z67 Ì SERMON XI. Attending public I N S T R U T I O N, and other inftrumental DUTIES, recommended. PROVERBS VIII. 34. Bled is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the pills of my doors. IHave endeavoured in fume difcourfes, SE R M. from feveral pafl'ages in this book, to lay XI- before you the neceffary qualifications for `'""-' our attainining true wifdom or religious vir- tue, and fet againft them the greateft hin- derances, which muff be removed ; particu- ly infifting on the prevailing love of wifdom, diligence in the ufe of all proper means for acquiring it, a difpaffionate temper of mind, and humility. It is certain that our vehe- ment irregular affe6tions and paflions do molt unhappily obftru t our growth in grace and faving knowledge, and nothing more than pride and affetation I might have enlarged
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