union Religious Subje5ls. 373 Hebrews, from the example of their anceftors, SERM. Take heed left there be in any of you an XW. evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the vw living God , but exhort one another daily while it is called to -day, left any of you be hardened through the decietfulnefs of fin. 1t becomes every man who has the religious Rate of his mind much at heart, and makes it the principal objet of his attention, to be continually jealous over himfelf; to be fre- quently obferving what progrefs he makes in virtue, or whether he be not rather declining; juft as a man who is very follicitous about his worldly concerns, will Iook often into his accounts, that he may know how he prof- pers. And we may reckon that when this vigilance is omitted, and we become carelefs, our fpiritual affairs are then in a dangerous way. Particularly, let us take heed what tender feelings we preferve of the evil of fin ; and what fenfibility to the beauty of holi- nefs, the dignity, and excellence of virtue. While thefe perceptions are ftrong and lively ; fin appears odious and deformed ; the things of God's law, and the works which difcover his perfeptions, wonderful in our eyes ; we Count all things with St. Paul but lofs for * Heb. iii. Iz, ¡3., 13 b3 tho
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