lo= The Crucifying of the world,. (late. Mwe weremade by God , we were fitted and difpofed to everlafting things. And you have turned your hearts to the vanities of this world ; and fa your mind on them as your hap pinefs, as if you had nogreater th ingÿ to mind. Objec`ls do ei- therennoble or debafe the faculties accordingas they are. That is the vileft creaturewhich is made for the vileft ufes and ends, or imployes himfelf in fuch. And that is the molt excellent crea- ture which is exercifedabout the moil excellent Objaas. God made you for no lefs then his everlaftingpraiíft. before his face among his Angels ; and you have fo tar debated your own na. cute , as to root like fwine in earth and dung, art to live like bruits,, that have not animmortal Rate to mind. How will you anfiVcr this di(honour done to the workmarfhip of God ? That you fhould blot out his image, and impioyyour fouls againft his Laws, and live as moles and worms in theearth. He put you on earth but as travellers towards Heaven and you have taken' up your home in the way, and forgotten your End and Rating- place. 4. The next part of your Guilt is , that you have perverted tlteufeof all the creatures, and turned the Works and Mercies of God againil himfelf. He gave them all to you to lead you tohimfelf, and tofurnifh you for his fervice. Hernade this worl& tobe a Glafs in which you mightfee the Maker , and a Book in whichyou might read his Name andwill. And will you overlook him, and forget the end and ufe of all ? What (name and pitty is it that men fhould live in the world, and not know theufe of i-1 That they fhould fee fuch a beauteous frame,and not under Bandits principal fignification !' That they fhoulddailyconverfe wish fo many creatures , which all proclaim the name of God , and with one accord declare his praife,and yet that this language ihould be fo little underftood ? Like an illiterate man in a Libra- ry,thatfeethmany thoufand Books, and knows not a word that is in any of them. Or like an ignorant man in an Apothecaries (hop, that feeth the drugs, but knoweth not what they are good for, nor how toufe any of them , if he had the greatefl need. The pooreft cottage and fmalleft pittanceof thefe earthly things bright be a greater Blefiing toyou, if you couldunderftand their ufe and meaning, then all the worldwould be to him that under- andsUnot Your pc,fferligni.in themfelves, if you have not God..
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