76 What Relapfes are Serr,4 Yeli`rruss,noli- mtzs Irruitint irt rtes Egyptiorum mufc.e, ob- ftrepurat Rane inCubili,btts RcDiis. Prova4.I 6. uk.9.5455 Fal.z.r 4. We cannot do what we would, but fail or fall (bort after our bell endeavors. Our duties are imperfea,graces defe&ive,our gold and filver droffìe,our wine mixt with water. Sin deceiveth, furprifeth, captiveth, flayed), yet reignech nor all this while. It is not I,but fin that dwell in me.I confent to th Law, I delight in the Law of CJ,d, even in my inner mars,&c. Thefe falls or flips are unavoydable and involuncary,there is no Saint but complains of them,no duty but is Rained with them. Inou: clear- a Sun-íhine we fee a world of fuch Moats which yet hinder not the light and comfort of our Ju(jification, and deíjroy nor SandlifiL:arion. True grace confafts with thefe, yea, is not feparated from the aßaults and induelling of fuch motions. will we,Nillwe, Paid Bernard, we are pe- fferd with [warms of thefe Egyptianflyes, and have tbefefrogs ireour inmost chambers. We are none of us Supralapfariam in this fence, but Sub lapfarians all, yea, and Relapfarians too. The jug fallethfeven times a day, by this infirmity and rifeth again, and rakethno harm, but is kept humble and depending thereby. Every fan and daughter of Abraham is kept bound fonder thisfpirit of infirmity, to their dying day. This fir(f fall is but like the fall of a miff in a winter morning, the Sun gets up and it is a fair day after. This is the ñrfj fall : The fecond is worfe, which is 2.An a6lual and vifïble (jumble as to offence of others,yet occafioned by fome furreptitious furprize of temptation, for want of that due con - fiderarion which we tlbould aiwaies have, this Gal.6.I. the Apofj!e calls a mans being overtaken with afault, who is to be refered with a fpirit of meekneAcon/îderirgwe alto may be tempted : fuch falls (or flips rather) all ormott arefu'jedt toworm a RaíopAudmole 5, ]am.3.2. In many things we offend all. We fometitv..,es trip, or flip, or mifs our hold, fo the word 3ïgnifies, and fo down we come, but not our of choice. Thus did Peter flipor halt, Gal. 2.14. when he did fudaife,out oftoo much compliance with the .Jews, whom therefore Paul did rebuke and reflore. Thus the Difciples flipt,when they in zeal to Chriawould have fire fetchr down from heaven upon chore that wouldnot receive them, whom Chrifi fer right with a fpirit of meeknefs. Thefe flips or falls are like thole of him'whofe foot is wrenched, or out of joynt, whence he halts till is be fer right. Thus Peter is Paid co, halt ; he did not wvestjr6f4P, only not ipOoraaJ'Ha but when Paul had let leis wrenched foot, he went upright ever after. Hence that word sruwprr 'aT , Gal.6.i :. reflere] is a Chirurgeons word,tofet him right; as 'a bone out of joynr. He chat (ball be cenforious and fevereagain(± thefe two
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