Dird!.2o. Direll. 2lo Dirtl1. 22• To rule Senfe by a Life of Faith. houfe, ~r lands,or fiat ion? B7 not too inllrum.ental ~our felves in g~il~ing or dulcifying your baic! If Y"' put m the fugar, the Dml and the fldh Will put m the p~>y{on. Will you make all as pleajj"' d Jov~ly as you can, when you belteve that the overloving them is rh~ greatell danger to your falv,j.r·i~~? Will you be the greatdl tempters to your [elves, and then dehre God not to lead you into tern. pratton. ~· 23· DireCt. 20. Let not the ttmptin_g objcfr be too near your {cnfe: For nearnrfs fnrt~geth tbe {enfi– tiue appetitt and giveth you an opportHJ:ity of jinninJ!.· Come not too near the tire if you would 1 be burnt ( And y<t ufe prudence in keeping the ufefulmf! of it for warmth,. though you avoid the hu~~~ ing :) Dij!ance from the[naw ofpnde, and lull, and pallion and other hns, is a mall approved re– medy : and Nrarnrf! is their lltength. . · §. 24· Direct. 2 I· Accuftom your foult to frequent and famili,jr excrcife ~bout their invifib!e objefl.r M well M your fonfct about th~irs: And as you are daily and hourly in feeing, and tajling, and htaring the creature, be not rarely in the humble adoration of him that appeareth to you in them. Other– wife ufe will make the mature fo familiar to you, and difu{t wi~l make God fo fltange, that by degrees )'OU will wear your (elves our of hts acquamtance, and becomehke carnal fenfual men, and live aU by fenCe, and forget the holy exercife of the life of faith. 9· 2 5· Direl.l. 2 2. Loft not yourhumble /inft ofthe bdmji ofyour heart!, how ready they are artin– dcr, tota~e the fireof every temptation :and. mvcr grow fool-hardy and confident of your[tlver. For your ho~y fe.Jr is nece.ffary to your w;t.cbfulnt{s, a~d your wato:hfulnefs is ueceffary re your efcape and fafety: Pttm felf-conhdence betrayed h11n to deny his Lord. Had Noah and Lot and Vavid been more afraid of the fin, they had been like to have efcaped it. It is a part of the character of the beatlly Hereticks that Jude declaimeth againfl, that they were fpoti in their ftajl! of charity, whin they frajled with the Church, fe~dinr, t~emf:lves without fear•. ,verf. 12. When the ~nowledge or fenfe of your wtak..- 1ttji and finfxl mc:hnauon IS gone, then fear IS gone, and then faftty IS gone, and your falJ is near• .PART. II. Pt~rtiwlar 'DireEtions for tiJe Gowmmwt of the Eyes. Vircl].J, §. 1. Direct. z. K Nono the uft! thatyourfightiigivenyoufor: As, t.To/iethervork.fofGod, Prov.;. >~. that thereby your Mmds may fee God himfe!f. 2. To read theword ofGod, Luk. 't. 34· that therem you may percctve his mind. 3· To fee the flrvonts ol God 1\-~~ 6 H· whom you mull Love, and the poor whom you mufl relieve or pHy, and all ~:Gi: :::·:,';.the i.Jifible objelh of your .duty: To conduct your body m the d1fcharge of irs office about all rhe mat– Prov. li. 2. 7 . ters of the world: And m fpecial oltcn to look up towards Heaven, the place where your blclfc:d Lord is Glorified, and 'whence he Hull come to take you to his glory. Virefr.2. l'fn!. 35· 19· Prov.Jo. 10. Prov. Jo. 17· If:t. ), H· Ifa. 3• r6. P rov. 30·T3. :Vrov.2.J·H· Prov. 17. 20. Ecclef. t.~. Ecc!ef.4· ~. Pr?t'. :.;.)· §.. 2· Direct. 2· Renumber tbe fit~ I which tbe 'rye i1 moft in d$nger of, that you may be watchful and efc 61 pe. I· You muft rake heed of a Proud, and Lofiy, and Scornful eye: which Iooketh on your felves with admiration, and delight, as the Peacock_. is fJid to do en his tail; and bn others as below you with llighting and difdain. 2· You muft take heed ofa lr</lf"l wanton rye, which fecretly carry– Cih out yotrr heart to a bdOoling piece of dirty flen1, and fiealeth from beauty and ornamr!nts a fpuk to kindle that tire which prepareth for cverlaHing tire. 3; Take l~ced of agreedy coveto~M eye, whicfl with AchaJt and Gthezi look,_eth on the bait to tempt you to unlawful love and defire, and to bring yo~ by their fin unto their ruine. 4• Take ,heed of a Luxurioru, GluttonoJu and Druuk,_w eye; which is looking on the forbidden fruit, and on the templing dijh, and the delicioSH cup, till it have provok~d the appetite of that greedy worm , which muj! be pleafed, though at the rate of thy damnltion. 5• Take heed ofa gazing w;mdring fJ'f, which like a vagrant hath no horpc, nor work nor maf1er Prov. 4· z.r: but gaddeth about to feek ~fter death, and tind out matter for temptation : Prov. 17. 24. JYifdow Prov.l.t, 10 • it brfort him that bath ttndcrfta'!di;zg , but t.be ~e~ of a J':'ol are ht tlu wdt ?f tbt tarth. See Or. ·Ham- 6. Take heed of an cm,iouf eye, which looketh with difl1ke and d1fcomcnt ar the profpemy of others, mo1don Mat. efpecially fuch as fiand crofs to yom own interefl : Matth. 20· r5· It thiue eye evil becaufe I am good l 6 • n. It is the envifJUf eye, that inSc:ripcure roofl ufua.lly is called by the name ofan evil eye, 'iforne}f li:-3-(tJ..u.@.: i~~~·.~~.9i. It is an ~ye that would foe evil uther th~n. good upon anorher: as Deur. 1 5· 9·. Ltjl th_y tye br cvtl aJ{ahljt thy poor brother, &c. P:ov. 23· 6. 1t ts an eye that grudgeth another any thmg that IS outs.. .So Ifa. '·}· tS. Prov. 28. 22. Mu. 7; 1.2· 7· Take heed of a paffionatt crmt eye that kiodleth the hurting o~ rev1l ng l'rov. :.S. :.;. tire ln thy breafi, or is kindled by it: that fetcheth matter ofrage or malice from all chac difplealem ,.. thee in another. 8. Take heed of aJclf-co,zceited and cenforiom eye, that Iooketh on all the actions of t~th. 7~ ;. another with quarrelling, underValuing, tenfure or reproach. 9· Take heed of a [ond and f~nci(rtl u · 6 ' 4 r. tye~ that falls in L.ovt too much with HoufeS, br Friend, or Child, or Goods or whatioever pleafeth IC• 10. Take hoed of a Ooepy f!uggijh rje, that is {\Jut to good, and had ratherileep than watch, and re.,d, and pray, and labour•. 1 I· Abhor a malignant t)'es which lookerh with hatred on a godlym!ln, and upon the holy affcmbhcs ttnd communion of Saints, and upon holy ad ions; and can fcarce ftc a man of c:~emptary z.t.ll and holimji, but the heart rifeth againfl: him, and could wi{h all fuch txpc:lled or cut otf from the earth. This is the heart that hath the Image·of the Devil in mofi lively colours;.he bemg Prov. 6. 4• Pfa}.J5. u. Pra!.Jo. 8. v:aJ.;6. 1.
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