· · - ' and perpetual/ (juidc•• · ' ! m the mercifull and medicinall hand of God, they •are remrned.upon his own~ head , they ll:rike . ; through the h~art offinne,and becoFne as pteci- : ous refioratives)torepaire inus thedecayes offpi- . riruall life: for inGods chi14ren,cro!fes and aHH– llions have thefe worthy effeels and working's. 1 · They frart us out of. our fecuride, carelef- They make us ndfe,and coldndfe,which by little and little may watchfull,&.c• . growupon the befi : They breed in us a conceit and fenfe of our owne wants, and the neceffitie of Gods providence and proteCtion: They adde Oyle unto the flame ·ofour firfl: love, put life into our religious exercifes, and power and fpirit into our prayers. , 2 Tbey curbe and' controule the pride, info- Humble,Scc. lencie,and impatiencie ofour nature: ·rhey coole and kill the heat, headlongneffe, and intemperancie of our a-ffeltion~ : Theyw~aken indeed the wholeold Adt~min us, withaU his Iufts,concupie. cehce; and venome; but give firength to the·new , man,with all his godly and gracious motions,holy afld heavenlv actions.\ , . · 3' They make us with indignation to.fpit in the I To conr-emne very·face of this vaine, deceitful~and flattering the World. World;the temporallloveofwhich,is the eternall Iolfeboth ofbodies &foulcs in theorherWorld: They happily weane us from the love of it, and' make us -willing topart with her paps; to-bid al1 herenticements adiew, and to trample under feet ,the,fadingpleafures & vanities-thereof: they make· . us· ro~eareourgrovelinghearts;and rentourduU affeCtions --from the Earth, to·which they tleave, and ., ' \
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