Sercn. 23. How muß we make Religion ottr bufinefs ? v..in thoughts lodge within thee ? What a world of fume is minad in the phancie ! a child of God fats a fpy over his thoughts, he furn- mons them in, and captivates them to the obedience of Chrifi, z.Cor. to 5. 3. He who makes Religion his bufinefs, watcheth his paf- fions, ; potion is like gunpowder, which the D.v,11 felting. on fire blowes up the foul. 7onah in a paffion quarrels with the Au-nighty, yqnah 4.1,9. He who is devoted to Religion, watché,.h Lis p .Pions, leaf} the tyde growing high, reafon Thou d be carried down the firearn, and be drowned in it. 4. He who makes Religion his butï- nefs, watcheth his dories, Match 26.41. Watch and pray. Firfl , he Both watchnnn prayer, the heart is fubjedt to remifrefs ;if it be not dead in finne, it will be dead in prayer ; a Chriflian watcheth, leaft be fhould abate his fervour in duty ; he knows if the firings of his fpirituall Violi flacken, he cannot make melody in bis heart to the Col. 3 i5. Lord. Secondly, he dotta watch after prayer ; as a man is moil carefull of himfelf when he comes out of an hot bath the pores being then molt open and fubj.c`f to Bold fo a Chriaian is moff careful when he comes from an Ordinance, 'mil his heart should decoy him into finne ; therefore when he bath prayed, he fets a watch : he deals with his heart as the 7ews dealt with Chrifts fe- pulchre, Afatth. 27.66. They made the fepulchre fore, fealing the Rone and Jetting a watch. A good Chriflian having been at the word, and Sacrament, (that fealing Ordinance) after the fealing be jets a watch. 5. He who makes Religion hisbufìnefs, watch- eth his temptations :Temptation is the fcout the Devill fends out to difcover oùr forces ; 'tis the train he layes to blow up our grace. Satan ever lies at the catch, he bath his depths, Rev. 2.24. his me- ßá9 thods, Ephef. 4.4. his devices, 2 Cor. 2. i t. he is continually fifh- , rtx ,,fib ce. ing for our fouls, and if Satan be angling, we had need be watching He who makes Religion his bufinefs is full of holy excubation, be lies ;fentinell, and with =the Prophet hands upon his watcb-tower,Hab. 2.1..Splomon faith of a virtuous woman, her candle goes not out 11 might , Prov. 3 i. 18. the good Chriflian keeps his watch - Candle al- wayes burning. 8. He who makes Religion his bufinefs, every day calls up his 8. Charac`l. accounts, to fee how things go in his foul. Solomon faith, know the Elate of tby fleck, Prov. 27.23. a man that makes Religion his work, Lam.3.4o. is carefull to know the slate of his foul ; before the Lord brings him Seneca. . to ,a tryall, he brings himfelf to a tryall ; he had rather ufe the look. ing -glafs of the word .t4 fec his .owo heart, than put on the._broad fpeaacles îj5
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