,Spiritual Perfet`ion. ferve his Fame, but fully and finallyper. feveres in his Obedience to God, he is a confirm'd Saint : For 'tis evident, he loves Goodnefs for its own fake, with. out mercenary mixtures ; and defpifes all temporal refpeas that are inconfiffent with it. The Apofile declares, 'Ts n fmall thing with me to be judged by Man's judgment : His ambitious labour was to be accepted of the Lord, whole favour- able teflimony of his fidelity, would be his eternal honour , before the glorious and immenfe Theatre of Angels and Men, at the great day. He chofe to be among God's treafures, though defpis'd as the off-fcouring of the World. The inward testimony of Confcience, which is the fweeteft Friend or foreft Enemy, is incomparably more valuable, and to be preferr'd before all the painted air, the vain applaufe of this World. 'Tway gob's refolution, when his undifcerning and fevere Friends tax'd him for Hypo- crife , My heart (hall not reproach me lb long as I live. There is fuck a convin- ëing evidence of this Rule to judge Men by , that the Roman Philofopher Pays, hoever defpifs the Fame and Reputation ionm z rypi` rpter r: of a good Man, to preferve bid Confcience ana eoljcientiam. inviolate, his attain'e/ to an heroick degree Sen. of Goodne 6. The
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