Lumen de Lumine

But most men either revile or contemne that our Manifesto, or else waving the Spirit of God, they expect the proposals thereof from us, supposing we will straightway teach them how to make Gold by Art, or furnish them with ample Treasures, whereby they may live pompously in the face of the World, Swagger, and make Wars, turn Usurers, Gluttons and Drunkards, live unchastely, and defile their whole life with severall other sins, all which Things are contrary to the Blessed will of God. These Men should have learnt from those Ten Virgins (whereof Five that were foolish demanded Oile for their Lamps, from those Five that were wise) how that the Case is much otherwise. It is expedient, that every man should labour for this Treasure by the Assistance of God, and his own particular Search and Industry. But the perverse Intentions of these Fellows we understand out of their own writings, by the singular Grace and Revelation of God; wee doe stop our Ears, and wrap our selves as it were in Clouds, to avoid the Bellowings and Howlings of those men, who in vaine crie out for Gold. And hence indeed it comes to passe that they brand us with infinite Calumnies and Slanders, which notwithstanding we doe not resent, but God in his good time will judge them for it.