Grow in the fub(tantials. Brawn wifer, they mir,ht have preferved -.the Churches peace and their owt. r73 DIRECT. XXXI. Grow u" n the great fulflantial prailical truths and duties, andgrow ,downwards in the roots of a clearer beliefof the word of God and the life to come ; And neither begin too foon with doubtfalopinions, nor ever lay toomuch upon them. H E that taketh this courfe will have all thefe advantages. Firft, He will be himfelf a folid Chriftian, and will make fare of the main, which is his own falvation. Secondly, He will have fo fait hold of the neceffary points, that no controverfies or opinions, will fhake his faith or def}roy his love to God or man. Thirdly , He will honour God by upright praaife, and flew forth the power and excellency of religion in the true fuccefs upon theheat and life : His Reli- gion which begins in folid faith, will growup in- to fincere Love and good works: Fourhly, He will be without partiality', a Lover of all the fer- vantsof Chrifl, and therefore efcape temptations to fa&ion and divifion, becaufe his Religion con- ffleth iñ thofe common truths and duties, which all profefs. Fifthly, he will not only fafely re- ceive all further truths from thefe principies, but all his knowledge and difputes will be fanaified, as being ail fubfervient to faith and love and ho- nefs, Where-
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