Spiritual Perfectioii. overcome our own Paffions, and meekly to bear the Paffions of others, is the el fe&of vi&orious Grace. The deep fha- dow of Humility Pets a lucre upon all other Graces, and makes them amiable in God's fight. 5. To prefer the tefrimony of an un- reproaching Confcience in the fight of God, before the effeem. and praif of Men, is an argument of excellent Grace. There are many whole Vertue had ne ver appearkl fo bright in publick View, and gone fo far, had not Vanity attend- ed it : For the relish of Praife they will do, praife-worthy things. Their Good- nets is defe&ive in the principle ; and when the fpring is down, their Religion is at an end. Their Works appear in their true colours, to the inlightened Confcience for noMan can deliberate- ly deceive himfelf. Now in many In- fiances it is evident, that the Judgment of God, andof the World are oppofte That which is highly eJleerned among Men, is abominable in God's fight ; and what . is pleafing to God, is defpifid by Men. Now when a perfon , with Religious Conftancy, proceeds in the way of Holi- nefs, and of his univerfal Duty, though he is expofed to the imputation of Folly, and confequently the fcornof the World and ill not negle& his Duty to pre-_ y 3 fervr 315
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=