36 The 7rya11 of make him your end in all, bring forth more fruit everyday, let your fruit be riper, and more fpirituall daily, labour to fpread, and root your felves as much downward in inwardholineffe, as you do upward in outwardprofef;Eion, and purge your felves continually, left that which is threatned here, befall you, which are fearful! things tobe fpoken, and yet concerne many a foule. The Apoftle compares fuch to trees twice dead, and pltckt Hp 6j the roots. You were borne dead in Adam ; fince that you have had perhaps fome unionwith Chrili by commongraces if your wither againe, then you are twice dead, and therefore fit for no- thing but to be flubbed up, and caft into the fire. And ifany foule begin to forfake the affemblies ofthe Saints, or be tali out from them, let him looke to himfelfe left he wither in the end, and be twice dead, and fo he never come to have life put into him againe,ihat is, repent, and return againe : And know this, that ifyou being caft out by the Church and peoplè of God, break your hearts, fo that youmourne for your finne, as the in- ceftuous Corinthian did, it is a figne you are fuch branches as God will yet make fruitfull ; but ifbeingcaft out you begin to Wither, as here, the end will beburning. THE
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