170 The Crucifying of theworld, courte to extraordinary helps : and in particular, try there fol- lowing. i. Withdraw your (elves to force more frequent and . ferions meditationof the brevity and vanityof the world, then . youhave been tiled to :. f#ee.p your thoughts longer in mortify- ing con(iderations, till the bent of your hearts begin to change. 2. Beafter with God in ferret and publick prayer, and giveupa larger portion of your time to holy things then ordinarily you have done ; that acquaintance with heaven may wean your mind from earth ; and the Love ofGod may drown your world- ly Love. When you have takenany extraordinary cold, you will get nearer the fire then ordinary , and be longer at it, and drive it out by heating things : And when the world bath infinu__ atedinto your affeftions, and chilled and cooled'them to God and' heaven, its time todraw nearer God then before, and to be longer with him ; and to ft&ive harder in every duty-then you did tilt fpiritual life do work more vigorouflyand expell that earthly , diftemper which had pofïeed you. 3. And at fuch a:,. feafon let prayer befurthered by fatting andextraordinary humi- liation ; which may helpdown the ftefh which caufethyou .(o much to overvalue the world. Even an Ahab found foam ease by, a common humiliation when he had taken a mortal furfeit of..Naboa n Vineyard and his Blood : Much more may a true Chriftian ftul mach helps by fpecial humiliation, when he loath fftrfeited on any creature whatfoever. 4. And I think it would bees verygood courteat Inch a time as that , to be at force more oftfor God, thenyou were before. When you feel your love tothe world inereafe Give fomewhat extraordinary then to the poor,, er to pion; afes, according to year ability. Yea what if itwerefofar as eight a littlepinch yoarfelve.r I This were a real oppofition to theworld , and you might turna very temptation to a gain, andget much good bymeat-ionof a fin : It might do much todif-hearten and repelle tempter, when he finch that you over-thoot him inhis own ow, and make fuch ufe as this of his temptations, as to do the more good, and ufe your wealth the more for God, and deny your (elves more then you did before. If yo a wouldbut faithfully pra&ife thefe few directions , you would findit the fureftway of recovery, when you begin to be fçd Prith0isearthlydifeafet _ Dir.eép,' .
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