Preston - Houston-Packer Collection BX5133.P7 N4 1634

A L L - s Vp F I c I E N 'C Y-. 11' ----------------~~~~~~-- - my old lufisfiilJ, there mufl: needs be fit.ch a re; luctancie as I f.hall not bee able to overcmne but, ifth~ Lor~ change this heart ofmine,& take away thefe lufis, ifthe Lordput another impref– fion upon me that is nat'urall tome, whichis like . that infiindhe purteth into·the creature)then.it is eafie for me to doe it. And this theLori0ut of his A!Lfufflciencieis able to doe.. But you will be readie toobjett} ifthe Lordbe· Objeff. thusAil-fltjficientifhcbe able rhus to kindle light in thedarke heart,to changeamans crookedand perverfcipirir,to· implant andingrati: fuch naturall habits}& infrinets into'it, to·carryit on with fhch f:1cilitie and connaturalneife to the wayes of his Commandements, why am I thus-: why am I no more able to overcome my finnes '!why doe I f.1ll backefoofren to thefamefinne~ why doe I come lhort of the performance of fuch ·purpofes and defires~ Why,doeI .findc fo many things inmy life conrratito the Rules ofSan~· \dificacion,and fo contrarytothist./.fll-fufficien~ : ·:po~ero~God ~- .. . , . . . . ~ 1o this Lmfiver. F1r.fi~,Itmay be1t1s from ·, A n(w. ~ hence,_.that: thou obfervefr not thofe Rules by· 1 W~ haue m~: I h. I d. . . h. 'f. r;l n:; . ny tulPerfcch. w 1c1:Go comm'umcatest IsAuJ.u;fti:tencyand /' 015 houph · t?is power ofhis_. Wh.atthough.the LfJrdoewit:: God ~_ahle .~ fmg tocommumcate tt,yet-thereare-fome Rules ~.. to fanet~6e us, 1 tob'e.obferved;;.which·himfclfeh(tthgiven)That Beeau~· ~ee :1 isjthou mufi: diligently attend uponhiSiordinan...:. . c hferu: not j ces, thou·mufl:obferue& k:eepethem':thoumt:tft .GG<lsr~l~:s,., 1 .. > . I becarefullto abfl:aine from the occali6s h'e bids : ·) theeaoftainfrom:ifthoufayleineither o£thefe :. ' , h~ : a . · ------------------------------~~----~

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