the grO.ffefl self-murder: g9 pray arid growne re the better ; hear, and read and ne 3 re the ·holier : As the Door turneth upon its Hinges, fo doth the Slothful Mlln on his .Bed. Proa9.24 The Door goes to and fro ; to it goes, and fro ~ it goes, it goes ,may be a1l the yeer long, and frill it hangs juil: up-on the fame Hinges, and after feven yeers travel, it hangs there where it did.; its nayled to its Hinges. So its with a fluggtfh heart : he goes to a Prayer a~d from a Prayer , to a Sermon and from a Se'rp:toq , to a good Duty-and from agood D~ty j and' frill he hangs jufi on the fan1e Hinges. He hath · gotten no grouna, is juG: where he w~s ; fo thou art juft .at .the fame pafs , after a thou.. fand prayers, and a thoufand Sermons, and rpil... ·· lions of good Duties , frill thou ha~geft o9 thy ·old Duties , ne;re the more pure to ~hts Hour. . 5· Demonil:ratien·, . 'Sloth u a laz,y putting~. bemo~~ forth by httlfs of that power one bath. This alfo is the very Nature of Sloth ;, when aMan bath n1ore pow,er than he fuews ~· but, he! is 1azy to put it all forth. The' Script'ure ufes a ··\ Comparifon of a Mari that hides his Hand in hjs· Bofome, and though he ha~e Meat fl:anding before him ~ yet he will' not fo much as bring it to his mouth. A flothful · man hi..;. deth his hand in liis bofom' and will noli bring it to his mouth. What ? why does he · fiarve ? becaqfe he bath not any meat ? No, Pro.lJ.2 ~e; the Meat fiandeth before him : becaufe he ha.th· n!Jt any hands ? No, he batha_ Hand in his Bofom :· becaufe hi§ Hand bath the dead PalfifJ1 and he not able ~to fHr 1t ? .No' i he· • -- . . ·--·- li.' · wia ' - t • ~ • (if ... r .
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