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THE

CHIEFE

MATTERS

Handled

in

the

fourth

C

H

A

P

T

E

R.

Verlc

s.

7

jHAT

titotowalke

worthy

ti

V

of

our

Calling.

Calling

a

the

Eflate

whereunto

wet

are

called.

.4

threefold

motive

on

Pauli. bonds.

Ir

es

aglorieres

thong

to

futferfor Chrift.

The care of

our

`Pafleursto

onftru!l..

sits

,i

and their

death

a

preaching,

fpet:all

i

f

they

fiifer

for

(I

rift,

chàllengeth

of

so

a

flieenag

regard of their inftruasons.

1

,,ioftcrs

muff

ufe ii?rreati

and gfntl4

perfiva

Ions

with

their

people,

a

which

u

the

fittaf

Carole:

wherefore

they

fhould

la-

hour

for

the

gift

ofPcr'fwaron,

ou

which

if

very

effeEtua

/l,

yet

know

that

there

is

place

of

fharpneffe.

The flare of

grace

to

which

we

are

cal-

led, ought

to

move

us to

all

Chilli

tan

dory.

Verte

si

Hewhomill

walk,mkChiftian,`ttvtifl

walk!

humbly.

Whin

Ilion:liey ìs.

Thegrounds of

or.

..

Trialdrwhether

we

fhnfarth

thse

ver

-

tue.

We

muff

Phew

forth

alt'long-

fufering:

what

it is.

Its

office

is to make

ue

holdout

in

evils.

We

have

needof-a.

,Tliegroltndathcreof.

,.

It

is

wrought

by

the Spirit.

Such

as

only

diffemble malice for

time,

want

it.

Mx4nalkfupport

befeems

Chrifilans.

what

it

i2.

We

are

to

keep

each

other

from falling,

and

how we

are to

fuller?

dim

brother

fallen.

Themaninfeld faytonge of men

in` thee,

point.

Wrare

tolearne

the Prattife ofth

i

ilu,

ty in

bearing

wrong, and

in bearing

with

oho'

infirmis-oes

of

dur

brethren.

Veefe 3.

Chríflians

fbould

flrivè

for

Vney

in

faith

and

orinion, which

Satan

feekes

mainly to

hinder.

,

Means

to

attain

it.

t

.

To

lay

downs

a

flriving

(pint.

z.

Vainglory.

3.7Difefteetn

of

others.

It

oeno

Honour

retake

up

Contentions.

We

mull

doe

more then

entertain .Place,

viz.

diligr,itlyftudy

to

maintàine ir.

7

he'I'edegree

of

contentious wifdome.

.

A

cá,itentiom

nature

is

bred within

ui.

Solvers

of

Contention

blamed:

a

Not

feekersafter

Peace.

Our

duty

is to

feekpeace

;boat

in the

Lord.

Two

ruler

to

be

kept in

feeking Peace,

Hof

us rafh fubfcriptio» much repented

him.

A

peaceable afec`tion

is

an excellent

mean of

Concord:how to

get

andmaintain

Peace.

sert8.:,4

V Far

Chrifís

body

is,VVherein the

V.

Mon

of rt

How the Church

is ene.

It

fhaold

move to

to Concord to

thinks

that

we

live,

all

by

one

Spirit.

What

is

meant

by

the 7,

fpiritt, Rev.

).4.

There

are diverfrries

of

Iudgments

a-

mong

Chriflians,

and

whence.

7

his diverfty

snug

not

breakoor

Zhnity,

The

wicked

are

no

true

members,

of

Chriflt

my

ftocafl body.

Ourfuture

1Jnity

in

glory ought to

bee

motive

ra Thirty !sere.

VVhat'talling

rs,Ormtward and

inward

cahinggoe rooether.

Hope

cdken

for

things

hoped

for.

Degrees ofglory

not

for

fabfiance, but

for

circunsflance.

Our

reward

layd

up

,in heaven

for

iu

ie.t

would

júicke

in

to

all

du),

being,tuel,

thought

upon.

Our

cold

erving

of

God

comes

from

our

ignorance

of;

or

not

confides-Mg

our reward,;

VVee

mulY

flirre

up

our

félvesby

lookins

.

to

it.

god