The Lift of Faith. 473 feveral places ; and live not idly : And thenmarkwbat helperbor hirderetb you in your :work; If you play not the loitering hy- pocrites, but make your duties the ferias bufrxefs of ali your lives, you will quickly find how inconfiftent a bruitifh appaire, and a full beiy, and a curious, coftly, and time-waftingpampering of thefl: fh, is with fuch a Chriftian ,'ífe. Dire. 3. Study well the life of Chrift, and the example ofshe ancient Sainrs.Rernembcr what dyer was in ufe with Abraham, Ifaac and Jacob ; with the Apofiles, and holiefi fervants of Chrift. And that it wasSolomon the molt voluptuous Kingof Ifrael, that was told by his Mother, that it is not for Kings to drink wine, but for them that are of aforrowfulheart : And that the defcriptionof the luxurious then was [riotous eaters offlefh, Prov.3 r.5. & 23, zo. And that it was the mark of flefhly He- wicks, to feaft tbesnfelves without fear, Jude a 2. And that they were deftroycd by Godswrath, though they had their dcfire who murmuredfor want offlcfh, after many years abftinencc in a wilderncfs; and it's called, Asking meat for their tuff, Pfal, 78. 18. I doubt many of our fervants now, would be difcon- tented, and think their bellies too hardly ufed, ifthcy had no better than the milk, andhoney of the Land of Promife; yea or theOnions and felh.pots of Egypt. aired. 4. Think what a bafe and fwinifh kind offin it is, to be aflaw to onesguts or appetite : Andhow far it is below,not only a Chriftian, but a man, and what a fhame to humane nature. Direó. 5. Lookofren to the grave, and obferve thofe skulls into which once the plcafant meats anddrinks wereput ; and thofe jaws that were fo oft employed , in grinding for the belly : And remember how quickly this will be your cafe, and think then whether fuch a carkafs deferve fo much care, and coif, and curiofity, to the negle6 and danger of an immortal foul. Direct. 6. Lay a confiant Law upon your appetite, and ufe it not to beNeared without caufe and benefit ; but ufe it to a mhole- fome, but not a full, a cofty, a curious, or a delicious food : And ufe will make intemperance to be loathfome to you, and tern-, ',trance to be fweet. ., Dire& 7, Learn Co much reafon as to know truly what is ®o o aloft
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