Senn. 21. Hozo may we get rid of Spirituall Sloth t? 499 collateral Line, taking in the Regions of Attica, B,zotia, Acbaia, Epirus, /Ma minar, Cilicia, Cappadocia, &c. it was 2000 Miles; but if you take it in a dire& Line from 7erufáletrr to Stridon, a Town in Il- lyricum, it was above a thoufand Miles ; and though thefe tirefome journeys might have apologized for fparirg, or at leatt for curtailing duties ;yet Paul never cneaiured out his pains by a few (ands in a glafs, but (pent much time among the Saints in Praying, Preaching, Difput- ing. Very memorable is that pains of his, Atli 20.7. where Paul fpends all the time from the Difciples meeting together on the Lords day, un- till midnight in holy Exercifes. 3 . His exeefl.ïve perils ; what a large Catalogue have you of them, 2 Cor. I 1.2 3,ad 28. In gripes above meafxre : In priffns more fregnent : In deaths oft : of the Yews five times received I forty stripes fave one : Thrice was I beaten with rods : Once was I Boned : Thrice I fu f fered j ip- wrack : A night and a day I have been in the deep : In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my own County men, in perils by the heathen , in perils in the City, in perils in the wildernefs,in perils in the fea, in perils among false brethren ; in wearinefs and painful - nefs, in watchings often,in hunger and thirft,in fallings often, in cold and nakednefs ; All this laid togs:her, well may we fay with him,* There was never a more fierce perfecutor of the Gospel nor a more fervid propagator of the Gofpel; The firs} proceeded from his hatred againft Chrift, the last proceeded from his love to Chrift. 6. By faith apply the quickning Promifes,and the Promifes of quick- ning. I. The quickning Promifes ; Promises are Reel fpurs that will reach the dull heart to the quick ; they are fingular Plaifters, if well ap- plied, to draw out the corruption of floth ; they are the foveraiga Elixars whole quintetfence will make the foul full of fpirits,2Per. 1.4. Whereby are given to us exceed;ng great and prociorss promifes,that by thefe Cardan. fubl4. ye might be partakers of the Divine Natnre.Precious Promifes,as (tones, L 7. are precious, which have egregious vertue in them, that by them we mìghtàbe made partakers of the Divine Nature, not of the fubftance of Bee, in loc. God, as Servetses ítubbornly defended even to death But of thofe di- Non sfor mariolle tran naturm a vine qualities and gracious difpofitions, which will f { and with Gods humans in di- Nature to communicate, and our nature to participate. Now Gods vinam, fed par, Divine Nature is an Ad, and our Divine Nature is alive : Now the ticipatiene do- right applying promifes will be very vertuous to wake us vigorous, to nowt: forms divi- ,come as,nigb the image and life of God as pofíibly we can Plato hies f * Nemo acrior inter perfecuto- . res, nero prior inter peccatoreí. Aug. Tom, i o. pag. 202. i't is our chiefeft good, Deo penirna cenfarmem fieri,to bear the Charm a - u. Par. der of God upon us. S f f z, The
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