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with God , for the imputed Righteouſueſſe of Chriſt 


withour Apoſtacy from it, either total or final. rages yeh 


<5 improper Fu- 
ſifcation, for it 0-ely comprehends the particular as of ir, as remitting of fin, and impu» 
ting of Chriſts righteouſnefle, which are dayly and continually performed. 
b There is (ſay ſome) a double notion of Juſtification. 1. Univerſal, 8nd properly fo called. 
2, Partial, and unproperly ſo called : ,or there is a Juliiction of the perſon ' and ſtate; and 
2 Juſtificarion repeared, or rather a reiceraced remiſſion ; for I doubt whetber it may be called 
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O gloriots Priviledge | eſpecially in thele reſpects, __ =: 

7." By this a ſinner is righteous, a wonder that may aſtoniſh * 

Angels, *for a man accurſed and ſinful in himſelf, to beat that * 

very inſtant bleſſed andrighteousin another ! Our own Duties, - 

Works,and Reformation may make us at the belt but leſsſin ul, 

*Quoad reatum but this Righteouſneſs makes a ſinner *ſinleſs. :,._ 
po 2. By thisa inner is righteous before the Judgement-Seat of 

Rom.8.32.. God: Jr is God that juſtifies, who ſhall condemn? not Chriſt, he 

isour Advocate; not Sin , for Chriſt was madeſin for us, nt 

the Law, for Chriſt hath fulfilled the Law for us , not Satan, : 
for God is our Judge, and if he have acquitted: us, what an 

the Jaylor ng ? , TDD Bo 

A . 3. By this we have perfet Righteouſneſle : we are as pet. 
ng fectly rlofitoin, *#&C Fil the Revhreowe. Little children, It 
Juſtitis, 'Y re. no man deceive you , he that duthri ghreouſneſ] e ts righteous , even 
lativs , non as he 15 righteous. Indeed our own righteouſneſſe , though it he 
guoaiquantiia- the fruit of the Spirit of grace, is a blotted, ſtained righteoul. 
my, parte neſſe, very imperfec, and very little; but by this, the Faithgf 

nita_applicaio D4%1, Peter, Paul, was not more precious then ours is, becauk 

infniza jufti. we have the ſame righteouſneſſeas they had : what ſincere ſoul 

tie Si alitcr,a- but eſteems of perfect holineſſe more then of heavenit ſelf? 0 


2; 7 og conſider, we have it (inthis ſenſe I now ſpeak of ) in the Lord 

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poſomus altos Jeſus _ -;;. = 

ſalvare ut Chriſtus; at non: Fuſtitia (hriſti fs noſtra non quoad univerſalem valorem,ſed partic 

larem neceſſuatem, & in putatur nobis, non ut cauſss ſaluationis, ſed ut ſubjefi ſalvandig31uſfiti 

Chriſt = meritoria,noſftra autem cx mera gratia;Fuſiitia Chriſti eſt ſubjcFive inhefrodts 
k tantum communicativa quoad virtutem & efficaciam, x Joha 3.7. , 


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4. By this we have continual righteouſneſſe : Do we com- 
plain becauſe we feel new ſinne,or old fins confeſſed , lamented, | 
ſubdued,returning upon us again,and the ſprings in the bottom 
filling our fouls again, that we are weary of our ſelves? O hut 
Zech.13.z3. remember, this is not a Ciſtern, ut a fountain opened for wu ti; 
waſh in ;, 44 fin abounds , ſo grace in this gift of righteouſneſle 
abounds much more : The Lord hath changes of garments forw, 
by meanes whereof there ſhall never enter into'the Lords heart 
one hard thought towards us, of caſting us off, or of taking re- 
venge upon any new occaſion , orfall unto ſinne, ſo as for final 
deſtruction. 

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oft, 1f theLord ſhould make us as perfeRtly righteous as once 


»Adam was, Or as the Angels in heaven are, we might be in dan- 
ger of loſing this ; but now the Lord hath-put gur righteouineſs 
into a fafer band, which never ſhall be loſt : Chriſt hath obtain. 
ed an eternal Redemption for us, he hath made anend of fin, and 
brought in a» everlaſting Righteouſueſſe. | 

6. By this. we pleaſe God more , then if we had a perfe&t 
righteouſneſs in our ſelves : Do not ſay, Thi is a poor righteouſ- 
n:ſſe, which tx out of my [elf in another : Suppole it were in our 


Heb. 9.12. 
Dan.9.24, 


ſelves, ſuch a righteouſneſſe at beſt would be nothing but mars 


righteouſneſle, but this is called The righteonſneſs of God; Now 
5 is Angelical righteouſneſle, to the righteouſneſs of God? 
tis but a Glow-worr before the Sun; . the ſmell of E/ax's gar- 
ments {the Robes of this righteoulneſſe of the Son of God) are 
of ſweeter odour then ours can be,or ever ſhak be. 

7. By this we glorifie God exceedingly : e Abraham believed, 
and gave glory untoGed; lo whenwe believe, we gloritie God, 
weadvance his Mercy andFree grace,and triumph init. 

8. By this we have Peace in our conſciences: For Chriſts 
blood is ſprinkled on them,and that coolsthe burning torments 
of them : * None of our duties can pacifie Cofiſcience , but as 
they carry us hither to this righteouſneſs, onely if this Rainbow 
appear over our heads, it is a certaine ſign of faire weather, 
and that there ſhall be no more deluge of Wrath to over- 
whelm us. | | | 

9. By this,all miſeries are removed : When our ſinsare par- 
doned, there is ſomething like ſickneſſe, ſhame, and death, bur 


2 Cor-5.21, 


Rom.4.20, 


Rom. F. t,- 


they arenot ; The inhabitants of Zion ſhall not ſay, I am ſich: Ia 33; 24. 


the pecple that dwell therein ſhall be forgiven their iniquity ,, *tis no 
ficknes in a manner,nor forrow,nor affliction,if the venom, ſting, 
andcurſe be taken away by pardon of ſinne,this is the bleſſedneſs. 
of all believers. Bleſſed :s he whoſe iniquity us forgiven, and whoſe 
ſmne 1s covered: Bleſſed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not ini- 
quity. Here's a bleſſing pronounced, what ſhould we do but. be- 
leveit,and rejoyce in it?. 


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ſtate or condition which a Believer in his Puſtification is pat. 


into; and here T conſider it as Privitedge, which in. order of 
nature followes pardon of fin, as pardon of fin in ordets 


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a love of good will, y 
in our Election, but with a loveof complacency and delipht. '0 
conſider what a bleſſed Rate is this ! a; 


2. That God ſhould be pacified wholly and throughly, that 
there ſhould be no conſuming fury left for us to foe: Fu 
nt in me, ſaith God, ed rye and thornes (. ) obſtinats 
ſinners, that prickand cut him to the very heart by their impe- 
nitency, he will burn them together :; God out of Chriſt i 4 ca 


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fatherly frowns, chaſtiſements, reproofs, and rods, though hefſ*c 


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«off again for any ſins" bt 'tuſeries that we lil into ;- This 

is wonderful. _' Thoſe whojtimen love; if theit love be abuſed, or 

ifrheir friends be int afiiion, they many times forlake; bue the 

Lords love and favour is everlaſting ; 7 he motntans nay depart, Ia 54. 19. 
ind the hills "be Yemoved;” but "ey  Bindnefſe forall not dtpart 

thee , neither ſhall the Covenant of my peace be. removed, 

{aith the Lird, that hath mercy on thee : Nay , that which is 

ſomerhing more, the abounding of oar ſin , .is now the occafion Rom. 5, 20; 
of the aboundinþ ofhis grace; our very wants tid rhiſcries, are: 

the very objeRts and occaſions of his bowels and tender thercies : 

O whata Priviledge is this ! Did the Lord ever ſhew- mercy to 

the Angels that ſinned? Did not one fin caſt them out of favor 

utterly > and yet that ſo njany thouſand thouſands of ſins ſhould 

guſh out of my heart , and thy heart that readeſt ,. againſt the 

mercy, love 46d kindneffe of or pood GYE,' ant for all this-be 


not be incenſed ; that the Lord who poured out all his anger up- 


MW 0n bis own Son for ns; cannot'now pour out, nay hath not one 
4 drop left (though he would ) to pour out upon us For any one of 
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Thall be at peace with thee ; As when the Captaine of TY 
pacified,none of the Souldiers muſt hurt or ſtrike thas man; ; 
no Creature muſt hurt us, nay all the Creatures that { mus 
enemies , ſhall be forced to do us good : 0. death; where is, mon; 
thy ſting ? 7 0 Grave, where 1« thy wittory ? All'our vans o ll 
make us pray the more, our ſorrows humble, us the more,” 0 vr 
temptations make ' us exerciſe Our graces,our Spiritual deſerti . 
make us long for heaven,and to be with Chriſt ; nor onely Pg 
and cApollos, and the world, and life,but death it ſelf 55 OHrs , to 
: We may gow ſleep, avd none ſhall make us afraid, I 
ſha not be afraid of evil \crdings; our bearts are fixed, mg x 
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accounts us,juſt in our Zaſtifica 
on, friends 1n our Recenci/zation, Sons: in 'our Adoption : Ne 
this Adoption 1s either begun here in this life, or perfeRedintl 
world to come, whenwe ſhall receive all the priviledges of Sous 
not one excepted. For this latter Adoption, to wit, The Red - 
tion of our Bodies, we wait ; but of the ormer we ſpeak,th "* 
ner of which is thus: _ ey 
t. God Joves Jeſus Chriſt with Ac BLFR 1 love, 
onely Son,and our elder Brother. 
2. Hence whenwe are in Chriſt his Son, he loves us wit 
fame love as he doth his, Son. 
- 3- Hence the Lord accounts us Sons, havin predeſtinat wp 
unto the Ado ; xy of children by Jeſus Chrift to elf, accord wh 


. the good pleaſure of his will. O the excellency of this Privile led 


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we ſeal live ? ' O confider, are we the: Sons of God ? pro he © 
hat. feeds the Ravens , and cloaths the. _ wilt provide of 
;. or ſuppoſe we continue in the-want of "temporal 
why the Lordis therein plotting out eternal eds” I Ie, - 7: ſea Fr 
ng for the preſent ſermerh joyous, but grievons 
ward it yieldeth-the peaceable fret of righteooſmeſ? uit ew heh 
we exerciſed thereby. 
3. That theLord ſhould love us as his fons: Zomerithor'ne 
hink that the Lord loves us not, becauſe we do not feel tis love, 
rr know his love; but do not we love our ſons , becauſe whiles © 
hey are young, they know not their fathers, or becauſe their 
athersare ſomecimes out of fight., and have not them alwa 
their arms ? Zion ſuid,T he Lord bath forſaktn me,and the Lord Tia, 49.14;15. 
uth forgotten me : \Can a woman forget ber ſucking childe, that ſhe 
uld not have compaiſienon the;ſan of her: womb-? yea , they may 
wget, yet 1 will not forget thee. We may think, becauſe we have 
many ſinnes, of ſo many.afflitions, that therefore the Lord © 
dvesus not; but ju er ri hreoull ?' have our children'no ' 
me from us becauſe "we keep' them 'under nf 
are dyet 2 God Wipe. our ds Far that we are- but daft : | 
ath freely:choſen us to be his ſons, apdrherefore(no d&-?* 5 2 att 
gall our {ins and ſufferings )heloves us ftill:- Ifhe ſees rant 73/5: >*, BLOT 
bemoaning. his. ftubbornneſſe 3s well 35 /ichyzſſe, the Lord of OF 
es out,and cannot hold, 7s Ephvaims my dear ſon ?” Ihe pleas 16h! 1,20, 
ut childe 7 for ſince 1 ſpake againſt him, I aoea 
m f1ll;therefore my bowels.are troubled; for him, ;Pwil ore fr have 
7 «pon him, {gith the Lord.:: © 1\ 
4.That the Lord ſhould make ein and hire ith IF Raom.8. IÞ.8 
ns by Naryre are not alwayes heirs, but all Sons by Hdbprion © * yl 
e: Weare heirs x. Of the viſible world, T' Cor. 3.2L. 2: Of Fo ES 
ather world, 1Per.1,4. 3. OF allehe promiſes, hd. 6. 17. 
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them being preſented by the interceſſi. 

2n of Chriſt, and the carnal s covered by the righteouſ. 
neſſe of Chriſt; in whom-the Father is always well-pleaſ d. 


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N Ow the manner (Q-my foul how Chriſt heals our Dyries. 
Itis thus : SEP | 
1. He takes our perſons, «nd carries them-in to God the Fa= 
ther, in amoſt —— wayto us, he knows, that ifour 
perſons be not firit accepted, our Daties cannot be accepted ; 
Love me, and love my Duty; hate me, and hate my Duty. Itis' 
rue, that in the Covzrant of Works God firſt accepted of the 
work, and then of the perſon - but in the Covenant of Grace, 
God tirſt accepts of the perſon, and then of the work : Now 
therefore,that our works (our: Deties) may be accepted, Chriſt 
Jeſus our great High Prieſt, firft takes. our perſans, and carries 
theminto the Preſence of God the Father, - - This was plainly, 
ſhadowed out to us by that of: the High Prieſt, who weyr ;xro- 
the holy of holieft,”with the names of. all rhe tribes upore his breaſt. Exo.d 18, g. 
2. As Chriſt takes our petſons, and carries themin to God. 
the Father ; ſo when we perform Dty, he obſerves what evil 
orfailing there'is in that Darcy, and draws it, out, before he 
eſents ito God the Father: As a childe that would preſenc 
is facher with Poſie,! he goes-into the garden, and gathers 
flowers and weeds together, - but coming to. his mother, ſhe 
picks out the weeds, and bindes up he demon by themſelves | 
and ſoit is preſented to the Father., Thus we go to Daty, and 
negather weeds and flowers: together, bur f, 407 Fe ang 
pickFout the weeds, and fo preſents.nathing but flowers to, Go 
the Father ;,-'Who may abide the day of bis coming; (faid; the Pra- 
pher of Chriſt) a»d who ſhall tand when he, appearethi; for be 1s 14.1 2.3.4 
lite a refiners fire, aud like fullers ſoperand he ſhall firas a refiner / * © 
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crifices, and their efferings' Thus it was in the days of his flaſhy. 
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he mingles his own Prayers, Interceſſions, Incenſe,and reſents + 


| all as one work -mingled together uato God the Father : 
another Angel (Viz. the Angel of the Covenant) came and þ Fi 
at the Altar, having a golden Cenſer, and there was yiven'tihg 
wuch incenſe, that he ſhould offer it with the Prayers of all © 
pen the golden Altar, which was before the Throne : And the\ 
ſmoke of the incenſe which came with the Prayers of the Saint! 
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I. | Fo rs ben ſoul, what is thy caſe ? are not moſtef: 
thy Prices performed with many failings, infirmities;hank 
neſſe ofheatt, ſtraitneſſe of ſpirix, diftrafting thoughts? andi# 
there any healing for fuch'z:Daty as this ? +: (1 |» {5 3a 
O yes ! Forfirft,” inevery D#ty we performe, . there aretn 
things; thereis the ſacrifice, and theres the obedierice in of 
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perfe&ion. Secondly, God deals with ouriDarier; as within 
perſons , though he finde a great deal of ungodlineffe in then 
yet he imputes his righteouſnefle urito them, - and {0 he juſtifies 
eur Dries, which in our eyes are moſt ungodly. This indeediny: 
wonder , did weever hear or reade' of any ſeal, that when 
was fetuponthe wax, would change the wax wito its ownme* 
tat? or <@ weever hear orreade of any ftamp, that being 
upon braſſe, it would change the braſſe into-lver, - or: bin} 
fet upon ſitver, it would change thefilver into gold:? OW 
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(by'reafon ofour chiemyeionyeobeis ctien into if Ky 

elves. and thisis very dangerous." Certainly,'a mati mayge. 
only exclude-Chrift from his foule by grofſe ns, but byes) 
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thee not to Chriſt, thou mayeſt! /ze down in! ſorrow 2 Or as it is 
witha poor man, that is to get over « great water. for a.treafure 
onthe other ſide, though he cannot fetch the Boat, he calls for 
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in heaven, and thou on earth, he doth not come to thee,and thou 
canſt not get to him, now call for a Boat, though there isno 
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comeſt to hear, ſay, Have over, Lord, by this ſermon ;, when thou 
comeſt to pray, fay Have over, Lord, by this prayer to a Saviour: 
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xeto woo for the Lady, they fall in love with her Handmai 
that is only to lead them to her : So men fall in love with, and 
dote upon their own Deties, andreſt contented with the naked 
performance of them, which are only Handmaids, to lead the 
ſoul unto the Lord Jeſus Chriſt. Þ ap 
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| ; _-_ ue except God give me'an heart and ftrenoth, what _ 
cn 1402? thereis nopower 1a my hands, 1 am nuhi T 1:2 09 (elf . 
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tual Principle, a power to Uo good, Firft, decaut are living, 
and all lifeis a powerto at.  2.-Elſe there is no ſpecitical : 
m_— HO a man regenerate and ee 4 both 
were flill dead, and without firength. 3. Grace is a renaying: 
_m— of that image, of God und 9g, 6 e which we loſt in Adam; buy 
that was a power to do what Ged required, therefore fo far % 
that image is repaired, fo far there is power. 4. Elſe we ſhould 
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explains himſelf, As the branch cannot bring forth fraitefy 
; ſelf, except it abide in the Vine,no more can ye except ye abide in wi. 
Objett. It may be objeRed again, Ur 35 God that workgth both to-willihl 
Phil. 2-13- . 20 do of his-good pleaſyure: 6] HEY 
Sel. This denies notthat the Saints have in then ſeed, « ſprings 
prove of life, a power , but on the contrary, it affirms, That they! 
vea power, only thatthis power is of God ; Weſhould wekliin 
L out our ſalvation in humility, not boaſting in our own ſelves, htiW, 
:. Thereis2 aj{ js received of God; More fully, God is faid ro workthewil 
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expreſſed by the "Church, Draw ws, and wee will run after thee, Cant. 1.4, The Church wlipur 
liſt/efſe,ur prepared, and therefore ſhe deſires the grace of God to'draw her; and then the wouniWe. - 
run after bim. Draw a dead man, and for all that he cannot run, but the Church had thei 
of grace in her, only ſhe wanted this quickning, excicing grace, if Chriſt would bur grew 
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grace, arenoweil frame ofheart.. 2. By exciting-and Krength- 
ning this grace; and both theſe are ever afforded to-the_ Saints, 
only the latter 1s more or leſſe, according to his pleaſure :'Sa 
that io the” worſt times a Beleever hath power to do good, 
thong not alike at all times , and this power we muſt uſe, and 
put forth ON ne —_—_ porters ar 
his help. Aſhiphath i ents of motion ( not. 
jor war if rhe Mariner .woyld have helpby 
the winds, le muſt looſe his Cables, and hoiſe hisSails; fo 
we, or elſe we-may lieftill. SING 
Now that which-we are to do, is, 
Firſt, To ſtir upour ſelves, for God hath promiſed to! meer 
wand to reach- out his hand to help us, if webe not wanting 
to our ſelves: It is certain, ' a godly man cannot, by his own en- 
deavours alone, raiſe up hisſoul, nor recover his lofle, though he 
ſhould lay Mountainupon Mountain, and pile endeavours upon 
endeavours , yet asendeavours without God cannot, ſoGod 
without endeavours will not help us herein, and therefore labour 
i veto quicken our ſelves (i. ) work we upon our own hearts, 'by 
Wour underſtandings,” asthie: ſtriking / of -the Flint- and. Steel: 
Wtopether begetteth fire, ſo the meeting of theſe two faculties ha- 
# Wing ao internal life in them do quicken the ſoul. Thus we ſee- 
avid pleading with bimfelf, ſometime&chiding, Why arr chow Plal.42-$: 
* Wedf down O my ſont, and why art thou diſquieted within me ? ſome> 
Mines exciting himſelfroDary, Praiſe the Lord O my ſoul, and all Pſal, 103,7, 
Wb is within me praiſe his holy Name : ſometimes comforting P6146 
imſelfin God, Twrs to thy reft O my ſouls for God hath deals OP? ? 
antifully-with thee : Tt was an uſual thing for him to talk with. 
bmſelf, and he found ſo much good inthis way, that he puts all 
won it, Commune with your own hearts upon your beds, andbe Pal. 
pi, the underſtanding ' isto theheart, asthe ftomack to the * #4 
"Woody, all is fed by it; Set therefore upon our hearts with quick- * 
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* 0 p a means bp MT them rare ar2benumb'd, fo 
ae plying of the- He: —— ing thoughts, andenforcing ar-- 
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4 Ftirred,' #owzed; revived ?ithen ſet to rhy hands <\ idle beggar, 
muſt be whipped; he that will not-work_, ” maſt not eat. © Remeny. 
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that we areable, and asfar as our powerextends, God willdray 
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and Aly delight ſhall be in thy Commandments: They ſpall bed 117 1 
how long 2 even to perpetuity it ſelf, [will delight continually *+3: A 
in thy ta:utes. Thele are the ſtrings David beats upon, and they ) 
make heavenly Muſick : Mufick even chearing him inthe midh 

of his ſorrows; T T0#le and anguiſh are upen me, yet are thy Com- gz. 
mandments my delight ,, and, Onleſſe thy Law had been my dclight, 

1 ſriwld have periſhed in my affitftion. 

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The Worſhip of the Fewes was called, eA appearing before Go. 4 
ND.,vid breaths out his deſires in the ſame expreſſion, When ſhal 
Icome and appear before God ? The Queen of Sheb.zcounted it an 
high favour to ſtand before Sy/-0y ; What high favour then is Pal. 42* 
this,to ſtand before Jeſus Chriſt, and to hear wiſedome it ſelf 
ſpeak to our ſouls? 2.Becauſe in Dxries they have converſes, and * 
communion with God, who is the God of all conſolation, and 
with the Spirit of God, who is called the Comforter : Now as 
aman that walks amongſt perfumes, 'muſt needs ſmell ofthe 
perfumes; ſo they that converſe with the God of all joy, muſt 
needs be filled with all joy : and therefore Davidcalls God His 
exceeding joy. The Saints look upon Duties (the Word, Sa- Phal 43-4. _ 
craments, Prayers, &c.) as Bridges to give thema paſſage to + 
God,as Boats to carry them into the boſom of Chriſt,as * means * When thou 
tobring them.into more intimate communion with their hea- k1c1: down 
vealy Father, and therefore are they ſo much taken with them : ? —_ kad 
When they go to the Word, they go asone goes to hear news {er ic be bi 
.. Wl ofa friend; when they go to pray, they goto talk with a friend , to ger thy heart 
1 WW when they go to read, they go to reada lettex from a friend , nearer God ; 
=, MW ven they go to receive, they goto ſup with a friend : They —_—— AS 
4.» W ook upon Dares and Ordinances, as thoſe things whereby they ny =— _ 
{© baeto do with God and Chriſt, and therefore are Duties {0 books. let ir be 
WW Precious. Indeed, to them who have to do with nothing but with this hope 
Duty in Duty, but Prayer ip Prayer, but Hearing in Hearing, to *2 Pet lome 


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that have to do with God and Chriſt in D#ty, ' to them Dayiy 
arepaſling ſweet and precious. * This ſeems a .Riddle tounrs. 
generate men, they wonder what the Saints find in Dai, | 
where the ſweetneſſe, what the comfort is, what ſecret golden - 
Mines they find in theſe diggings, when themſelves - find ng. 
thing but burthenſome Stones and Clay : Oh | the Saintsmee 
with Chrift in Daties, and therefore they cannot but find great - 
treaſure : Davids ſoul was athirſt, not for a Kingdom, burfu 
Ged, fer the living God, Pſal.42.2. Itis the higheſt reward, the | 
very wages which the Saints look forin Dwtirs, to find God. 
hi Bleſſed is the man whom thou chooſeſt, and cauſiſtit. 
approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy. Courts : We} 
ſhall be (atisfied with the egy far” of thy houſe, - even of thy huh 
Temple. | * 
and Caveat in theſe dayes, when ſo many do cry down 

Duties ; What, my Brethren, Shall we look upon. thatgs: 
our burthen, which is our delight > our bondage, . which isour. 

Priviledge ? What is the happineſle of a glorified Saint, butthat 
he is alwayes under theline of love, ever in the contemplation 
of, and converſes with God , and ſhall that bethought ourbae.. 

then here, which is our glory hereafter ? Take heed of this; take 
heed you do not think it an hell, a pain,a vexation, to bein Gab : 
approaching, and Chrift-meeting duties, I know wearineſs may | 
be upon the fleſh, . there are weakneſſes and diſtempers there, - 
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God in duty, . uſually find their hearts ſweetly refreſhed, wif. 
Heaven were in them : For in thy preſence there s falneſſe of jy, 
and at thy right hand there are pleaſures for evermore. 
But if there be ſuch delight in Duties, what i the reaſon tha 
wicked men account it a weariſemneſſe, and burthes, and ſuuſf 
it > Behold what a-wearineſſe ts it | and ye have ſuuffed at ir, ſaith 
the Lord. | 
- A wicked man cannot delight in Gods ſervice, becauſeits 
above his capacity ; Whiles he isat D#ty, - he is like a fiſhou” 
of his Element, the Duty is heavenly and ſpiritual, but heis? 
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"it. But more particularly; a wicked man delights not in 
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vos Becauſe of his ignorance of the worth and excellency of 
Duties - he cannot poſſibly delight in what” he knows not ; 
So much as we kyow, ſo much we deſire and delightin , and no 

more. | RE 

2. Becauſe of his infidelity : Faith is the main of com- 
fort, and therefore no wonder (as it was faid of the Fews) if | 
the Word preached do not profit him, not being mixed with faith in Heb. 4.2. 
him that heard it. 

3. Becauſe ofthe abſence of the all-ſeeing and quickning 
Spirit : Jr # the Sirit that quickyeth, the fleſb profiteth nothing . John.6.6z. 
the words that 1 Fpeak,to you are Spirit and life : As the Body is 
dead without the Spirit, fo Duties without Chriſts quickning 
Spirit, are dead and lifeleſſe. " boy 

But if there be ſuch delight i» Duties ,what is the reaſon that the 2, 0bjef, 
Saints themſelves do miſſe of their comforts in Duties? 

Ianſwer, 1. Thereare none of Gods people but they do « £Lyfv. 
ſomerimes or other finde comfort, either in Dxries, © or after 
Duties, 2. Ifat anytime they miſſe of comfort, it is becauſe 
be do not meet with God, whom they came to converſe 
withall : As when a man goes to meet with a friend, and meets 
him not, he comes away ſadded in his Spirit ; fo when a childe 
of God comes to ſome D#ty, hoping to enjoy | ſweet commu- 
nion with Godinit, and then failes of his c—_ this 
muſt needs fill him full of ſadneſſe.It was an ex peech of \ Py 
Bernard, I never go from God without God. Happy _ Chriftian, Many, 3-57 og 
that when he goes to converſe with Godin ſome Duty, can mine, fine te. 
lay , I never go from God without God ;, I never yoto God, but 
Imeet with God, and, Inever go fromGod, but I carry God with 
me. . : 
But if no comfort, no delight without God in our Duties, What Objef: 
then is my caſe, that have no ſence, nofeeling of Gods preſence in | 
Duties ? When I bave done all can, me thinks Icannot finde God, 

Icannot meet with Chriſt. | 

I anſwer, Haſt thou indeed no ſence of Gods preſence, 'and | 
yet haſt thou a ſence of Gods want ? It is ntoobſerve 42/*- 
the different effe&ts of Gods preſence, orelſe thou mayeſt wrong 
God, as well asthy ſelf, to fay 3 was not with thee, when 

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and reſerved fruits of his preſence ;; as;: Sence of want, rm 
for want, deſire ofenjoyment, willingneſſeunto. further Darin, 
to tinde that which we want in ſome other : In the former;God- 
is with us, and we know he is with us ; inthe latter, God 'is with: 
us, and we know not ſo much: This was the caſe: of the ol 
Ciples going to Emma, T heir cycs were Hidden, that they coul 

not know ChriFt, yet afterwards when theydid know him; 
remembred, that they had ſufficient evidence of his nas 
even when they knew him not, Did not our hearts burn within, | 
while he talked with us by the way, and opzned to us the $ ina 
Now whence was that fire, but fromthe Spirit of Chriſt: corny 1 
ed in his Word. 6 

But what ts the reaſon that Gras people do ſometimes mi s of Gel | 
comfortable preſence in Duties ? 

Ianſwer, They mifſe of Gods.comfortable preſence, r. Be 
cauſe {1t may be) they bring no veſſe/s at all to hold zhe Gus } 
fe FM of Ged ; I mean, no hunger after Gods preſencein the- 
Ordinance: or, 2. Becauſe they bring eſs ſo little; - andfo* 
narrow-mouthed, that they will hold but very little waters 
mean, they bring folittle hunger after God, that Godwillggt 
vouchſafe to fatisfieit: or, - 3. Becauſe they. bring their o ; 
hearts,their carnal and worldly hearts to heavenly-and Spiritual | 
Dxtic 5; hearts unſuitable tothe Prices, hearts unſenſible ofthe 
Datics; Thus-a man findes ro ſveetneſſeinhis meat; the reaſ® - 
is not. Pecauſe his meat is. unſavory, | bur Becauſe his caſteis- 
diftempered ; the Ordinances are ſometimes ſweer, and would : 
alwayes be ſo, were the fouls pallate always in the fame remper;* | 
or, 4. Becauſe there is ſome eAchan nnſtoned, ſome ſinne unte-- 
pented of that eclipſeth the light of Gods countenance, ſome 
Spiritual obſtructions; rheſe, and ſuch like are the cauſes, why- 
the Saints ſometimes miſs of their comforts. —- But the fauleis 
neverin the D::7y, which is brim-full ofrare and raviſhing com 
fort, that as Berzara, relates the ſtory of bimſelf, - Somenmu. 
when he went to. his Prayers, he found himſelf dul,: "and hed 4 
but after he had ftregl alittle with his dv:Incfſe; ail:on aides. 
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cinnt m7. ſelf happy (ſaid be.) if theſe. viſiratiens wenld always 
l:f , but Oh, it continues bet awkile ! And Aufiine relates this 
ory of himfelf, that - Vpen a time, : whew be and Vis Mother 
Monica were di Toxr fing tegerher aboat the jeys of Heaven, and © 7 
the comferts of Gods Spirir, they were ſo filled with joy, that "2 
Avſtine uſeth theſe words, Lcrd, rhou knoweſt in that day, how ©udm munty F 
zilely we aid eſteem of the wirld, with all his delights. — The cviuic cym 
comforts of the world are not worchy t6he named that day 9mibus ſuis 
that we ſpeak of theſe comforts : O the pure, the undefiled Pe Wweg 
comforts and delights that are to be found in Dzties, wheff __— 
Cod is found.in them! Cana man who is.cold, come tothe fire 

ard not be warmed 2? Can he that is-in the dark, come into the 

W open Sun and not be enlightened? God is the ſpring of Com. 

; W fort, andtherefore ſurely our hearts will: be gomforted, *ifwe - 

WH mcec with Godin our Dx7:es. I might adde ſo:ne caveats, butT 

; Wl refer you to chap. 5; ſect. 20. "us 

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God will not accept it, 
Fir God is a Spirit, and they that worſhip him, muſt worſhip him John 4-24, 
in Spirit and in truth : To, Spirit (3.) not only inthe under-. , 
ſtanding and minde ( oy wh not a work of wit, or of memo. 
ry) but alſo in will and affeion: When all within us is opened, 
and explicate, and expoſed to the view of the Lord, when we 
call in all our thoughts and affeRtions, and recolle& them to- 
her,asthe lines in the Centre, or as the Sun-beams.in a burn- 
ing-glaſſe, That makes prayer to be * hot and fervent; whereas , bs 
rail itis butacold and ' diſſipated thing, that hath no 2 ow nk of 
ftrength or efficacy in.1t.. | Þy MAE S 
| | mighty” ruſhing 
wind : and whereſoever this ſpirit is, there is zexl, fervency, aQivity;z a formall cuſtomary, 
- gg performing of holy. cuties is extreamly oppoſite to a ſpiricual departmeanc in, 


Ifthis ſpiritualneſſe in MNuties be /o neceſſary, haw is.it that Dueſt.. 
the rw have ſo much of earth and yg Ke Far in their —_ 
Duties? 

Lanſwer, In every regenerate man there is bothti Fl: and  eAnſp.. 
Spirit ; It may be the-F/eſs lies uppermoſt, and the Spvric lies in. 
the bottom, ſo that a man, though a Saingz may hear carnally, 
receive carnally, pray carnally, thatis, when the fleſh hach 
gotten theupper hand, as in ſomefits it may, when the minde- 

filled with worldly ſorrow, worldly rejoycing, and worldly: 
defires; ſuch Dwties the Lord regards.not, be e man never{ſo, 
holy : But'if the regenerate . part be acted-. and ſtirredup by- 

ds Spirit, and the F/:/4,that alwayes hinders, be removed by: 
te ſame Spirir, thenare the Saints. able to do their Darzes to, 

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Chriſt. 
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of the diſtribution of Self, and of the manner how every” © 
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pt for the better underſtanding of this Duty of Self-denyal, 
we muſt firft diſtinguiſh of $e/f, and then apply it accor- 
dinsly. 
"s There is a threefold Sc/f, viz. a ſinful Self, a naturf 
S$*If,anda moral), vertnous, or renewed /e/f. 
The firſt Se/f, which is ſinful Se/f, or corrupt Self; 
$ is that which the Apoſtle calls the 0/4 man , Ephel. 4.22. 
_ ogg « the earthly eAdam, 1 Cor.15.47. the body of death, Rom. 7.24. 
 -- +> the carnall mind, Rom.$.7. in which ſence to deny a mans-ſelf, | 
Rom, 8.7. it isin the Apoſtles phrafe, :« deny #n7cdlineſſe, and worldly lufts, | 
Tit-2.1:. Tit.2.12. | 
The ſecond Self, which is natural S$e/f, is either conſiderable 
in regard of being, orof well-being: 1. In regard of being and 
ſubſtance, and ſo it imports our life, which is the continuance 
and preſervation of our being, together with the faculties and ; 
powers of nature, our underſtanding, will, affeRtions, ſenſes, 
fleſhly members. 2. In regard of well-being, or the outward 
comforts of life, and they are either, 1- External relations, as 
betwixt husband and wife, parent and child, brother and bro- 
ther, friend and friend : or 2Y. Special gifts and erdowments, 
as learning, wiſdome, power, or any other abilities of mind 
and body. or 3. Common ends, which naturally men pur: 
ſue and ſeek after, and they are all by the Apoſtle comprized 
under three heads, of profit, pleaſure and honour , The lufts 
I Joh,2.16, of the ejes, the Iuſts of the fleſh, and the pride of lifs,, 1 John 2.16, 
Of this kind are houſes, lands, poſſeſſions, fAlcſhly, worldly, 
natnral, unnatural, artificial delights, liberty, nr:1/2, favour, 
applauſe, anything from which a man doth draw any kindof 
content or fatisfaRtion in order to himſelf. | 
The third Se/f, which is moral $:/f, or vertuons Self, or te | 
newed Self, it isa mans Duties, holineſſe, obedience, rights | 
Colo', 3. 10. oulſneſle, the graces ofthe Spirit, the image of Chriſt, Cc4.3.10. | 
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Jan. $.22. Foras the firſt e4/dam hegets vs after -bigimage ; ſo Rom. 8.29. 
the ſecond e drm regenerates us after his image, fromthe 
onewe receive luſt for Juſt, and from the other grace for 
race, | | 
2, Now according to this threefold Self, there are three 
branches of Se/f-denyal , for ſome things arerto be denyed 
fimply and abſolutely, ſomethings congitionally, and upon 
ſuppoſition ; ſome things comparatively, and in certain re- 
ſpects. | 
s 1. Somethingsare to be denyed ſimply and abſolutely, and 
ſo a manis to deny ſ»fz/-ſelf,, Firſt geaerally, asit imports

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corruptions, which we in our particu- Rom. 8.43 
larsare more notably carried unto, which David calls rhe keep- 
ing of himſelf from his own iniquity, PAL 18.23. | 
2. Some things are to be denyed conditionally, and upon 
ſuppoſition of Gods ſpecial call, and. fo a man isto deny his 
ratural ſe]f, whenſoever it ſtands in oppoſition unto, or in 
competition with Chriſt, his glory, Kingdom, or command. 
Ardthis we are to do: 1. Habitually, in preparation of the 
ſoul, and that alwayes. 2. Actually, whenſoever eny thing 
dearunto us is inconſiſtent with the conſcience of our Duty to 
God: And thus Pax/ regarded neither liberty nor life in com- 
pariſon of the Goſpzl or grace, and of the name of the Lord 
Jeſus, A&ts 20.24. — 21.13, Thus Aichaiah regarded not his aag 20.14 
lafety or reputation in Ahabs court, 1 Kine, 22.14. Thus ---21.13 
Levi regarded not his father, or mother, or brethren, or chil- 1 Kings 22.14 
dreain the zeal of Gods honour, Dexr. 33.9, Thus Ezthiet 2% 3349 
regarded not his dear wife, the delight of his eves, when God 
took her away with a ſtroake, and forbade him co mourne for 
ber, Ezek.24.16,17,18. Thus XZatthew regarded rot his receipt 
ofcultome;L»k, 5.27. Nor James and Fob; their nets, their ſhips, *** gg 
gt * 17,1 
their Father, when they were called to follow Clrift , Afarth.y ye ©. 27 
421,22, | : M -:uh.4.27,2% 
3. Some things are to be denyed comparatively, andin ſame 
reipeRt , and fo a man is to deny his 7cnewed /elf, his very duties, 
ver7,.07, graces. T deny not but inthe nature and notion of 7):.- 
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unto righteouſnefſe, inorderto juſki fight of Got 
andin compariſon of Chriſt, we muſt eſteem all theſe thingsbuy-| 
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F Irft, we muſt deny Sinf»!-ſelf, and this we are th deny 
ply and abſolutely, whether it be the whole body | pr | 
ruption and concxpiſcerce ; or thoſe perſinal corruptions wingh | 
we inour particulars are more notably carryed unto. Concer. 


ning both theſeI ſhall give ſome err ead wo 


The Cantions in general are theſe —— 21] 

I. That the denyal of Si»f/-/e/f is ſtill imperfet in this lik, WM 
even in the moſt excellent ſervants of Chriſt, the beſt ofus WM ; 
feel in our ſelves a other Law and power offin rebelling againf Wl ' 
the Law of our mind ;, and leading ms into captivity to the lawof ju Wl * 

Rom. 7.2324 that zx in our members, Rom. 7. 23,24. Howſoever lo Pew | 
isas a deadly wound piven unto fin, whereby it is difabledty 
bear rule or commanding power in the heart of a regenerate } 
man, yet /e/f-denyal is not perfet, it doth not fo ſlay fin, as 
that we have no {in at allinus, or that we ceaſe to ſin, theres 
ſtill the ſap of fin in the heart of the moſt regenerate and hol 
man ; hence /e/f-denyal is not for a day only, bur it mult bez 
continual work, as we have denyed fin to day. ſo we mult dey 

it to morrow, for fin is of a quickning nature, it will revive, tt. 
be not deadly and continually wounded. | Ze 

2. As this Self-denyal is imperfe&, fo it is uhequal, every! 
man having 4 gg of grace get ts the meaſure of the gift 

Epheſ.q4.9, Chriſt, Ephe .4.7. The ſame meaſure of the Spirit 1s not tobe! 
expected in all; all have not the ſame meaſure of ſorrow: 
their ſins that others have, yet it may be true, and unfeigned,} 
and ſo accepted of God, the fruits of repentance are in ſome 36. 

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i4 ſame 60. in ſame an hundred-fold, Matth. 13.23. Thougheve. ye-. 
nyc have the Spirit, Roh. 8.9. And be a ſpiritual Mfb-233- 
perſon, 3 (o7.2.14,15. Yet ſome truly ſpiritual are ſo weak, Coc.2:34,:5 
thatin compariſon of others ttiey are nor ſpiritual; 1'Cor, 3.3.1 Cor. 
And therefore ought not any for this to be diſcouraged it they” 
find themſelves raid Fne wry " *g2f1 - HE ee 9. TOY 

. As this Self-denyal is unequal, ſo it is in fome reſpetts un. 

ke inthe ht, thts are diverſe meaſures of it,” fo there 
are diverſe manners of it: Hence ſome that have not fo ſtrong- 
ly denyedthe outward ations of fin, may have firiven more in 
the [elf-denyal | of their inward luftsand affettions * and. 
ſomerhat have not denyed themſelves for a timein refpe&t of 
more heinousſins, may yet exceed others1n. /e/f-dexyal whichr 
never fell into ſuch groſſe and heinous tranſgreſſions.”  Ttis- 
hard for any to determine whether it was greater grace in 7- 
ſephreliſting the temptation, and not committing adultery with- 
lisMiftreſſe, or it David after his fall to humble himſelf fo far, 
as being a glorious King to ſhame himſetfby pnblick confeffion 
of his adultery ; for as God magnifies his mercy by fin in for- 
oiving it, more then if no ſnhad been, Row.5.20. So the Roms 5.20, 
godly may ſomerimes manifeſt cher grace by open and effectual 
repentance, more then if thac fpecial-ſm had not been commit- 
ted by chem, Zak.7.44,45,46,47- | Luk.7: 

+ Howſerde this Self decal isin the beſt Saints imperfeR,. 1 Eee 
unequa}, unlike ,, yet we mnft-endeavourabſolutely and fimply 
to deny /uf+1-ſelf : we muſt ever be hacking and hewingat 
this cree till it falls, we muſt grieve atit,. ſtrive againſtir, and 
thus continue grieving and ſtriving all the days of our life.. ay 
not now, 7 have grace enough, but as-that great Apoſtle, ftilt- 
preſſe forward to have*more vertne from Chrift; If we have” 
prevailed againſt the outward aR, reſt not, but ger the rifing* 
of luſt mortitied, and that rowling'of it in our fancy ; get onr 
hearts deaded towards it alſo, and reſt not there,. bur get to- 
hateit,. and. the thonght of ic : The body of death muft'not 
only be cr«cified with Chrift,. but 4xried alſo, and ſo- ror, and 


molder away moreand more after its firff 4«athi-womnd; Rom: - 
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ratipnachere, thur ſocdetneai.our@bvey that he may Day-inichs | 
ſpirss, and-manifeſt;; wirhout:any kickpſts:ovanterruptions;hs; + 
ſweet and-powertful: -preſence; within us. -Surdly the :ſpirit-igy! | 
clean ſpirit, and:he loyesa. ciean-babitation-: iris ſn makesthe; 
ſpirit loath_ the ſaulotaman, Evil-ſpeeches, -and:evib ations. 
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doing the good required; when wehang off from that goodie. | 
which weare ſtrongly. moved by the inward pulfationsandpe.. | 
ſwations of the Spirit,of God.. 2. By ancing. agpajſt lishr;-i0. | 

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tiplied light;againſt the light of the Word, 'andlight of the ſpi-. 


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the manifeſt deedg if the fleſhy, as adwltery, fornication; Wiliiiwuy!;. 
pars > edict fn are ngt fit to.be.namedar onal. 
Chriſtians.” ' But farnpcetion, 'avd cal. wncleameſſe,. un com 
weſſe, let it not be once named among you, as becameth\$aints..; Thi 
laſt:is called 7d:Jatry, Colo: 3.75. - Now. the. name.;Jdolin/ 
Scripture.doth ſometimes fignifie an.image;;or ſeulpture, are. ; 
preſentation; ſometimes an heathen god under the ngtionota 
falſe God, and lametimes an heathen god-under the. noti6nof 
filthy, unclean, andabominable,':1: Per. 4; 3.' 1 Car: 10:78: 
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offiſthineſfleand uncleanneſſe:, Rewe/. 2. 14. or at leaft-their: 
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the wordin the Original is: #ato7Ziz, which is nat. ccverauſurſſe 
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bear dominion, where they have not the full and peaceable po e[ſiow. 
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matucity-inaGjon> Aa ſtream riſethyby. lictle and dircle;r:0g8 - 
ſhower encreaſing it ſomewhat, and another waking it bigger 1 
Kill, ſo ſinriſeth by degrees, 7ames 2,14,15- And therefore ; 
take heed to the begitming of our affections, look we tothe * 
beginning of this inordinate luſt , if we perceive: but a glimpſe 
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plead checauſewith 1 it, conſider the hindrances and inconvent- | 
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Chap, 5. Sece5: . Solfowlepy al. 
© x; Proportion the remedyta'the difeafſe:-Avthe [aſtis;gtear> 
er, * uſewe _ abftintace, : make: fironger:vowes. againlt 
it; ' if the tyde beat ftrongly, keep. thebanke good, repaire-it 
by feet renewalls of our graces in us; ,make wenew Covenants 
Conſt ir, what though we arc-weak, andfrail; and. ſubjet-to 
break. our "promiſes in«his. kinde/ ?; Ver! reniember chas) they 
are Gods Ordinances, and he wall pur; T0: dig: bng Ri 
enables. 

5, Turn weour deliphts to God. ny Chriſt, and nts 
things? There 1s.no true Self-dixmyal: chat

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and more acquainted with Chriſt. It is Cheiltis thar great 
Ordinance: appointed by God to get our luſts mortitied; vn Wei 
many. fauls have gone: puddringon-(asf-may fo ſpeak) (nt Wi 
uſe of other means? andthough.inthem-Chrit: hath commu! 

cated:ſ6mie-vertue to-them, yet becyuſe they didinoverade wil WM 
him, they.had lictle in compariſon-: The more” diftin&tly@m, 


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fily he wijl:! deny himſelf, and ger/his lufts purged: Suchen W- - 
astrades immediately with Chriſt, will do more ixa/dayythal Wo 
awothevin ayear. . /Now:thisis as God/opens dur'! Paichito ler Wb: 


'' him, andknowhim; andto-be '-acquaiticed! with him; ew W-to 


it was Pal: deſire; - that] may know him ' and the prover of hw Wh 
furreltion c- That may know him as aPropherinftruginges W'il 
Jr | 8 


254 em "# Fi reign 


UNB'Tf exitipid me,” I | 
that 11 e©.of1 visrelt | ogy ek 
off, | heal ; F my fit; ns pci mine ' 4p 


Chrif ie 4s is crecified into me, Eq Py wnry the world Thess a. 6 6. «14 


muth for che- a of ich felf- P97; F 
—— & & x AC Ti # {$5 + a3 T— m7 "- why TITTY . 


SECT. '6. 
of the denyal of onr external hay ene fr of Cantians. 


Econdly , Wemulſt deny” inatural fel ; and chagwoimifiideny: 
g onely conditionally,” and upon ppoſition of -Godscalk: N. 
whether it de in regar of: our being, or well-being. 1 hallbe= 42 © M 
ginwith the latter, and that containseith&- exreryaBiirelationr,, 4] 
ſfeciall gifts, or common ends. 
'1, Wearecqunditionally

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puts in a plea againſt ſuchunga-«.: 
turalneſſe, Honor thy father and muther3t the firſt: Commanament,.. 
mth Premiſe. | And the Ravens of the valleys ſhall pickomt rhe Phe: 6. + 6. 
eres thar mock. and deſpiſe "their" father” and morher,” Gods: one 30, ” 
Commandments do not enterfefe; the Goſpel in- this caſe +: 7 
giyes no ſuperſedeas to the law : and therefdrein the ban aa "73. 50 


rations1 ſhall lay down 3 CHORdg 20. 0 are TE OO 


wy 


DireQtions: >} 41.7 24:0 doo lng HE 
The Caritions are theſe, _— «©»: da. ITY SERVE 
7, Thatrelations arethe bleflings: -of God; M9 py | 
ries, and beſtowed'on the Saintsin4 Sales Foy ! Bleſſodia : 
u every one that feareth the Lord, that analbiebin bitndyerct Plat. 128! x,, 
How may that appear;?” rhy wife JrnlEb6us-4 froaef):10 alylbya 35S 
the fide of thine houſe,” thy chile lhe "Olbv-b (anti rounds © 
about thy table , _ Behold. SK ſhall the man be bleſſ, ed ithhs felwe'4 
ththe Lord.” Now-thus we rhuſt{ not Jefly;; but love: dailche. 
nſh, and deerly-eſteemof* ourralitivns+- thry4es chogikoblc 


elf, IE. 0 AO torr redo mean Rong hs DAS. Ao Cw oro ot on hetr ooo TO 


© 4 abt =. + - 
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Match. 10-37. 


Dy =, , 34 "4 = bd #0 \S »F 4 > A. 0 27 2% py . v 
; P 4 , * *: 
Self-denyal. : Gi = 
Tak, 
rc 4 G 3: 4 


| Geds bounty, ofhi gracious Covenant, rroceedi 
free, barre eli dc are the tokens 0 


cial good will and fayour in ns Foy hriſt : They are: ho 
rokens which Chriſt ſends ro-our ſoules, that ſo he be 4 
our loves to him againe , and hence it is tawful and commend. 
able to rejoyce in them in their way, and eſpecially to liftip F, 
our ſoules in thankſgiving to God r them, for every crearur - 
of Ged

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gifts, lent of God, "and 'ther 


| "R—_ Vi a © TE " > BP w_ 


due (asorcafion is )we' muft giveup all to Got again, * © 
3. In all things, yea above all things be we filled with the | . 
Spirit. This will take offour thoughts from'6ther thingsthat WM , 
are inferiour : If our ſoules be once filled with the thingsof: 
better life, then wife, children, parents, friends will-nevwr WM . 
draw away our hearts.O that our ſouls would but mount upand : j 
take a view of thoſe rare things that are provided for us inang-. 

ther life ! What ! to have God our Father, Angels our | 
to be the friends, brethren, companions of Ang ! | F 
theſe things daily,and then we ſhall deny oxr relations here:Thele Wl ; 
6n earth may be comforts, ' bur whats earth to heaven?! by * F 
; are theſe joyes to joyes eternal ? Y 
4. Let us muſe 6n the many relations betwixt Chriſt al y 
he is our cfreatour, we the work of his Iands';, heis ove th WM « 
tied, wethe ffock of his paſture; he is our Father, the & * 
Father of the Famiily,who provides alſthitigdtiet + © 
that be under his governmetir, and we are his ch w 
our Eridegroom, we his Spouſe : Now if Chrift' bein 01 adof of h 
all celations, how ſhould we bur leave all: for Chriſt ns FA 
woman leaves her tathers honſe, and her own people; to coll Mar 
bite with her husbard, foſhould we ledtieOhy comnftrey's "i 
braham :; 5  leav 'E nn mfr s mith Levi, Raveeur poſſe on 3 of 
the Diſciples ready Hh. leat ir life with Paul tor Has Il x; 


> 
Y 


Rimony. hononr, and {ervice'of Chit het rapa| 
tedto Chriſt, hath enough in Chriſt to pleaſe and delight 18;; 
Thovgh all friends , according to.the fleſh,become ftrangervear] 


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7 

people of God, then to enjoy the pry afer. em Thus 
Me apoſiles of Chriſt refuſed Fr FR 
Behold we have forſakenall., oe 

Chriſt anſwered, every, ope es hath } x{akei mtr, o 
thren, or ſiſters, or father, or mother, or wife, ar chilgren, or 
lands for my names ſake, ſhall receive ax haxdred-fold ( which 
Chriſt gives them in beſtowing himſelf.on chem) . and hal pnhe- 


nit everlaſting life. It was as faying, tf the Lard. .C wrif 
: Auld call me to hiwn, thimgh my fatter js AL 2d 4 19m 
"2 1 mother ſronld bang about my neck, fi 4 y Go 
t peg ſeake off wy mother, and ran to my Chrift on 
WW !y id; if you would know a greater matter ' per 
| 


| = practiſed, I ſhall give you one notable inſtance, enopgh, 


MW inflane all our bearrs Fokrards Eheilk of his Lough ignbege yery 
"WH oublifiing ofit, - -/ | 146i 2307 284t3 
WM Ibavercada notable hiſtory of mein atacrielge the 
WH cobleMarqueſs of Yice 3; This Vacowas gue: of the Paradileraf 
£ Naples, and N apes: was the Paradiſe af Itgg), ' and Hay is 
i the Paradiſe of Zurepe,and: Ear _— —_—_ gfall:che Haerhs 
Yet this Marqueſs heigg Wong dy edi Sermon of- coped 
Martyrs, God Nadie

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not to thine own underſtanding, —— —. be "48 4foly 
thine own eyes. | Ttisa fad thing to fee" in theſe tines homall | 
our Yebates, differences, Echtroveriies, 'eyenin pit 
ters d&/hnoft favour nothing alle buriofche' af | 
narerell virfdome! fubthity, el mance: howiddthr' Pridevlexe 
en46 oufirip dne'atiother; / Seoby ani th arts, 4 
ning orby , Reading, Philoſophy, Hiſtory, aad-oukevlag 

or ſhing an ſmiting one another with the. toug 
ofiks otenecs rather by the infamy of others, then bythe 
armour of righteonſneſſe on the right hand and on the 4 ? th; 
theſe unchrift;an and elder alte wayes the more ablemet. 
Aethe:more deftruive they make themſelves to the comfort 
of their brethren, and the neerer their debates relate —_— 


230 I 


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2 xr WAG" 2 2 obs as 3. 
fn OY ot II nos 8 he es 


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re ern ie - | _# "a in + —— 
Chap:5;5e8'8, Selfoaleniid. * 


bajo, the farther off they fe; theniſeſves; vandothers from the 

yt of Jeſt Og onby ary 4s ha6&ro pain ores 

dire with met, ' t6foſe tio" protittd” th: che' debare; andy be 

ch6nphit teadets inthe cauſe, together mint thoſe Jofse 
nord be foyted inary thing, doth everifttipthem of all Che p, ,, . 

ith: finpliciey. Wrtb rhe.” 14/5 wifdeme; ( faith Solomon) © 

whereas from pride cometh ſhame; That wildome: caanot be 

ade, which brings us neartt' to oof wei wit; and furcher off 

from the ſimplicity and Ihumility ' Which i in Cheiſt Jeſus. 

f fappoſe this is one canſe why fo -tuch contenpe is now eaſt 

vpon the. narne of fearning, - though it thay be | ity by 

oy Tonka np gs 

ceaſe to ftain rhe pride of all rheir gloYy,; -and their' grearni(ſe; by a 

rrp orga of their ſhatte; £4 they that ate ris 

themſelves wilkng to be reformed herein. Writ 1p 
2. In reſpe& of any afe

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compariſon of the knowledge of 


perimental knowledge of Jeſus Chriſt. FOI hay (kit 

). ws know no man after the fleſh, yea though wekavely 
Chriſt after the fleſs, yer henceforth hnow we hins no mare.” 
know him not after an earthly carnal manner, but aftera« 
andſpiritual ——_ agreeable to the ſtate of -glory- 
Chriſt is exal 


8. Confiderthat gifis and abilitiesare the ftay,and ſtaſ $ : F 


ſtrength only. of Hypecrites , they only lean on theſe, 


ly ſecurethemſelvesin theſe : Are they.not. Hypcerites thatdan ? 

Matth.7.22 to plead thus with God himſelf? any: wil ſay. to. me inthe. 
day, Lord, Lord, have we not propheſied in thy name, " int 

- name caſt out devils, and done many great wonders ? they tailed - 


upon, have me. not prepheſied? have we not prayed ? have h 


dane wonders > q ho hath opened the ſecrets-of Hei * 
tous, and 41 you | think he will ſhut the gates of heaven upog 


ys? We have preached, we have been inſtruments of 
others, and ſhall not webe ſaved our ſelves? We 


out devils,and ſhall we be caſt to the devil > We have not.m 
edin anordinary tra of profeſlion, but we have - t rade led ” 


wonders and- done miracles, we have amazed; the worldmill 
reports of the great things we have done, is.all this nc has! 


Thusthey plead with Chrift, asifhe Whre' bound to.ſa peches 


ho ws 


ning, - wiſdome, ;gifts, abilities, in compariſon ofCh > | 


le,ero ibiFeſum : _ 
ler ibieſum of with me, wnleſſe }eſws ſound rhere of Choſen Rs une

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in regard of uſe, which yetay 


devo ARTS: 
"IF NES. . 
tao ec 2 
PR Tt, 2 


GH rS @e——_ at ado racae-CC}}crqcn»c-: 


inusa Seif-dewyall of theſe profits ;: What? ſhall I lofe' etexnity 
for things momentaniz > ſtall I while away that' time that 1 have 
roinyprove for etermity, to ſeek; after you, aualto'raky content! aud 

ſure-in you > "This is no.. ordinary , motive or\ argument. 
Indeed the knowledge of - this in ſome-generall notion. may be. 
ordinary, but to- knowit rfully\ indeed; and'effetually 


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obſerve that when God works any ſaving work upon the ſoule, . 


alt things here are fading: and what is 4 year or two to enjoy all the 
comtentments inthis world, if thew I muSt be gone, and bales 1/4 
nal ? Have not 1 an immortal ſoul? and when ſhall: be the time 
' thar 1 ſhall providefor eternity? To help on ſuch: a ſoule (now 
Iam upon this ſubject) confider whoſoever thoy art, theſe two 
or three queſtions, © 1. What is thy heart upon? T urge this- 
queſtion as in the riame of Chriſt, and anſiwer:thou tharread- 
ot; what is thy heart upon? If thouJookelk upon things crernal as 
ligh notional things,and fitter for ſome thoughts hereafter; then - 
2

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may be thou wilt ſay- 
onthy death-bed, /xch a book, and ſuch a thing Tread, - that all 
mrldly profits were but momentany, and that 1 had not enely alittle 


Rever - 


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a—_— os 2] 2: p4 We $8 £ > 3 ; ed ; ore 
provoeternal inregard: of puniſhment.” +O what ai  dreadfulk | 
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noiſes thav in hell't "We have loft 1, fat ſetting. onr brarts: 
? "WE" : L- FP G : 
apin things that were but momentamie.. A motive to work 


indeed, it 15a parable, ariddleto the world, Pſal:49.4: . Some pal. 49. 46: 
be begins in this way, to ſettle upon the ſoul thistruth, that - - 


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Rever'to-fvims over, hut an infitiite.-Qceen to lavchiinto;c;; = 
world nor bewarned, \ and: ix ry fraſan 3; gone, "dn 1 a7 langh... 
ing intweternity,” the Lord kyawes what ſhall become of me. "Ard 
it chou -periſh indeed, .then . 3. What will be thy thoughts 
hell > (I ſpeak only to ſuch as' go 0n reſolvedly in'their (in,”. ge 
will take no reſolutions of better courſes, ) it was the ſad expyel. | 
fion of one Lyſimachus, who loft his Kingdom for one:dranphe \ 
of water, O for what "a ſhort pleaſure have I liſt ai\Kinodm?0) : 
conſider what a ſoul-{inking  chought will this be to think he: | 
after, 0 God for how ſhort a pleaſure have I lift a Kingdom **the | 
K ingdom of Heaven ? And again, for what a ſhort pleaſure ite . 
1 made my ſelf a bona-flave to hell and devils for ever? Tt is reports 
cd of Pope Sixrus, the 5th. that to.enjoy the glory and 42 
ſure of the! Popedome for ſeven years, ' ſold-his ſoul to the 
Devil, what infinite folly poſſcſſeth the hearts of the children 
of men, who were made for eternity, - to venture eternall mil. / 
ode, fora few years; yea a few- hearts-contentments tothe 
fleſh. * : | ts kw 4 
5- Compare'Chriſt, and the things of Chriſt,- with riches, : 
or werldly profits in the particulars 'forementioned; and thenee'? 
draw out conthiſions: as 1. Werldly profit; are vanities, but | 
Chriſt and the things ofChriſt are- rea/iries, they are true, tall: ! 
ſubſtantial; ſolid things. 2. Werldly profirs are inſtchilities, we | 
Jon 6.27 certsiatics, but Chrift and the things of Chriſt are fable rhinge; | 
H bo. z3 fhey are things that periſh mt ;, an enduring ſubſtance ; etemal_ 
C 2 things: £0 the Apoſtle, rhe things which are ſeen are temporal, : 
*ror e719 2. riches, honours, houſes, bz the things which cr2 wt fun, 
as Chriſt, grace, holineſſe, Gods favour, Heaven , are ereymul. | 
3. Worlly prefits are thcrnes, vexaticn of ſpirit, but Chriſt and | 
the things of Chrift are full of ;oy eos , hot likethe joys 
ofearth, that blaze for atime, thatare like rhe'traeklin Ui 
thornes under a pit, but yeeld no durable, ſolid heat; no;m0, 
they are inward, ſound, ſubſtantial, laſting joyes, and when 
we come to heaven, they ſhall beunmixt joyes, pure coniforts Y 
without any mixture of diſcomforr, or grief of any kind! 
4. Worldly profits are but momentanie, and of a fading, perifhing : 
nature; but Chriſt and the things of Chriſt are all durable, and 
laſting, yea everlaſting. Chriſt is the ſ:n5e yeſterday, and today} 
and for ever, And heaven (wherein Chriſt is) 5s aw /nheritge : 
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Chap.5-SeAR.11; Self- denyal. 31 
| incorruptible, undefuled, that fadeth wit away. Spiritual joy-is an Ila. ; 5.10 
everlaſting5ip,} and -falvatioh' isam everlaſting ſalvation.” ' Oh Hays 17 
muſe on theſe differences betwixt Chrift iand prefirs 1 What wile 
man would make it his: buſjneſſe to fill his - coffers with pibbles, 
when he may have pearles, gold,- or ſilver? What « a man Matth 16, 26 
: pr. fited, if be jh:lV gein' the whole world, and" leſs lis own 
oxl? PRA Ke FI | 
y # 6. Go on.in,the wayes, : of godlineſſe, though all our profirs 
be hazarded ; keep on our way, and paſſe nor for them, truſt 
God with them; If we do ſtill:enjoy them, ſo itis; if not, yer 
"MW maintain aconſtant ſtrong reſolution of keeping on in the ways 
of Cols fear: Thus did Dazict,  notwithitanding the PrincesD1na.6.:9 
an] Nobles watched him inche martcerof theLord:his God, yer 
he abated. not one whit, - he:Went on'in his: courſe forall the ha- 
zard he wasin ; the conſtant ways of godlineſſe in communion 
with his God was more ſweet and precious to him then all his | 
Court-preferments. . Thus did Nehemiah, notwithſtanding theN.hem 7 x _ 
oppoſition he had, notwithſtanding the confſpirings/;.. com- | 
plaints, ' and many letters ſent to informe againſt han; yer he 
went oninthe wgrk of the Lord: Thus Duvid 'profeſlerh, 
Thuigh Princes jpake againſt kim, Jet he did (and he would) 72 Pal. 
ditate on Goas Law. : Fil: | 
7

~368 words

the iſſue. may ſeem dangerous, and when none elſe will, 
Thus He5#cr did with thar brave refolucion of hers, If 7 periſh, I x ye. 46 
periſh, Thus Nehemiah gid; who though he was ſomething afraid Nenem, 2.435 
athrit ro ſpeak to that hearhenith King in the behalf of his Reli- ; 
gon and his People, yet having lift up his hearc t9 God, he 
pake freely unto him. Oh lzt not a publike good cauſe be daſh- 
edand blaſted, and none.' have an hearcto appear forit,” for 
fear of the loſle of worldly protits : Chrittans ſhould have thar : 
wobility of mind which che Prophets had, -and the-Apoitles had, » 
and wh ch they that ſerve riches ceannothave Wha ? do pub- 
F like cauſes for God and his people, call you out to ventureyour 
eſtates? Surely it is bzneach tru2 noblenzile of ſpirit to provide 
oely for your eale;and [3fetie. We ſhoald ftudy duty, more 
then ſafetie. Ora Si 0 £1 157 
8. Conſider that our hearts are-not perfz&t with the Lord titl 
we come to a diſpoſition to let goevery thins for the Lord. 
Look 


TW RR. CES. LH i 
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119.23, 


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Boer Pl nd 3m on Hts. Boe Frag A ent 


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Look under the whole heaven, if there be any thing we woulg 
not forſake, or any thing we would not ſuffer for tbe Lord, ow 
hearts are not perfect with God. Wheſorver he be that forſaks, 
ot all (in vote ora) for Chriſt, he cannot be a Difſciph | 


Mitch. 3 9.17 


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of Chrift ,, ifthou art born to a thouſand pound lands 


yetif God, anda conſcience to witneſle the ruth,” on 
forir, thou muſt forſake all. As Chriſt ſaid to the young man, - 


if tho wilt be perfett, go, ſell all that thou haſt, and giveity 
the poor, and thou ſialt have treaſure in heaven , Were 


+ Chriſt now on earth he might ſay as much to any man; and ye | 
were bound upon pain of damnation to obey hum. O pet owe / 
hearts into this habituall frame ;, theſe thoughts (if well medi- / 


tated on) would much abaſe us, and keep us from co i 


any man for his mean conditioniathe world, for we know nat - 
how ſoon a good conſcience may —_— into the like condith | 
dying affections to the | 


on. Certainly to have theſe looſe an 
enjoyments of the world, are greater mercies then the enjoy- 
ments themſelves | 


9. Letall g0 indeed, rather then be-brought to the com- | 
mitting of any ſinne : itis better to endure all the frowns and 
anger of the greateſt ofthe Earth, thento havean an- | 


gry conſcience within our breſt, ic is better to want allthe 
profits and pleaſures that Earth can afford, then to loſethe 
delights that a conſcience will bring in : O let the bird 


inthe breaſt alwayes be

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in the enjoyment of all. 1 cor 
feſſe itisno little matter for them who have much of the 


world to deny on ro inthoſe things that give content 

ering the corruption thart is in the hearts: * 
ofthe children of men, itis an hard. thing, and ſeldome * 
hath ſucceſſe to give rules © tor the ordering of life to menwho - 
are in great proſperity in this world; For a mas tobe ſetw 
high, and yet to have the heart kept down, it is hard and unuſual, | 
fayes Bernard; but the more unvuall, the more'glorious ; the | 
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of the denyal of our Worldly pleaſures; and firſt of 


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He next common end which naturally men purſue and ſeek. 
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cution of this (as in the former) 1 ſhall give ſome 
| 2 DireRions. 
The Cautions are theſe. . ; 
1. That pleaſures, delights; recreations are in ſome ſenſe 
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the fruits, and wages of finne,  Thas Solomon found them, ;and_.. 
therefore d them, 7 [aidiv my heart, gotonow, [will gc, . 
Wh ove thee with mirth, therefave enjoy pleaſitre , and behold this F 
dſeis vanitie,, I ſaid of laughter, it 1s mad, and of mirth,what - 
4th51> The ſumme of that _ is this, when So/omen Aero 
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fook God, then he ran to pleaſures and. vanities, and foughy- : 
every thing that ſhould pleaſe his: Carnall eye, and ticklehy 
vaine fancy ; but he no ſooner returnes to himſ-If, (as the Prg.” } 
digall &d; but he fayes of p/-2ſ+-r7, this 1s vanity, and of mirth 
this ismadneſle, and of laughter, mtr i rh25 rhoz ded? : 


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Of the marr of dexrying our worldly pleaflires. 


He dir:Qtions of S*//-dc7y2/ in relpect of our wotldlyple. | 
ſuresare tiele, KS, Tas 
Amos 6, 5.6, , 1. Lookonp! a/zrcs as vanity, and nothing, | Thus e fm 

charging the*Courtiers of riotouſnefle, he tels them , rhey he 
1:for beds of . Tvary, and ftrerch therſclvcs wpon their corches, 
and eat the L.mbs out if the ficck, aud the celwes: oxt.af the midiffup 

- theftall, thy chant to ihe. ſurnd of the: vial, and iuvent torhayss 

: ſelves infer outs of w7riſ ch like David, th:y drink wine in bewley 

aud anoynt themſelves with the chizf eyarments, they are mt grievel* 

for the affliifii-n of Joroh: Thistheir life might ſeem to ſomey- 
moſt brave and deſirable thing, but mark what the Holy Ghoſt | 
Verſl. x 3+ ſayes of it, y* which rej yeeina thing of narght. 9. 4. allthele 
pleaſures pur” together, were ina true judgment bat .a'rhingef” | 
narght, res nihil, they had nothing, no.reality-inthem://” 
2. Look on pleaſures -notonly

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then 
what is our work we haveto do, andlet us apply our ſefyes 
toit. 
:4. Meditate on that laſt and ftrit account that mult be piven 
for themall. © Rejeyce O young man in thy youth, walkin the wayes 
of thy heart, andin the fight of thine eyes. q.4. live after thy luſts, 
and do what thou wilt, it isan ironicall conceſſion : but re- 
member withall,that for all theſe things God will briag thee to judge- Eccleſ.1%, xg 
ment. For all rheſe things. } There is not one merry meeting, 
got one houre ſpent in pleaſure, not one pleaſurable ad, * or 
thought, but an account muſt be given for it. There arethree 
heads upon which the eriquiry at the day of judgment will 
be concerning or pleaſyres. 1. What kind of pleaſures they 
were, whether wicked in their owne natures or not? 2. What 
wo was ſpent in them? 3. How far the heart was let out upon. | 
em ? \2 
5. Weigh the fearful end of theſe delightfull things; thoſe 3 
norſels which are ſweet in going down, they muſt come up a- 
aineas bitter as gall : Hence Solcmen adviſed ; look not ”_ Br. 23-313, 
be wine wher! it 1s red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when 
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ftingeth like an adder, The young man chat follows the enxitingy 
of the whore, hr goes as an oxe tothe ſlaughter, and at afuly. 
the flocks, till a dart ftrikes through his liver. Senſual plealuye © 
leads to, andfits for deſtryRion , hell hath enlarged benfalf * 
and opened hi month without meaſure, — — he that rejojent,. 

Ia.5.14 fall deſtendintoit. They take the Timbrel and Harp, andie. 
joyce at the ſound of the Organ, they ſpend their dayes in weak. 

Job 21.12,13 4nudina moment go downro bell. Andit was faid of Babjlm, 
Reveli8.7 how wach. ſbe hath glorified her ſelf and lived delicienſly, 
much torment give her. O how grievous will eternal he. 
to them, whoare a why; 1 ran for delight and pleaſure? now. 
they cannot endure any hongens , O- they make them Ms 
lanchelie, but how will they rethediſmall of an. 
acculing, tormenting conſcience everlaſtingly ? Now, their 
fleſh is dainty, delicate, and tender, it muſt lye ſoft, andfate. 
deliciouſly, bnt how will it endure - thoſe everlaſting . buy. 
'S Ponder the carriage ofthe Saints before us. You kng 4 
"EPA the mean proviſion that 7obn the Baptiſt, the forerunagrgf. 
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meek and quiet ſpirit, which ts in the ſight 
' Wh of Godgpf great price. Peg 

W 8. Keeponin the wayesof godlineſſe ; by this means we 

ſhall not loſe, but change our pleaſres for the better : If things 

may be rightly ſcanned there is more pleaſure in the very at of 

Self-denjal, then in all the plcaſzres of mens lives : andif ſuch 

pleaſure be inthe denyal of falſe pleaſure, what is there in en- 

joying of true? Surely God hath p/caſure enough for us, if we 

had an heart to truſt him with our plcaſ#re, we ſhall hereby on- 

lyloſe our fin, ,5- not our peers | ol bath nocahle : 
upreſlion to this purpoſe, If you be willing (fayes.he) to [a- FRM 
vie your Haac, which fignifies laughter, your aac, Wil "_—_ yy _ 
ſure ſhall not dye ;, it is the Ramnme (1.)) your ftautneſſe, of ſpirit,” 
juur ſelf-willednefſe that ſeal dye, * but Iaac ball live, you ſoall 
have yourpleaſure ſtill. Do not harbour ill thoughcs of God,do 
not think God is an enemy to your pleaſure, If you would truſt 
him wich your pleaſure, you ſhauld have plcaſare enough, it , 
may beinthis world, or howſoever in the world to come. Az- , ug. Confeſſ, 
£»fin: hath ſome expreſſions to like purpoſe, how ſweet was it tol.g.c.1, | 
neof a ſudden (ſaid be) tobe without thoſe ſweet vanities > Thom. 
3M lard who art the true ſweetneſſe didft caft them from me, and in 
WM /cadof rhem: didft enter in thy ſelf who art yeore delightfal then all. 
lea/nre, and more clear then all light, Keepon t ore 1n- SER: 
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is in the wayes of 'godlinefle to cauſe delights: Nothing) 
deadensthe heart 'to falſe delights then rightly to know wt 
15 in Gods wayes that cauferh true delights: Now it istheloys 
of God that appears upon our ſouls in every duty which eauly 
delight, itis the preſence of God, and the glory of Godthyt 
appears in every gracious action which makes it delightfi: 
ler us therefore thus look upon the wayes of godlineſſe. © Many 
g0 on in duty haled by conſcience, bur they licele underſtandyf/ 
the pleaſantneſſe of Gods ways, and tor want ofthe ſenſe! 
thefe ſpiritual p/-oſures, no wonder if they faile in the-Zenjalſef 
outward, ſenſual. carnall pleaſure. _ " EIN 
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delight will there then be ? 1tis a ſpeech of one ſpeakit 

of carnal delights, Nene can go from delight to delight , butit- 
is not ſo ſpiritually , the more delight we have here, themore 
we ſhall bave hereafter: An therefore let this be all our ptay- 
er, Lord give us evermore this pleaſure, [atisfic our ſouls withthi 
pleaſure, if the drops be ſweet, the rivers of plcaſwre andjby. 
chat are at Chriſts right hand, how ſweet are they ? DE 
11. Aboveall, 0h taſte and ſee how ſweer the Lerd is even! 

the want ofall outward pleaſnres, this will bear up thehear' 
whenall is gone. Although the fig-tree ſhall n:t bl: ſſeme, neither; 
Hcb.z.17,18 ſpall fruit be in the vines, the labour of the Olive ſhall faile, andite' 
fields ſhall yeild no meat, the flock ſhall be cut off from the fold; and: 
there ſhall be no herd in the ftales,, yet I will rejoyce in the Land} 
will joy in the God of my ſalvaticn. When all is dark abroadin: 
the world, then let our ſoules rejoyce in God alone, yea'theii 

- let usexpatiate our joyes to the utmoſt. Asit is a work of prac 
to moderate all carnall pleaſzres, and to keep them down, ! Mt 


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7 Wl comes from:alitcle meat'and. drink, .&c. - butithe other comes - © ©: 1: 1 
l from.the exerciſe of faith abour the office of the 'Holy Ghoſt, } 
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gone? letthem go: only by che help of :tha Spirit, x4997ce:iw 
the Lora, and «gain TI ſay rejoyee in the-Lord. .,£ tale and ſee 
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which we muſt deny, is honour, praiſe, fatonr, 


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gud name, In profecution of this (as in the former) I ſhall F, 
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gre ſome DireCions.. ? 
The Cautions are theſe. 


1. That honour, praiſe, favour, good name arethe giftsand 
bleſſings of God. Affoſes was honourable, 'and before . Moſes 
was gathered unto his people, the Lord bade him co pur ſome of 
his honour rn rn that all the congregation-of the childrenaf Numb 27.9 
Iſrael might be obedient unto him. And Godbleſſedthe children 

of 1/-ae/ themſelves with honowr, he made them high above all nas D<ur, 2619, 
tons in praiſe, and in name, and.un honour. - And becaufe Solamon | 
begged wiſdome of God, theLerd told him- that he/ would 

ve him riches and honour to boot. Yea, . that theſe are Gods r King.3 13, 
"W's, Davidin bis prayer ſpeaketh expreſſely, beth riches aud * Cortyan. 
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to be chaſen then. Peat riches,, and loving favors rather the fh 
and gold. © 4g 
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'f. When they ares ſtares or baites unto finne: Andinal 

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is no diſeaſe in the ſo fobard-.* 
ly cared, 'noetdin the garden of mans heart ſo uneaſily phick-.! 

edup: Itis tke hardeſt taske that ever man undertook 
to deny himſelf, and fully to proſtrate, and put himſelf under 
God and Chriſts-yoake.. He that can rute his own fpi-it (faith * 
Prov.16.32. Solomon) ts better ther he that taketh a City. The Overcomir o of 


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_ x Kingdome is nothing in compariſon of a mans oy C0 ng " : 
perm 7 *Othis ;ſe/f-exalrarion will, tand'jr ourlikes | 
mighty 'champiort in the heat when all other luſts ſeem to 

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was faid to ftandit out, and to defend the field when 
the people fled) other luſtsmay- go-out like fire that wants fewd, 
yetthis luſt will ſtill ” put forth, and ſoarealoft; and ftrivety: 
climbeup intotherhrone of God ſo long as any thing of thegld! 
man? rerhiaines 4n-man.. 'Of all the evils that are © within: ; 
we have-moſt cauſe to be:convinced, . yea to watch' and pry - 
againſt this evil. of * 4ia-glory , ſelf-exaltarion,  (elf-admy- 
ration. 7 oy EL Is ©: 
: 4--Leatne inwardly,'by heart, this Gofpel.rruth; chatmans- 
henourins of Chriſt, agd being honouredby Chrift 1s the welt! 
Joh 12-26. hanourof man. Jf any man ſerve me, him will my Father ban, | 


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eſpecially being howonred ty (brif, its the glory of themwho - 

e. ae cheeddldren; ſpouſe, - and ſubje&s of Jeſns Chtift.:  Vaine- 
and:carnall 'men think no- honour 'esmparable to the honour : 

which'men give, [as it was : ſaid of the chief Rulers in Chis"? 

13. 43. time, They toverbe proſe of men mere then the praiſe of Ged ; ud”? 
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-—othem.-: then the» witnefſeof Gas Spirit {eating themup 
uSo'the day. of redemption. O:bur this aur ſhould darken 
the other in ofir eyes; \what great matter is-it though the glory. 
of the other beleſt, ſo-that God do-but -highly: honour us with 
this 2 Whoſoever - knows himſelf to be the -ſonne: of God, che ' 
gever wonders "more at that "which-is humane. Surely the de- 
baſes himſelf from the height of true 'generouſnefſe; who ad-- 
mires at any thing beſides. God and Chriſt: hithſelf,, allocher 
hour is but'of nature, but this honewris of grace ; It is a ſparkle. 
of the divine nature, a ray of the very plory.of God himſelf - 
ſhining into the ſoules of his Saints. Sd Sona gee 2 
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Sally i manifeſt in the work of his numichatior wi” Y 

; - he caſt himſelf downup A 

the pavement; 'weepin and: lamenting for ht vhich 

TE haighty ſpiries;though inferiour- to him-woukd 2 ſrorge - 


I ing ly: with thoſe of lenny degree i Eo 

way of honouring © wan »ot high things (ſaith the Apaſtie} . 
but condeſcend to moy of law eſtate.” | Thus Fieromeadviſed Pays | 
chin _ ba rome gant ſed, If with the pow, to go - into the: Cells. of hs 
& but that'the | pooreſd creature may befar * 

hand inthe eyes6FGod and of his Saints thefijugy | 
Where greater gracesſi t below us;” letius ackno | 
ward cgniry- xr brerhren, have mot the faith of. our Lord Yo. 
ſus Chrift-the Lord's lo 0 refpebt of p:rſfany. — "* 
”7 beloved byerbyeh, 1A God Cheſt {cs » of: rhus- works, 
rich 1 faith, and hebis ofthe. adn, which be kerry ifabn 
them'that love him ?' TEC may belomevot them! wereipChriſthe : 
fore us, -and othersof them 'are ini Chriſt -as. well as'the bot 


us, and if we muſt differ in aswe do differ i ""» 
can te}{ bar they may bein nee as =m_ ſtars. ofa bigge 
nitude, and of a prea ionacer gory? 
118}'Tet-usbevror ſu themoſt 4ſk nbe - 
putuponusfor the thuſe of Chritt . ts though all rhe world - 


ſhould frown upon us, 'and caſt usoff, and ſcorne us, andac- | 
Cconntus as a diſgrace tintothem. © 'As Theoidrer reports of Hir. | 
{da a nobleman in the King of Perſca-his Court, becaulehe. 
would not deny Chriſt,” he'was putints: ragged clothes; depri © 
ved of his honours; and ſects | keep the 'Camels, afteralony) 
time the King ſeeing him'in chat bile condition,” "ati roms: | 


* bring his former eſtate, he pirtied him, and cauſed him gs . 


brought into the palace, and'to be cloathed again like anoble- : 
man. and then he perſwades him to: d-ny Chrift\, -arxbichbei! 
preſent rent” his' ſilken. *cfothes,  andfaid;, -If forvheſsyol 


 rbink.to have me deny my faith, rake them agwin, and ſon 1 


ſcorne he was caſt out. We muſtbe content tobe mades h. 
word and. reproach for Chriſt: But this an hardilefſon, ant: 
for whichThadneed to give other more particular. , 
an other Setion. SEC 8; 


way where the overcoramet is thefofe# :- When. 'Demeſthenes 
Was reproaghed- 


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r. Negatively thus. SHO 2 S089 3N) 174 
| 1. We muſt not hear reproaches” Stoically, infenfibly, - forin 
fome ſort they are afftictions' e L good name ts berrar then apre- Ecdeſ 7.x. 
cio cyntment. <A good name 1s rather tobe .chiſen then great Prov.22.4 
riches, and lowing you er anes and gold 7 

2. We muſt not bear them "deſperately, as many. deſperate 
wretches 'do, who” ufually ſay, Pere; Proto {care nor, 
I muſt appeal unto God: hough 1t berrue chat Inocency isa 
800d bulwatk, and a good confcience'is a brazen wall ;. yet we 
are not only ro'cateto . approve our ſelves unto God, but to 
men lfo, Weareto-providethings ' honeſt before'allmen;-e. 
Jegally amoripſtthe people' oF God; and the-Churchesof 


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there areniany evils follow upon This | diflemper of heart, as- 
x. Thereby we greatly difturbeour own fpirits; ' 2. We diſco- 
yera great deat ofevikwithinus. 3. We ſhow the baſeneſſerof 
our ſpirits 'to be ſo ſoon put out offrame. 4; We feed the hu- 
morsof reproachers, and wemake others think we are guilty 
ef thoſe reproaches they: lay npon'us. Itis true we ſhould be 
more ſenſible of the-wrong doneto- our names, then of any 
wropg done to our eſtates, yet” neither are the wrongs of the: 
one of the other to be born paſftonacely.. MA 
4. We muftnotcarry ourſelve&revengefally under-reproxches. x. Cor, 4-134- 


j To this purpoſe faith the Apoſtle; being defamedwe entrear. It 


isunbeſeeming Chriftians to reyile gan, - and to* ſpeak evil. for 
evil. It isfard of Chriſt, that when he was reviled, he reviled mr © Pet. 2.23; 


again; and if we profeſſe our Fives t6beChrifts, we muſtnor: 


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courſe of Chriſtianity when we are reproached. What thouph 
filth be caſt in our way, ſhall we decline the way ? What. 
though the clouds do ariſe and darken the | light of the Sunge, 
doth the Sunne ceaſe ſhining, becauſe it is darkned ? no, it 
goesonin-its courſe,and ſixes 11/l ir breaks forth, ſo you that are © | 
ſhining ina good converſation, go on, and time you will break 
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his head, and bowed to himinre- 
proach. Thisargument ſhould me rhinks moveus to bear re- 
proaches patiently. But how ſhould we.do it 2 how ſhould we bear 
reproaches patiently? TRELE | ING 
1. Bewe ſure' to keep conſcience clear, O let - not that® 
upbraid us; be we carefull of what we do, and then we need 
not be much carefull of whac men fay , if conſcience do not re- 
proach us, reproach will not much move us; one of conſcience's 
reſtimonies, for us is more -then;gen.thouſand flanders againſt us. _ 
Asthe ſtormes-and winds: without;do not move the Earth,, bur 
yapours. within canſe the: . Earthquakes, So all the: railings 
ofall the Shimei's1n the world cannot. much trouble us, ifour 
conſciences within do abound with good works; if 1 can but ſay 
with 7ob, fy heart ſhall not .yeprogch me as long as 1 tive, Tam Job x7 6. 
fafe enough from the evitof reproach. ' Bay | 
_ 2. Ifwearefailing /in anything, let.us begin with our ſelves 
beforeany others begin' with us ;. let usaccuſe ourſelves firſt. | 
| FT ſome interpret that - place, [ am wiſer then mine enemies. Pſal.x 19 98 
4.4. though mine enemies are witty,, and do plot, and their - 
| Wl nalicehelps on their invention, yet Iam wiſer, - I can find out 
the wayes of mine owne heart, and mine-own evils betterthen 
all mine enemies, - th 56 a | 
3. Let us exerciſe our ſelves in great things, - inthe things of 
" BW God, and Chriſt, and eternity. Labour to greaten our ſpirits 
" MW nanholy manner, and beaboye reproach. Surely if onr ſpi- 
rits were but cruly greatned (I mean not with pride, but with 
the exerciſing of our ſpirits in things that are above the world ) 
rpr:aches would be nathing in our eyes. It is a notable expref(- 
lon that 7ohn hath againit the evil tongue of Diorrephes,. He 
frates againſt us with malicions words ,, iathe Original it is, he ;'Joyn x5 
tifles. Although his words were malicious, and Diotrephes a 
preat man, . yet all was | buttrifles; ſo high was ?obns ſpirit a- 
bove them. The ſinking of the heart boy od reproaches argues 
(00 vile a puſillanimity, ſuch a poor low. ſpirit,” as is not conliſt- | 
ent with the true magnanimity of a true Chriſtian. 
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againſt me they have ſpoken againſt me with a lying tongue. —<Jyg 
1 give my ſelf unto prayer. | | 
5.Get our hearts quietly and kindly to lament the conditiong 
our reprotchers;. Their folly ſhould cauſe us to pity them, ryhv 
patient towards them, and to'pafle by the wrongs they dotow; 
This was one of the arguments that 85gai/ brought to Dir 
fo quiet his ſpirit that was ſo ſtirred againſt Nabal, beeauſeaf 
his reproaches, 'O faid ſhe; Nabal is his name, and folly 6&5 with 
him. q.d. Itis lis folly David, and therefore rather pity hin 
David, it is roo low a thing for ſach a ſpirit as Davids toe 
ſtirred with folly. Indeed,-in ſtead of being troubled with *% 
proaches,  onr ſpirits ſhould be moſt troubled for their ſin; ls | 
they finne by their + and God hates them forit. Pig, 
and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward month do I hate 
If we have any love, we ſhould think thus 4 the poor man, whe 
bath he done ? he hath broxght himſelf under the hatred of Gol. Q 
this ſhould mightily affe& the hearts of the godly. — = 
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credit I have in this world, the more credit let me deſire after 
heaven , if there be a breach of my name here, let me ſeek.to makin} 
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ot nidulans, Td Paul, And if Ima needs glory, Twill 
glory in things concerning mini infirmities. By infirmities, we are 
not (ſay ſome) to underſtand the are ſin, but his weak- 
neſsand evils that he endured for Chriſt. - Tl erefore I take plea- 

ure in infirmities, in reproaches, in nec: ſſities, in perſecutions, in di- 
ſtreſſes for Chriſts ſakg. Hierome upon that., Bleſſed are you 
"when men ſhall ſprak.evil of you, and revile you, O ( fayes be) Who Marth. 5.11. 
would not be willing ro ſuffer > Who wazld not wiſh to be” perſecuted 


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for righteonſueſſe ſakes ? Who would not defire tabereviled? Oh Hierom. Epiſt. 
that all the rout of wnbelzevers would perſecute me for righteouſue(ſe 44 Ocean, 
ſake ! I wenld this fooliſh werld would all riſe up ae mer re- 

prach me.When Chriſt appearedto Saxl, hecryed, Saul, Saxl, as 12.7;8 
why perſecuteſt thor me ? Who art thox Lord,an wered Sault I 1m 

?:ſus of Nazareth, replyed Chrift. But gs © of Nazareth? 

dres any good come ont of Nazareth ? Surely there is ſomething in 

this; he ſaith not, I am the ſonne of Gad, the 24Perſonin the 

Trinity, the King of the Chvrch; no,but 7am 7eſus of Nazareth, 

chat was a reproach caſt upon Chriſt, and Chriſt glories in that. 

Reproaches are the enſignes of Heavenly noble, Zhriſtians ther- 

fore ſhould not fear them, but hear them joyfully. 

5. We muſt rerwrat $ood for evill, and then we.come to the 

top of Chriſtianity. "This. a ſigne of great progreſle in Reli- 

gion; If [be weak. (laich one) perhaps I may pardonone charging 

me falſely, bar if I have profited, although not altogether .perfeft, Ambrof. -effic, 
1 held my peace at his reproaches, and anſwer ts but if 1+ "©. 48. 

am perfeit, I then bleſſe him that reviles me, according to that 

of Paul, being reviled we bleſſe. Tf we can do thus, if wecan 

heartily pray for our reproachers, and deſire good to them, and 

ſo heap coals of fire pon them, his is a great ſigne of /grace. 

Bleſſe them (ſaith Chriſt) rhar curſe you, pray for them that de- Math. 5.4445 
ſ[pighrfully uſe you ,, that Jy may be the chilgren of your father, &c. 


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their lives to 
the flames for it. Itis notwhatI, or others may think, that 
God will be honoured this way or that way, but.we ſhould ob- 
ſerve what is Gods will, and which way God will be honoured : 
All our intentions and aimes at the glory of God are nothing, 
God cares not for them, _ if they be out of hisway.. Itwasan 
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all we have, and all weareto God. 


2. Getwe a Soveraigne love to God again. It was fromhs | 
Soveraigne love that thoſe admirable Se/f-denyals of the Mar 
tyrs ſprung; we muſt not think they had bodies of braſſe, 
muſcles of ſteel, or that they were not as ſenſible of torment 
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the hear of the Martyrs love to God ſwallowed up the heat of all 
fres, fogether with the heat of all loves to their wives, children, 
friends, and their - own lives. We muſt love the Lord above 
alf, not ſubordinately as a creature, but ſoveraignly as a Cre. 


four. 
; 3. Let uscleave to God with ſtedfaftneſſe and reſolvedneſſe 
of ſpirit, come what will come. Thus Barnabas exhorts the 
Brethr6h, that with pmrpoſe of heart they would cleave to the Lord: 
Thus Dante! was purpoſed zot to defile himſelf with the portion of AAQs 11.23 
the Kings meat, though it ccFÞ him brs liberty or life. Davidcould Dan. z.8 
fay, that the Princes fſpake aainſt him ., and the Princes perſecu» Pal, 119. 23 
ed him, yet he was reſolved, and his reſolution wasas ftrong 161, 
45an Oath , I have fworne, and will performe it, that I will keep 106, 
thy righteous judgments. Thisis the nature of Chriſtian refolu- 
tion;- that it chooſeth that which the Spirit reveals to be good, 
notwithſtanding all oppoſitions that come. betwixzt. When cre. 
dit, and profit, and vain feares =_ in, andſuggeſt that the 
witneſſing of ſuch truths may coſt us our /ife; Reſolution an- 
fwersall, It matters not ſo 1 can retain C hrift , tell me not of the 
ficulty of the way, onely let me know which is the way, I am re- 
ſolved fo fallow the Lamb whitherſocver he calls me ,, I know there 
k nothreatning ſo terrible as Chriſt s 15,no promiſe ſo ſweet as Chriſt s 
is, no command ſo holy as Chrifts ts, and therefore I am reſolved to 
expoſe my ſelf to drink, that cup, how birter ſoever, which my Fa- 
ther ſhall give to drink. 
4. Endeavour after a diſpoſition or habit to lay down life 
for a good conſcience. It isa tre ſaying,that none are ſaved bur 
Martyrs, I mean Martyrs either actually or habitually, having | 
faith enough to encourage, and love enough to conſtrain them 
to be Martyrs, if the honour of their profeſſion ſhould require 
it. Thistakes away their objeion, who fay, it is harſh and . 
unſeaſonable to trouble us now with any thorny diſcourſe of - 
HMartyrdinve. 1. We muſt know that the habite of Martyr. 
deme is included in the moſt fundaryental principles of Chriſti 
nity, and therefore they deſerve noanſwer but filence who - 
think a diſcourſe of it at any time - harſh and-:unſeaſonable, 
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though born in the moſt peaceable time of the Goſpel, butge _ 
the glaſſe of his life be run out, he may be overtaken wichs : 
fiery tryall. _ 3. Thereisno profeſſor of the Goſpel though. - 
he live and dye during the publick tranquility of it, but he may © 
privately be brought ro.that plunge chat eitherhe muſt hazard 
his life, orelſe in ſome fearfull horrible manner againkt -his 
conſcience diſhonour Chriſt ; as,ſuppoſe a Ruffian that hadno 
Religion ofhis own ſhould pull any one of us into a cornex,.ang 
with a naked blade, eicher make us. forſwear our Religion, gr 
loſe our life. 4. As the Prophet Ezeke/ torwarned the Jens, © 
We have had mi,Chief upon miſchicf, nnd rumour upon rumoar, and . 
if miſchief and rumours continue, and multiply upon us as fa 
asthey have done of late, the dayes. may be ſooner- uponyy | 
then we are aware, when there may be too much occalignty. 
praRtiſe this point of Self-denyal, and no timeto - preachiy, | 
howlſoever let us ſeek of God for the habite or diſpoſition ofis;. 
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away, and the other ſo fearfull was enabledly 
God to burne forhis truth. To fear Martyrdome, and to pray 
againſt it with ſubmiſſion to Gods will, is warranted by ou 
Saviours own example, He prayed earneji ly that if it were poſſibly 
the cup might paſſe away from him, but ſtill with ſubmitlions | 
his Fathers pleaſure. 'That place concerning our Saviourisve: MW 
ry remarkable, Who in the dayes of his fleſh, when he had (ffereduþ. 
prayers and ſupplications, with ſtrong cryes and teares unto himthat 
was able to ſave him from death, and was heardiin that he feared, Wl o 
Heard ? how was he heard? not in removing the cup from him, WM fi 
but in {ſtrengthening him to drink it with viRory. ' -If we pray WW th 
as Chriſt prayed, the cup ſhall be removed from us, or ſweetned I :þ 
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<{be ready by all means to hinder us from offering this ſacri- 
— As 1. by diſtintions. Is a mantefolved to hold. 
| hiseſtare, liberty, life, - come on what will ? ſuch a ohiene- 
Wl jeewants a diſtintion to mock God withall , So the Teachers - | 
, of circumciſion at Galatia, eAs many as deſire ro makg a faire Gal.s 12 

[ WH few in the fleſs, theſe conſtraine you to be circumciſed, onely leſt 

3 WH they fonld [offer p19 ra for the croſſe of (rift. They didnot 

> MW fee, but to avoid perſecution they mighr preach circumciſion, 

| WH beingthey didit pro abwndanti canrela, notto overthrow the. 

r MW fith of Chriſt crucified, but for their ſecurity. Such diſtini- 

WW onsmany uſe ar theſe times. 2. By perſwaſions. Thus car- 

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ſelf and thine. Or thus : What,. are you the onely quick-/fighted 

men, wiſer then a Church, then a State? May there aot, will there * 
wt a law come out in 4 moment, whereby Jon may be defranchized, 

erexiled, or baniſhed, or burned ? Butto anſwer theſereaſon- R 


ings,” remember Chriſts anſwer to . Peter, Ger thee behind me Math. 16.23 
Satan, for thow ſavonreſt nit the things of God, - but of men. A 

certain perſon perſwading an other to recantthe truth, told him 

that he ſpake to him out of love. 0 yes (ſaid the Martyr) cor 

feſſeit, bat there is ſomethino in you that 15 mine enemie, MEANING 

the fleſh. Anditis ſaid of Maſter Hooper, that when a box was 

brought, and laid before him upon a.{tool with his pardon from 

the Queenin it, if he would recant ;- he being now at the ſtake, 

atthe very ſight of it cryed out, :f you love my ſoule, awkf with 

it, away withit. 3. By terrours. Thus whentheSpirit of God 

had ſuggeſted unto Spirs to ſuffer, or if he doubted of the iſſue 
# goaway, though never ſofar, rather then. deny the Lord: 

of life, preſently the fleſh begun-in this manner, Bewel ad- 

viſed fond rn, conſider reaſens on both fides, and then judge —g {3,84 
Deſt thou not foreſee wbat'niſery this raſpneſſe will ring apes thee: | «A272 
Thou ſhalt loſe thy ſubſtaxce, has ſhalt andergoe the moſt exqwyfre 

torments that malice can deviſe, thor ſhait be counted an hererick 

if .ull,, and thou ſralt y foamefylly,. What, :thinkeſi:; thaw of the. 

hinking dungeon; [the bloody axe, the butning faggot? ——=Witr 

they brin7 thy friends into danger ? thox. haſt begatten-cbildren, wile 

thin now cut their throats ? It concernes, -ns in this caſe to out- 

witthe fleſh; if it tell us of priſons, - let us tell ir how much 

more terrible is the priſon of hell, if it preſent to us the condem- 

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nation-oftribunals; do'we preſent t6 it that great:condeninl.: 
6nof the great-:rribunal;; ifir chreaten; us with. diſpleaſindyr | 
friends, preſent to it the diſpleaſure: of God,” andof glotifiel/ | 
Spirits. ” : ; : 7. +: 4; "Sg. | 

7. Conſider,and peruſe the 47s and Monuments of the Chingh 
in'the caſe of X7:-:y7dome. - Others ſufferings: cannot bur bepge } 
ſomereſglutionsinus. 'And herein if webegin' with the bepin:: © 
nins of the world ; A's ſoon as we hear of any work of Relipion: 
we hear of the'perſecution of Abel. Noahs Arke on the waters | 
was a type of the condition of the Church of Chriſt in aMi&i. 
ons; What hard things. did Abraham, andthe reſt ofthepy« 
triarchs endure in their generations? Hiſtories tell us that Iſaiah 
was'fawen aſunder with a woodden ſaw, bac was put into. | 
a dungeon, ſticking m the myre (as fome'ttories fay) evegup. | 
to theears, and after was ftoned to death , Ezekiel was ſlain - 
in Babylon, Micha was thrown down from a ſteep place; and | 
his neck broke ; e Amos was ſmitten with a club, and fo braingd.. | 
The ſtorie'of the. perſectitions of the 2fachabees, ' propheſied | 

Dan 11.26 Day.11:36/ andrecorded by the Apoſtle H?b: 11." 45.454 
Heb.11.35 ceeding lattientable , The text fayes that. rhey were: rortured,.. 
to the end. mocked, ſcourged, impriſoned, ſtoned, *ſawen aſunder, ſlaine with | 
the ſword, wandred up and down in ſhe chins, and oat hints 
ing deſtitute, afflifted, roymented, 1h:y wandred in-deferts, and | 
mountdins, and dens, and caves inthe Earth. And'for theClii | 
flian Church we know what Chriſt! hittſelf the- great leaders | 
his people ſuffered': When Stephen, the firſt Chriſtian Martyr, | 
was ſtoned, ' Dorarhezzs witneſſeth that. two thouſand of othes - 
which beleeved in'Chrift were put to death the ſame day: Thad ; 
. many ſuffered irthoſe very times is plain'td me from theſevay ? 
AR.%.3; Tyxts> 44d Saul made havoke of the Church. -—-—+ And Hits | 
A513! rodvextd the Church. —'—— Elſe what ſpall they de-whielar © 
z.Cor.15.'S Aoprized for the dead, if the dead riſe net at all ? why then arethiy-\ 
baptized for the dead ?- This place is difficult, and manyinter- } 
pretations are given of it-; Þdt this I prefer as moſt apreeabſew 


the ſcope of the | Apoſtle';,” E//e'whar ſhall 'rhey ds" whatthull. ? 
become ofthem, in what: miſerable condition were 'they?)*u - 
are baptized (with their own blood, not only ſuffering grieve | 
corments, - but even deathir ſelf, ) for the dead” (for thera 
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dead, and in ſpeciall for- maintaining, / this very Azticle ofthe 
reſurrection. of the dead?,) The force of this. argument is-very 
evident, andit well agreeth with the argument, of the Apoltle 


that enfueth, 1Vhy and wein jeopardy every, hour ? I proteſt by "INSEITON 


our rejojcing which 1 have in Chriſt, I dye dayly. eAnd if I have 
fought with beaſts of Epheſus after the manner of men, what ad- 
vantageth it me, if the dead riſe, not at all? -As for the word 
baptizing,it is not'onely, ſo taken moſt . equenty: by the Fa- 
thers and Schoolmen, who uſually diſtinguiſh bapriſmeints 
baptiſma flaminis, fiuminis,  & ſanguinu, Of the Spirit, Water, 
44d Blood ;, but alſo in ſundry. places of Scripture, as Aatth. 


20. 22. Mar. 10.38,39. Lnke12 50. Lhavea. baptiſme to be Likexs. 56 


baptized with, awd how am 1 ſtraitned till it be accompliſhed ?, AU 
the Apoſtles after many - ſore and grievous afflictions ſuffered 
many violent deaths, Som onely excepted, who yet was bani- 
ſhed into Partmes, and by Dorian throwen into a tun of ſcald- 
ing lead though by a miracle delivered. Brightman ſpeaking 
ofthe ſtories - of thoſe times, ſayes} that every, page and.leaf 


isasic were all red coloured in blood: The Covenant of grace ' 


is abloody Covenant, both in regard of. the blood of - Chriſt 
firſt ſealing it, andthe blood of the bleſſed Martyrs adding like- 
wiſe their ſeals in confirming of 1t. 


[tis a moſt heart-breaking meditation to conſider the ra- | 


gings,. madneſſe,, and fury ofthe Heathen againſt the Chriſti- 
ans 10 thoſe times... Hierome 'in an Epiſtle to . Cromarine fayes, 
that there was no day ina whole year, unto which the num 

of five thouſand Martyrs cannot be aſcribed, except onely the 
firſt day of Fanwary. Allthe pollicie, wit, ſtrength, andinven- 
tion of men and devils were. exerciſed and ſtretched out to the 
utmoſt, for deviſing the moſt miſerable torments, and. exqui- 
btetortures:; as plates. of Iron | burning hot; laid upon:their 
naked fleſh; pinſers red-hot pulling off the fleſh from the boves, 
dodkins pricking and thruſting all, over their bodies, caſting in- 
tolime-kilnes, andinto , caldrons gf ſcalding lead; 'whipping, 
untill almoſt all the fleſh was - torne off their bodies, . and their 


bones and bowels appeared, ,. and then laid flat upon ſharp | 
ſhells and knives, their skins were flead . off alive, —_ then. 


their raw fleſh was -rubbed with ſalt and vineger, their bodies 
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baſted with falt and vineger ; one member 'was 


another , by faſtning them to the boughs of crees, they recitthes 
bodies aſunder ; they were toſſed upon the horns of bulls, with 
their bowels hanging out , they were caſt among dogs tobe 
devoured , they were pur under the }ce nakedinto rivers; 'they | 
were tortured ' on the rack, onthe wheel, and on the gidher 
with flaming tire under them ; they made it- their ſports tofte 
them devoured by wild beafts; andin the night in ſteadef / 
rorches they burnt the bodies of the Saints to give them liphe .. 


tor their paſtimes. — In atter-times Antichriſt began to riſe, and 


to bring a fearful darkneſſe over the face of the- Church; of : 
which times the Holy Ghoſt propheſied, the Moon, and Suniy, | 
and $tarres were ſmitten. Never will be fforgottenthoſe lameit- | 
able extreamities that Gods poore people then endured, lrg 


volumes are extant, the reading whereof might cauſe the 


heart chat lives to break. O let us warme our hearts at theſe } 
fires./ Letus peruſe and conſider thoſe as and monument ref the 


Charchin the caſ&of Martyrdome. 


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fail, noting that while his Euke 22+ 32. ; 
fath beld all would be ſure , Faith in this caſe is like the corke 
that isupon- the net, though the Jead on the ove ide ſinke it 
down, yer the corke on the other ſide keeps itup inthe water : _ 
Davidprofeſſed that he had fainted unleſſe he had beleeved. Be. ©3127.24. 
leeving keeps from fainting 1n the time of trouble. 
10. When ſufferings come, then ſtir up, and put fort the 
e of «faith in-the exerciſe of it : 'Look mapto Gedfor 
Frengrh and aſſiſtance, commit our ſelves and cauſe whollyto 
him, plead the promiſe, plead our call that he hath called us 
tothis, plead the cauſe that it is his. Mr. Zinda/ in aleter of 
histo Mr. Fryth who was then in priſon, hath foar expreſſions 
ofthe work of faith inthe time of offering ; If you give your 
felf, ca#t your ſelf, yield your ſelf, commit your fur wholly and 
onely to your loving father, then ſhall bis powey hi in Jon, and make 
you ftrong, he ſhall ſet out hus truth by you wonnderfally, and worke 
fir you above all your heart can imagine. | But becauſe faith is 
theroot, or principle of Self-de»yal in this caſe of ſufferinps, 
I ſhall _ propound two queſtions in the following Pa- 
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6 1. What are the differences betwixt faith and pr 4 E. : 
of the heart in ſufferings, © na, 7 


Anſwer —— a 1 
: I. If Pride be the principle. a man is re to =: 
himſelf though he bewat called : it is true may Gaal _ 
ordinary caſes, a man.may have an inward: calling by ſom 
extraordinary motion of Gods Spirit, asſome of tit fartms. 
had, butinanordinary way a gracions heart featsit-ſelf "an 
dares not venture till God calls, it depends more onGods al 


then any ſtrengthit hath to carry it. through. * wi 


3. If Pride be theprinciple, a man doth not ſo much ſity: 
then himſelf with the conſolations of God, or the ſine; 
the promiſes, as he doth with his own ſelf-proud" thonphits.. 

the heart isnot ſo much taken up with the glorious r&wande: 
God in heaven, as with ſome preſent ſelf-good here: where. 
as faith is aogrns for ſpirituall. and ſupernaturall "-yood,it 
carries the ſoul beyond all preſent things. wad. 

4. 1f Pride bethe principle, there is no good got by ſifferings: 

the ſoul doth not thrive under them, it doth not'grow infra} I 
by them, it growesnot more holy, more heavenly, . morels Wl * 
youryin all the wayes of ir, theſuſtre and beauty of godlinells 
does not. encreaſe upon ſuch a one, , he is not more ſpirituall, Is 
doth not cleave cloſer ro God, he is not more frequentwil 
God.in ſecret, he doch not enjoy more inward communion wil 
God then formerly, but if - fazrh be our principle in ſulfents 
there is never ſuch thriving in grace as then, Then the Spit 
oltry, and of God uſeth to ve apon Goas ſervants, a godlyman 
ſervice prepares -him fortufferings, and his ſufferings Prepare, 

him for fervice : the Church never ſhined brigliter iv holines 

then when it was under the greateſt perſecution. © 

5. 1f Pride be the principle, there is not that calmneſſe,meth 

meſſe, quietneſſe, ſweetneſſeof ſpirit inthe carriage of hes 


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in erere 6 as where faiths; Pride cauſes the heart to ſwell, | 
zo be boyftrous, and diſquiet, to be fierceand vexing, becauſe 
it iscroſſed , butFairh+ brings in” the Spirit of Jeſus Chriſt, and ; 
that was a quiet and meek Spirit in ſufferings, as che ſheep befure ag 8. ;, 
the ſhearer ;* When he was reviled, he reviled not again: Where. Pcre2.23, 
isreviling and giving ill language, ' there is ls arkapiarehna 
hart; Cyprian ſpeaking of the: Martyrs contemning:dearh; Cyprian de dup, 
faith, We ſee not that humble leftineſſe, . or that lofty humility 64 447177 
an), but in the Martyrs of Feſus Chriſt. | 
6. If Pride be the principle, there is joyned with that mans 
ſufferings a deſire of revenge, he would if he could returne 
evil for evil, and dothas far ' as he dares; but thoſe who have 
aith to be their principle, chey commirtheic -cauſeragggy! 
thoughmen curſe, they bleſſe , they can heartily pray for thery per- 
ſecutors, as Chri& and Stephen did for theirs: The banner 0- 
vera gracious heart in all the troubles that befall it,*z ove; and 
re whatſoever the- wrongs be that are ' offered to ſuch, 
thereis ſtill a Spirit of love preſerved in them. 


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$ 2. Whereinlyes the power of Faith to carry us 
through ſufferings, and death ? 


Anſwer —— 

| 1.Faith diſcoversthe reality of the beauty and excetlency of” 
ſpiritual chings, which before were bur looked upon as notions, . 
conceits,. and.imaginary things , hence fairh is deſcribed to'be 
the ſubſtance of things hoped for; nd the evidence, or demonſtration Heb. xx .x1 
if things mt ſeen.' The things of Chriſt, of grace; ofheaven, . | 
what poor empty notions were - they to the ſoul ? whatun- 
certain things before faith came in ? bur. f;rb makes them to be. 
glorious __y : faith diſcovers: ſuch reall certain excellencies 
mthem; and.is-{o ſure; . thatic will venture ſoul and body, ic 
will bearari bardſhip,  yeait wilyentyre-the. infinice loſle of e-- 
tecnityuponthem. | | 
.- 2, Faith makesthe future :good of fſpirituall* and eternall: 
things to be as preſent to the ſoule,. and workes them upon a 
heart,as if they did now appear. . This comes to paſle becauſe 
\ faith : 


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lntations are not but betwixt friends when- they meet together. 
Faith takes hold upon eternal life ; it takes preſent poſſeſſions 
the glorious things of -the Kingdom of God , it makes theſhul 
to bein heaven converſing with God, and Chriſt, his Saint, 
and Angels already : That which is promiſed, fairh accounts 
given, And the land which I gave to Abraham to thee will I giver; 
It was only promiſed to Abraham, but Abrahams faith madeit 
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3. Faith makes uſe of things paſt asif they were preſen. 
1. It makes uſe of Gods mercies to our fore-fathers , thus the! 
Church makes uſe of the mercy 'of God to ?acch | whenls. 
wreſtled with him and prevailed, asif it were a preſent merty. 
to themſelves. He had power over the Aagel and Þrevai 
wept and made ſupplication unto him,” he found him in 'Bethel;\a 
there he ſpake with us, not only with 7acih, but withus;q,4/ 
whatſoever mercy God ſhewed to him, we makeit ours: "Gul: 
ſpake with 4. Thus David and his people did when he faid,v: 


turned the Sea intoary land, they went thrixg h the flood af rjlee 


did we rejoyce in him. The comfort of the merdies xd for 

many yearspalſt to their fore-fathers, they make as theirs, tht: 

did we rejsyce in him. 2. Faith makes uſe of all the cowl ut 

God hath made to any ofhis peoplethough never fx 

yea it fetches out the comfort of thoſe promiſes, as if theywar 

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Chap.5, Sect-2  Bvas/ a 53 
Joſhua, 1will be with thee, I will not fail thee, nor forſake: thee. 

This Paul applies to the Beleevers in bistime, | as if it. nad been 

made tothem. Be content (faith he) with ſuch things as "you Heb.13.5. 
have, for he hathſaid, TI will not leave thee, | nor forſake thee. 

Upon this 0n? inſtance, whatſoever promiſe God ever made 

to any of is people, ſince the-. beginning ofthe world for any 

od, ifour cond&tion. comesto be the ſame, fairh will make 

ither own, asif God had but now made it to us. in parti- 

cular. 3. Faich makes uſe of Gods former dealings with our 

ſelves : when all ſenſe of *Gods mercies failes, that God ſeems. 

tobe as an enemy, faith will ferch. life from his former met- * 

cies, asifthey were now preſent. 1 have conſidered the dayes 

of old (ſaith David) the gears of ancient time, [ call to remem- 
 brance my ſong in the night, —— T1 ſaid, this is my infirmity, but I Plal.77.y 6,10 
mill remember the years of the right hand of the moſt High , He 

checks himſelf for doubting of Gods mercies becau ſe ofhis * 

former merci?s, and he recovers himſelf by bringing to minJe 

the former dealings . of God with him. Now in . this 

work” offaith what abundance of ſtrength doth it bring in 

from former wercies, former promiſes, former dealings? O this 

muſt needs wonderfully ſtrengthen the heart to any ſuffering 
whatſoever. : 


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4. Faith carryes the ſoul on high, above ſenſe, above rea- 


ſon, above the world , when faith is working, Oh how is the 

ſoul raiſed above the fearsand favours of men? 7 care not (laid 

Jeratizs a little before his ſuffering) for any thing viſible cr in- 

w;ible, ſothat I may get Chriſt , Let fire, the creſſe, the letting 

ont of beaſts, breaking of my bones, tearing of my members; the 

grinding of my whole body Mypnd the torments of the devils come up- 
on me, ſo that I may get Chriſt. Faith puts an holy magnani- 
mity upon the ſoul, to ſlight and to overlook with an holy con- 

tempt, whatſoever the world proffers or threatens : Faith raiſes 
the ſoul to converſe with high and glorious things, with the 
deepand eternal councels of God, with the glorious myſteries 
ofthe Goſpel, with communion with God and Jeſus Chriſt, 
with the great things of heavenand eternall life. Men,before 
faith comes into their ſoules, have poor low ſpirits, buſied about 
mean and contemptible things, and therefore every offer of the 
worid prevailes with them, and every little danger of ring 
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ſcares them , but when fairh comes, there is another niany - 
of ſpirit in a man, princely ftirit (as Luther calls it) that damn - 


to adventure loſle of life for thename of Chrift. When Valew 


the Emperour feat his officers ro Baſ/to turne him fromthe 

faith, they firſt offered him great preferments, But Baſ/roj. | 

Red them with ſcorn 7 Offer i heſe things ( ſayes he)to chi, os, _ 

then they threatned him moſt grievoully; nay threaten (thi © 

Ex he eg purple-gallants,that give themſelves ro their pleaſuny, - 
ITS What great ſpirits did faith put* into thoſe worthyes, who 
through faith ſubdued Kingdemes ftopped the mexthes of Lyons =. | 
JAb.11-33:34 grenched the violence of the fire, of wetk' were made ftrong, Ge... 
Certainly faith is as glorious a grace now as everit was, andif / 

it be put forth, i3*will enable the ſom to do great things, the 

railing of the ſoul above reaſon and ſenſe, jsas great a thingy, - 

any of theſe. The faith of Abraham was moſt glorious, tar 

which he is ftiled the fathzr of the fairhfull, and yet the chief 

thing for which he was commended, is, that he beleeved apan 

hope. When the ſoul is in ſome ſtrait, it looks -up for ſomghelp: | 

and ſenſe ſayes, ir cannot be ;, reaſon ayes, it will wr br , wick. | 

ed men fay, it ſhall nor be, yea, it may be God in the ways; 

of his providence ſeems to go fo crofle, as if he would nat have? 

it tobe, yetif Faith have a word forit, it ſayesit Ball be; Ya! 

when God ſeems to be angry, when there appears nothinpto- 

ſenſe and reaſon but wrath, yet even then fairh hath holdon 1 

Gods heart, that.his hand cannot ſtrike. 1 

5. Faith givesthe ſoul an intereſt in God,inChriſt,in all thoſe} 

oo things in the Goſpe), . and eos things of eternall. 

life : faithis an appropriating, an applying, an uniting gmce; ! 

It is a bleſſed thing to have the fight of God, then? os | 

powerinit, but ro ſee Gedin his glory, as my God , 10 ſee alt. 

Majeſty, greatneſſe, mud ptr" of God, as theſe things that wy 

foul hath an intereſt in, to ſee how the eternall councelsaf Gut: 

wrought for me to make me happy.,, to ſee Chriſt in whonrallfuluſy 

dwels. in whom the treaſures of all G eds riches are, and all theſear 

mine ; toſte Chriſt coming from the Father for me, to be my Rid 

wer ; Oh what a bleſſed powerful thing is this {- What: 19allthe 

world now to ſuch a ſoul> where is all rheb of it, ofthe: 

malice and'oppoſition of it? The loffe of outward things, libeny” 
arlifearepreatevilsto thoſe who liave: no intereſt in berter, but: 


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"WM co ſuch as have intereſt in higher things, there is ne great matter - 
though they-ſoſe all theſe. | | 
6. Faith ſets all Gods attributes on work for the 

reliefof a belcever ; It is one thing to have intereſt in God and 
Chriſt, and another thing to have God and Chriſt working for 
us. I will not deny but God and Chriſt areworking ftill; yer: 
when faith lyes ſtill and is notaRive, although we do not loſe 
our intereſts in God, yet we cannot expe& ſuch ſenſible mani- 
feſtatiens of Gods workings for us. We have a notable expreſ(- 
fon of Gods ftirring up his ſtrength and wiſdome for thoſe 
whoſe hearts are right with him. The eyes of the \'Lord ranne to 
and fro throxgh out the Earthuto ſhow binsſelf ſtrong 7 thiſe whaſe 
heart 1 perfett towards him,” Although we bein the dark, #nd 
know not how to _— our ſteps, PEER an infinite wifdome 
working for us , ' we have buta little ftrength, yet if 

we hee ath to ſet & ſtrength on-work, we Gy \ the Revel, 3.8, 
Church of Philadelphia) keep Golls word, and not deny his name. 

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SECT. 19. 


of the denyal of religions, gracious, or reveved ſelf; 
and firſt of Cantions. TE 


Muſt now direct in the aft place how we are to deny religions, 
gracious, 01 renewed ſelf , as a mans own duries, bulmeſſe, 
righteowſneſſe, the graces of the Spirit. '' In proſecution of which 
| : Cautions. 
(asinthe former) 1 ſhall give ſome | 
_ Cautions are _ 9% 
I. That graces, dauties*are the ſpeciall gifts and bleſſings of 
God. It is of the fulneſſe of Chriſt, that all —_ he 05" 1 teu _ 
gracefor grace: And the Apoſtle tels us, that God hath Bleſſed 1mm b Ge 
uw with all fpirituall bleſſings in heavenly places in Chrift.Me thinks Ephcl1. 3. 
hereI ſee the tranſcendent excellency of the Saints, the betrer- 
nefle df their condition above all the men of the world, if God 
hath- given 'a man grace, he hath the beſt' and choifeſ of all 
that which God-can give; God hath given usbis Sonne,' and 
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neſt of the flower, andthe honey out of the rock of 


they that have this gift need not to be diſcontented at their own, J 
orenvious at the condition of any other, they havethepring: / 
pall verb, the one neceſſary thing, © bleſſed be the God, and Fa: * 
ther of our L:1d 7 ſrs 'Chrift who hath thus bleſſed ns : Hom? with 


all ſpirituall bl: ſings in heavenly places. 


2. Notwithſtanding they are Gods ſpeciall gifts, yetye 
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' 2. Lookup, and conſider the glory, parity, and holineſſeq | 
God. This conſider{tion will humble a ſoul, and cauſcitty 
deny it ſclf in ſpiritual things. See this in Fob , no ſooner had | 
he a great proſpe& of the glory of God, but he e»y7s himſelf * 
concern ng his own righteouſneſſe, which before he ſtood 
much upon to his friends. 7kyzow »#t z5 ſo of a truth , but buy 
ſrould man be juſt with God? if be will contend with him, he came 
anſwer him one of a thoy ſand. Gods fulneſle will convince ugs. * 
bundantly of our emptineſſe, his purity will ſhew us our ſpots, 
hisall-ſufficiency our nothingnefſe. When 7cb was bronghey - 
little neerer to God, he was more humbled before God. I hays | 


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this expreſſion laid him ; abhcrrexce isa perturbation of the ' 
mind ariſing from yehement diſlike, or extreameſt diſceſteem, | 
abhorrence ſtrictly taken is hatred wound up to the height, and ? 
ro abhorre, repenting in duſt and aſhes, 15 the deepeſt a dfah- 
horrence; Thus low 7:4 goes, not only to a diſlike, but tothe 


- fartheſt degree of it, abhorrence of himſelf whenhe ſawthe ? 


Lord. See this in- //aiah, when God came neer him, andhe * 
ſaw much of God, then he cryed out,  IVoe zs me, for 1 am ung, * 
lecauſe I am « man of uuclean lips. How knowes he that? Wiy 
mine eyes have ſcenthe King the Lord of Hoaſts. What? dudinot 
aih know he was a man of polluted lips till then ? yes, buthe.! 
was never ſo ſenſible of it as then ; He ſaw his pollution mon. 
rlien eyer by the light of the glory of God thatſhone . round+. 


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Chap.5.SeR.20, Self-denial, 
5f God dazell'd ' his- eyes. When the Sun ſhines bright in a 
roome, we may fee the leaſt moate intheaire ; fo, whea the 
glory of God irradiates the ſou}, we ſee all the moatsand atomes: 
of ſin, the leaſt ſpot, and unevennefſe of our hearts and 
lives. 

3. Have Chriſt in eye. The morewe ſeean humble Chridt, 
aſelf-denying Ebriſt, the more ſhall we learne hymilityand- 
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Chriſt, 
and the more will. you learne to deny your ſelves even in ſpiritual 
things. | , 

rv Acknowledge we our ſelves debtors to Chriſt for all our: 
gifts, and forall our graces,Poſlibly a man any wear brave ap- 
parell, but he-owes-forthemat ſuch a ſhop, whiles heis abroad 
he ſwaggers, and is proude of his cloathes, but when hecomes- 
into the ſhop, and looks upoht the book, and conſiders-what. 
he hath to pay, he ſtrikes fail. then ; Thus the: Goſpel is the- 
great ſhop, and from Chriſt in the Goſpel we have all our gifts 
andgraces, and though I may be proud in ſpiritat another time, 
yet if I comeinto the Goſpel, andſee what aninfinitedebtor I 
am to Chriſt, and to free-grace for all that everT have, then 
think, IVhat ? ſhall 7 be proud? What ? ſhall Inot deny my felf in 
ftiricnall things? s | 

5. Study the Goſpel, and the way ofthe Goſpel. -Whete- 
ſhall we ſee an humble Chrift but in the Goſpel > Where ſhall 
weſzethe rich and free grace ot God in Chriſt, but in the Goſ. 
pel? Where ſhall we get faith.in Chriſt, bur in the preaching 
ofthe Goſpel, andinthe ſtudying of the Goſpel > Surely this: 
grace of Self-denyal'in ſpiritual things growesonely in the gar-- 
den of the Goſpel, I deny not but there- isa common, field. 
tumility, or Self-denyall, asT may fo ſpeak, ſuch a Self-d-nyal 
I mean, as growes among the; Heatheii, andamong+ morall. 
_ but betwixt that and this we may obſerve: theſe differ= 
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humbleand to dery himſelf, yet he isproud of his humility. A- 
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but he is ſenſible of bis own pride in that very thing whereig hs. 

is humble. | 2 

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« himſelf, yet itis but inthis or that particular thing, -butalte, 

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kimſelf, yetit is but the artifice of his reaſon and reſoluti Lf 
1 ygoe on in ſuch and ſuch away (ayes he) 1 am andone. Hite 
hedenyes this pleaſure, and that company. But nowaſe.? 
leever denyes himſelf in ſpiritual things by the bebolding. of} | 
ſus Chriſt. | : 4 

4.:Takea moral, civil man, and though he may ſeemtogey © 
himſelf, yet there 1s no mytteriein it, but there is evera grat- 
anyſterie of grace ina Beleevers ſe/f-denyal. As thus, hee ? 
cryes, What ſhall 1 ave to beſaved? and yet he profeſſeth.thathe 
doth not expe& to be ſaved by his ding, here's a myſteri, 
Again, be counts himſelf /eſſe then the leaſt of all Gods mercies, and} 
yet hethinks God bath done more for him then if he had given! 

- him all theworld , here's a myſterie. Again, helookswpon? 
himſelf as the greateft ſinner, and thinks of every one bettertheg! 
himſelf, and yet when he looks upon a drunkard, or a ſwears, 

_ or thelike, heprofeſſeth that he would not change his condi! 
tion with ſuch a man for all the world, what a myſteries 
this / F 

5. Take a moral, civil man, and though he may ſeem to day 
himſelf intemporal things, which devils themſelves may, 
yet he cannot, as the Beleever, deny himſelf in ſpiritual things 
One makes mention of a certain godly man that was foreten- 
pted by Satan in his time, the godly man was much in duty, ty! 
whom Satan ſaid, Why rakeft thou this pains ? thou deft watch," 
and faſt, and pray and abſtaineft from the ſinnes of the times , but 
man, what doft thou more thenT do? Art thou no drunkard, no adul-' 
terer, ſayesSatan > vomere amT. Doſt thaw watch, and 
ſayes Satan ? I never ſlept, 1 never ate, nor drank,, what deftthw: 
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himſelf as conquered, Thy name .2v, 
ſoall be no more called 7 accb bun Iſrael, becauſethon haſt prevailed 
with God. 
Two cautions concerning - promiſes, and the life of faith, are ' 
mainly to be obſerved in the general. 
7. That not barely,the pr-9i/es, but the perſon of Chriſt, is 
» theobjet of faith: We are not to reſti'onthe promiſes alone, 
but tocloſe with Chriſtin thoſe promiſes , promiſes are the pil- 
lars of the ſoul ,» Chrift is the ſubſtantial pillar of the ſoul, the 
prennſes are declarative pillars, and therefort in receiving 
* of, or having recourſe unto a promiſe. we are firſt to ſeek 
out for Chriſt init, as being the foundation of it, and ſo to 
take hold of the promiſe in him ; Thus Philzp diretsthe Eunuch, 
B:licve in the Lord Jeſus : The promiſe is butthe Casker, and Aas8 
Chriſt the Jewelin it, the pr-9i/e but the field; . Chrilt 'is the FE 
Pearl hidin it, andto bechiefly look'd at : Thus it is ſaid, That 
promiſe of pardon, are not as. pardons of a Prince, - which 
meerly containe an-expre{lion of his royal word for pardon; but 
Gods promiſes are made in his Son, and are asif a Prince ſhould 
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'©2. That promiſcs'in things temporal and ſpiritual '( notably. - 
tut -ly'neceffary to ſalvation ) are'not univerſal, but 1ndetinite” 
(i.) he makes ſuch pr:miſec; becauſe: ſymetimes (though nar al. © 
ways} he grants accoraingly. Forinſtance, that promiſe gf | 
healing the ſick cannot be univerſal; 'for it might then beſup- 
poſed rhatiick men ſhould never dye, ſeeing rhe Elders mayar | 
all ſuch times of danger of death, ſtill come _ and pray with * 
them, but we all know #r r appcintedfor all men once to dye, the © 
meanng thereofis, that prayer ts an Ordinance to which God 
hach made ſuch a graciovs pr:mi/e, and he often doth reftore the * 
{ck at their prayers; and therefore upon every ſuch particular ! 
occaſion, we areto relye upon God for the performance of it - 
by an act of recumbancy, - though we cannot with-an a of full ? 
aſſurance, the premſe not ſeing univerſal, bur indefinite : Oflike | 
nature are all other prongggs of things temporal or things ſpj 
ritual, not abſolutely neceſlary to ſalvation', as long life,riches, | 
honor, Aſſ#rance of Exidence to them that fear him, the tetor © 
and purport of which priſe, is not asif abſolutely, infallibly, 
and univerſally, God doth alway perform theſe co thoſe that 
are trulyqualitied, with the conditions ſpecified in'thoſe pre- 
miſes , the contrary both Scripture, inſtances, andcommonex- 
perience ſhews, they are therefore indefinitely meant, andſoto 
be underſtood by us; becauſe when ever God doth difpence any _ 
ſuch mercies to any of his, he would do it by promiſe: Andhe | 
requires anſwerably an act of faith, ſuitable co that his meaning 
inthe priſe ;, that as he intended not in ſuch promiſes, an ab- | 
ſolute, infallible, nniverſal obligation of himſelf,to the perform- * 
anceof them to all that fear him, ſo the a& of faith, whicha 
man isto put forth toward this /previſe, inthe application of : 
it for his own particular, is not required co be an abſolute, in- 
fallible perſwaſion and aſſurance, that God will beſtow theſe 
outward things upon him, having theſe qualiiications inhim,but * ; 
one an indeiinite at (as I may call it) of recumbancy and fuh- | 
miſſion, cafting and adventuring ourſelvesupon him for the 


periormance- of it to us, not knowing but he may in his outward | 
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poſitions againſt truth ee gonanes, ana more par- 
ticularly againſt our good” Name, whereby an un. | 
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abundance of Spiritual comfort. ; 


Is innocency being ſometimes overſhadowed' with a thict / 
. anddark miſt of Slanders, Reproaches and defamati 

Heendeayoured firſt to reviewthe promiſes, and ſecondly toad | 
His faith on them. ot aww IL OS 
2. The Promiſes weretheſe: P/al.37.5.6. Mar.5.10j11;, 

x: Pet. 3.14. 1 Per.4.14. Pſal.68.13. Though you have len among ; 
the pots, yet forall je be as the wings of a dove. covered with: films, | 
and her feathers with yellow gold, 9.4. though hitherto you laye 


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amongſt black and aan ors, oppreſſed with mighty calm 
ries, yet the time is at hand that ye ſhall be made white gUoves,; 
your innocency and happinefs ſhall appear, and your width 
be intermixt with the colour of purgand yellow gold. (5. ) you. 
ſhall cometo the top of the higheſt felicity, arid ye ſhall beice 
from ſlanders, and obtain illuſtrious glory. | Td 

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2. To pray. | 
* '1. His Meditations were theſe : - : ; 
I, That we kffow not how to prevent it: Men may ſlander, ; 
and men will ſlander, ſo long as the world laſts, onely wehaye- 
theſe Promiſes for. comforts, and it is the Lord who prome- 
ſeth; 'and ifhe * pleaſe he-can hide .us from | che . ſcourgeof 
tohigtes ; or if he pleaſe,  heisableto, reſtore us double ro ow. 
2.Thaterne faith will fortifie the ſoul againſt all Reproaclie: 
There is ar-encouraging voyce of the Lord to thisend, Hearken 
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duty of Chriſtians to exerciſe patience.: Experience of their ya- 
nities & Gods gracious dealings with us, will fortifie our hearts: 
Fear not thou worm (thou poor deſpicablething) 7 will help thee, 
ſaith the Lord thy Redeemer; and as for thy reproachers, their 
doom is before, Behold, all they rhat are incenſed\againſt thee ſhall 
be aſeamed and confounded. they ſhall ce as nothing, and they that | : 
firwe with thee ſhall periſh. x *-4 
4. That faith makes the ſoul circumſpeR,and in this caſe doth 
ranſack and fan the ſoul narrowly, to finde ont what is the mat- 
ter and riſe of thoſeHlanders and reproaches: If ye ſuffer for righ- 
ragfueſs ſake, happy are ye ; it mult be far righteouſneſs ſake; or 
eis no bleſſing uponit :: and fo the Apoſtle adds, Tow muſt 
have a good conſcience, that whereas they ſpeakevil of you as of evil 16: 
drers, they may be aſhamed that falſly accuſe your good converſation 
in Chriſf.: for it is better if the will. of God be ſo,” that ye-ſwffer for 47 
well-doing,, then for evit-doing. We are ordinarily -more 1mpa- 
tient at undeſerved, then deſerved- ſufferings, but itis berter 
(kith the Apoſtle) ſo to ſuffer, then otherwiſe. | Ler none of you 
ſuffer as a murtherer, a thief, an evil doer, but if any man ſuffer as * Pert.4.1 5,16 
aChriſtian, let him not be aſhamed, but let- him glorifie' Godwin this 
belialf ©. 1 x - achirs Tout bog wp 0613 wry Shi or 
"A true faith eſteemsall ſuch Alanders'as the nioſt. banor- 
able badges of innocencythat poſſibly can be.: : 7f mine iavlver ſa JoÞ 3 1 33,36. 
r) ſhould write a book; againſt me, ſurely would - take it.upinmy 
ſroulder, and binde tt as a cxown-t0 me; i Þ.rejayce.\ (faid:Lather 3 
that Satan forages and blaſphemes tt #s kthely that 1.de-hins and his 
Kingdom the more .miſchiaf?:\ And rheyithar» ?epreach we! (ſaid 
Au ) do againſt their willsincreaſe mine honor both with God 
and good men The more thedirty feet: of mentread and rab;on 
the figure graven in gold, the more-luftre they giver : {Þ the 
more cauſleſs aſperſtons the wicked caft on the godly, the more 
bright do they rub their glory, And hence was that choyce of 
Moſes, rather to ſuffer affliftion with the people of God, then to enjoy 
the pleaſures of ſin for a ſeaſon : efteeming the reproach of Chriſt 
greater riches then the treaſures of Egypr. 
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fanders that are unjublycaſton.s. 


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Prov;1.4: ::: 
The ry duty is Loving the Word, to which, Pal, w_ up" 
| Theſixthquty is Waiting wthe Word, to whichs Prevel. 
34,35- 
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Ia.$8.13,14- and 56.2. 7er.17.26. 

The fourteenth duty is Watchfulneſs, to which, Afar. 24.46, 
47. Luke 12-37,38,43. Rev. 16.15, 

| "the fifteenth duty is Conference, to which Prov. 12.14. and 

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| new heart, and a new Firit ; andin another place he 'p """ 
Ezek.36.25.26 [ will ſprinkle clean water upon you, - and you ſhall be clean from. 
SD40 56- your filthineſs : A new heart alſo will T give cu, and a new flirt. 
will 1 put within you: in one place he commands them,” Circyy. | 

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"the Spirit of Grace andl Supplication : Thele* primiſty of duties tie. 

the foundation of alt oar performances, and thoſe grinds TTY 
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duty? 0 miracle of mercies ! O the goodneſſe of God | _ Nas 
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(0 Lord) how dull, andremiſſe, and ſlighty am I in the prattice 


hathin his flock a male, _ woweth and ſacrificeth- wnts the Lord 
corrupt thing : .O then what is my portion, who have ſacrificed that 
ichis a9. and fick nuts the was Kin and-Lord of Hoſts, whoſe 
name is dreadful among the. Heathen? no maruct if 1 feol no power, 
mſwerr in theOrdinances of Grace, whileſt 7 deal partially, hear pex- 
fanfterily, pray coldly, labour not to food on the Promiſe, and to ſuch. 
wgur au? of it : O Lord, thou loveſt a chearful giver, but my ſtr- 
vices are mairned and corrupt, and dear, and ſuperficial, and very 

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gud, lead me in the Land of uprighineſſe ,, ſo prays the Church, 
meachearful heart in thy ſervice, animate and emtiven my beart ty 


nthy fatutes, and-wt to covetonſneſſe. | 

4. Implore thealliftance of Gods Spirit to every good duty, 
deg acceptance ofour perſoas and performancesin the Lord Je- 
{as Chriſt, prefſe him with his promiſes to /er on duties, and to re» 
ward daties; and what ever dzry we do, prefle him. with that 
ehecial Promiſe belonging untoit: Thus if we metlitate and 
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miſeth Heaven, and affects the heart with the goodneſſe and 
worth of the thing promiſed, it is God that (by the pledges 
of his favour, and earnelts of his Spirit } doth reſtifie our adopti- 
on, andcauſerth us certainly to apprehend what he doth teſtitie: 
pray then, Who am [ Lord, that thou ſhouldſt make ſuch ample, >Sam 7,25. 
and free promiſes to thy poor ſervant ? it u of thy free mercy, _and 
acccrding to thine own heart : Andnow, O God, eſtabliſh 1 be= 
ſerch thee, the word that thou haſt ſþcken concerning thy ſervant : 
0 ſeal unto me the promiſed inheritance, and nu me aſſuredly 
know what thoſe hopes are, which thou haſt reſerved for men 
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