a 82 lir%e ¡Poo? *anofatuity 'Book. neon You will think _Prange of many things that are taught you ; And you will be flailed at the difficulties of underffanding and believing, of meditating and paying, of watching againft fin, and of doing your duty. .And by reafon of this difficulty, Satan would make Gods fervice feem wearifome, uncomfortable and grievous to you,and fo turn back your Love fromGod, And all this will be, becaufe you are yet but as a J?ranger to it ; Like a Scholar that entreth upon Books and lçienees, which he never meddled with before; Or like an Apprentice that newly learneth his trade ; Or like a Traveller in a ftrange way and Country : To an Ignorant and unexperienced perfon, that never med- dled with fuch things before, but bath been ufed to a pontrary courfe oflife, all things will feem ftrange and difficult at ñrif. S. What courje muß 1 take to efcape this Temptation ? Y When you meet with any difficulty, you muff bill remember that it is your own dark, mind, or back wardheart, that is the caufe, never fufpec9 Gods wordor wayes : No morn than a l ck man will blame the meat inftead of his Romach, if he loath a . feaif. 1$ur take occafon to renew your Rèpentance,and think, All this is long of my felf, who Bent my youth in fin and folly, which I Mould have fpent in hearing the word ofGod, and pradifng a Godly life : What need have I now to double my labour to overcome all this ? 2. Refolve towait patiently on God in the ufe of alj his means : And teaching, time and ufe and Grace , will mike all moreplain and eafie and delightful to you Donot expect that it fhould come on a f tddain, with- put time, and diligence, and patience. 3. Keep ftill as a humble Dilciple of Chrifl in a orning mi d á d wa?', and turp riot in (elf-con .. çegredneff
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