclusion of others. Therefore Christ bad the Samaritan woman call her husband too, when shee desired

the water of life, Ne sola gratiam acci∣peret, saith St. Chrysostome, that hee might so do good to her, as that o∣thers might have good by it too. The Spouse saith, Trahe me post te, draw mee after thee. When it is but a mee, in the singular, but one part considered there is a violence, a difficulty, a drawing, but presently after, when there is an uniting in a plural, there is an alacrity, a concurrence, a willing∣ness, Curremus post te, wee will run after thee; if wee would joyn in publick considerations, wee should run together.