A Chain ofPrinciples,. 39 bouldget an advantage ofus,for De are not Exerc. ;. ignorant of his devices. z cor, ,i r . V. Becaufe ifwe look toour (elves, cheerfulnefs is advantageous both to our bodies, therefore compared to the heft food, fuch as menufe to have at feafìs. He that is of a merry heart bath a P:°v.c;. r5. continualfea/i. and the bet phyfick too. A merry heart loth good like a medicine : Pr °'17- 2.z but a broken ffririt drieth the bones. And alfoour fpirits.Uncheerfulnefs maketh the foul of a nian drive heavily, as the chariots of Pharaohdid in the red fea; but the joy of the Lord oyleth the.. wheels.Cheerfulnefs fupples the joynts ofour hearts and fo rendereth them nimble and alive in holy perfor- mances. See Nehemiah 8.1o. V I. Becaufe if we cafe our eyes up- on others, the uncheerfulnefs of pro feffours often bringeth a bad report upon the profefsion ; and maketh the world ready tobeleeve that Chriflians ferve a badmailer, orhave but an hard fervic.e of it whereas their rejoycing E e e 3 in
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