Perfon~~tl and Family~G 7 fubjett your whole man, members and mind faith-. ,fully tohim, Pfal . r 1 9· 34· Rom. 6. r3. If you have riot attue refpeet toall God's Com,mandments, you areunfound at heart, P{al.I r 9· 6. Oh, ftudy to get the image and imprefs of Chrift upon you within: Bttgin with your hearts, elfe you build without a foundation. Labour to get a faving change within ; or elfe all external performances will be to no pur– pore: And then fl:udy to £hew forth th.e power of godlinefs in the life Let piety be your firfl and gre-ac bufinefs : ,Tis the higheft point of juftice to give God his due. Beware that noneof you be aprayerlefsper· fon; for that is amoft certain difcoveryof a Chrift– lefs, and a gracelefs perfon ; ofone that is a very . firanger to the fear of Ood, Pfal. I4• 4• ~ob rr. 4• Suffer not your Bibles to gather dufi : See that you , converfe daily with the word, ~ob. r. 39· That man can !J.ever lay claim to bletfednefs, who.fe deligh.t is not tn the law of theLord, P{al, t. r, "· Let medtta· tion and felf-examination be your dailyexerdfe. But piety, without charity, is but the half of Chrifl:ianity ; or rather, impious hypocrifie. We may not divide theT4bln: See therefore that you do juftly, and love mercy, and let equity and cha– rity run , like an even thread, throughout -all your dealin~s. Be you temperate in all things, and let chafiity and fobriety be your undivided companions. let truth and purity, ferioufnefs and modeRy, hea– venlinefs and gravity, be the confiant ornament£ of · your fpeech . Let patienceand humility, fimp~icity fincerity fitine out in all the parts of your conver– fations~ See that you forget and forgive wrongs, and requite them with kindnefs 1 as you would be ·found child..ren of the MQfi: High. Be merciful · tn your ceniures, and put the moft favourable con– firuetion l.JrPOn rour brethren's carriage, that their actions will reafonably bear. Be flow in promifing, · punttual
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