96 · ~f ll9attUfttlndfe. Cllap. '5· Sea.'· --------------------~~--------~ ObjeEf. It may be objetled, That in thi; Analyfis thereis not that exprefs mcntton of Chrijl: and the rtafon why fomevi/i.fte Duties, is, becaufe the very Nmm: of Chrill u _not;~ them. S.l. " l Eph. 6. 18. Luke 8. 18. Mat 6·18. Mat. 6. 1. 2 Tim.4,s( Prov. 4· 23: Pfal. ;9. 1• Pfal,119· 9. · But! anfwer, r. If the name be wanting, yet Chrift is not. 2. In the opening of them we !hall find the very name of Chrij/ ufually,. frequently ·; only obferve by the way ; I have heard ofmany that have flood much m appearance for Jefus Chrifl, fo that they would bow, and do homage to the very found and fyllables o.f his Name . and yet none more enemies unto Chrill: than they, being the very limbs of Antichrill: ~ Many (faith Chrill:) WtllJay to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophefted in thy Name., andin thy Name have caftout. devilJ, and itt thy N ame ha11c doue many wondtrful work]? (as if the name ofChrill: had been a Spell?) A~d then will I prof ,fs tmto them, I never k._new you, depart fr.m meye that 1vork.. iniquity ; and thereupon he concludes, that he only" a wife man, and bwlds upon the rock._, who hears Chrijls fayings and dot/ 1 them. Hence learn (0my foul) that he that preffet~ to the practice of the · Word of Chrift, he preacheth Chrijl, he fets up Chrift,though hts text be not ltterally of Chrij/· even as a man may have nQ other fubjecr of his Sermon'but Chrift, and yet betray Chrijl:. Thus much ofDuties ingeneral. CHAP. Ill. SECT. r. Of DUTIES in Particular. .Andftrft, ofthe Naltlre of Watchfu/nefs. ,w,A"·~f.,ln• .tr, is the firll: and principal he!p to all exercifes of Religion ; it is eye to fee them all well done and ufed, and therefore we fet it in the front of all Dttties: We are to Watch Jtnto Prayer, Eph. 6. I8. and we are towatch unt• hearingLuke 8. I 8. and we arc towatchunto Fafting, Mat. 6. I 8. and we are towatch to t~lmfgiving, Mat. 6. I. and we are to watch in all things, 2 Tim. 4· }, Now for our etter tre,uon mt e exerc11e Ob'ecrs b d . .o.· • h ·r { Nature. of this Duty, obferve we the Ma~ner ~fit. For the Nature of it: W~ttchfulneffe u a continua), careful obferving ofour wayes in all the pajfages and turnings of our life,.that weftill k,rep clo(e to the written Word ofGod. . Keep thy htart in all diligence: Ifatd, I Wtlltakt heeJto mywayes, that I jinnot wtthmy tongue : Wherewithjh~/1 ayoung m11n cleanfe hu way ?by takJng heed thereto accordmg to thy word. SE c .T. :z:. Of the Objeffs of Wat~h{ulnef. tT .He obje~ of our !f.atlh is either 1 Evil' worRs, 'or· fin. - ' Good works, or Duties, or any , thing in iti own being, good. ' !· Watch
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