2. That those must needs go forward whom the devil drives.
3. That at last he brought his hogs to a fair market.
It was a favourite saying of Peters that in Christendom there were neither scholars enough, gentlemen enough, nor Jews enough; for, said he, if there were more scholars there would not be so many pluralists in the Church; if there were more gentry, so many born would not be reckoned among them; if there were more Jews, so many Christians would not practise usury.
One rainy day Oliver Cromwell offered Peters his greatcoat. "No, thank you," replied his chaplain; "I would not be in your coat for a thousand pounds."
Discoursing one day on the advantage Christians had in having the Gospel preached to them—"Verily," said he, "the Word hath a free passage amongst you, for it goes in at one ear and out at the other."
Preaching on the subject of duties, he said:—
"Observe the three fools in the Gospel, who, being bid to the wedding supper, every one had his excuse—
"1. He that had hired a farm and must go see it. Had he not been a fool, he would have seen it before hiring it.
"2. He that had bought a yoke of oxen and must go try them. He also was a fool, because he did not try them before he bought them.