The·Mark./'ofthe;, Vficonverted~ 83' · know' that a carnal peace do.th commonly prove themoft mortal enemy ofthe poor f()ul; and while it fini{es ~ andki~s, :'1-nd ft~eaks it fair., doth fatally\ fjT1i~it~ as it \vere.~nder the fifth ri~. · ~ By this tirne ~eth,iriks 1 hear ri1y Reader crying out with the Difeipies,~~/ho· then fhaUbe·faved? Set out fi·om. among orir congr~gations all thofe ten ranks of the profane on the one hand, and then befides, take out all thefe twelve forts of clofe ar!d felf deceiving hypocrites on theother hand, and tell .1)1e t~; v;hether it-be not a·-remnant that fbaH be - OivetJ: ·cHo\v fe~ \Blfbe'theffieep tbat tball be left~ -whefl·an thef~illal:l, 6etepara~a; .and fet among the . ~a$ ·; ! f~r P1Jf P.~rt~ .J ~f'~ll· ~Y, ·ri~~lerol:lS hearers, l7fiate r'l&. hope~ tofeb any of ·them tn heaven, that are- tq be found- -among thefe two and twenty forts :_ that are here n1ent1oned, except by found converfion - they be brou(!h~ into another condition. ~ ~!il(P!icaii6~.. ~_An9t n~.wlC<;>.nf~ie~Ge,do thine offic~ ~ : SpeaK 1dut, and-.-f~ak home· to h~m that heareth or ; readeth~t4ef~:~tties~I.fth<iu. findl ~ny?(thefe marks .- up~n htm, thou mu'ft pronounce hun utterly un- . dean, Levit. ~ 13. 44o Take not up a lye into thy n1outh: Speak not peace ·to him, to whom God ~ fpeaks noJpeace. .'Let not luft bribe thee, or felf- ' lo~e, or ~arn~l pi·ejudice blind thee. I fubpce1!a thee ·· frorn -the ·:tou~t of Hea"en,~ to come ·and' give iri_ .: ev!dence:. I require thee, irt the name ofGod, togo>.':: with me to the fearch of the fufpecled houfe. At!i:,;·– thou wilt anfwer it at·thy peril, giv.e in a true re-i~ . port of the ftate and cafe of him that readeth this-- ; book. Confci~nce, wilt thou altogether hold thy .,. P.e~ce at fuch a time as this ? I adjure thee-by the-'::· livtog God, that thou teU n~ the truth, Mattb. ~6. 6J~ · Is the man converted, or is he net ? Doth heallow~·-"· - himfelfin any way ~~fin~ fir doth he not ? Doth. '.. he tr_uly love, andpleafe, and prize} .inddelighe iru~ ·::~ ~.od.).i
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