Spiritual Per fec`7ion. 337 Life is dying every day; it is affionifliing that fo many are careleff of fecuring fu- tureBleffednefs. But.fuppofe their Time is lengthened out, how is the difficulty increas'd of their being renewed , and reformed in their Hearts and Converfàtions ? The natural vicious Inclinations by cuflom in Sin are confirm'd Habits ; their Paffions are more violent, the power, and liberty of the Mind is broken, and cannot re- duce them under the empire of Reafon. Men think there will be an ebbing and retiring of their Carnal Affcaions Age , When the fenf rive Faculties are difabled from the grofs aas of Sin ; but vicious defines are not cur'd by Impo- tence. The love to Sin increafes by the repeated pleafure Of it : Can the Æthio pian change his skin, or the Leopard his fpots, then may ye that are accuftorned tb do evil, do well. By Cullom. Mens Luffis are more rebellious to Reafon, nacre un- traaable to Difcipline, more averfe from holy Cotinfelà . The good or the evil Habits of one Age, are with their Vertues and Vices transfus'd to the next. ' ris extraordi- nary when an evil Child becomes a fober =deft Youth, Or á diffolute Youth be.; comes a religious Mar. Childhood isas', the Seed, in whole Vertue the Tree of Life
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