274 SIR Poo? ano#amílp 15opËt, VI, Labour to make Religionyour pleafure and (t) delight, L ,-)ok oft to God, to Heaven, to Chrifl, to the Spirit, to thePromifes,to all your mercies. Call over your experiences, and think what matterof high Delight is ftiil before you, and how unfeemly it is, and how in- jurious to your profcfïion, for one that faith he Hopeth for Heaven to live asfadly, as thole that have no higher hopes than Earth? How thould that man be filled with joy,who muff live in the joyes of Heaven for ever ? Efpes daily rejoice when the meffengersof Death do tell you that your Endlefs joy is near. If God and Heaven , with all our rnrrcies in the way, be not Reafon enough fora joyful life* there can be none at all. Abhor all fuggeftions whichwould make Religion feem a tedious << irkfotne life And take heed that you reprefentit not fo to others r Fcr you will never make them in Love with rhat,which you make themnot perceive to be delegable and lovely. Not as the Hypocrite,by forcingand framing his Religion tohis Carnal mind and pleafure ; but bring- ing up the heart toaholyfaitablenefs, to the pleafures of Religion. VII. Watch as for your fouls, againfl this flatter- ling tempting- (at) world; e f ecially when it is reprefent. ed as more Tweet and delegable, than God, and Holiners, (t) Pfal:I.2,3.C 84.2,1o.& 63. 3, 5. t% 37.4. 6 94.I9. 19.47,70.Ifa. 58.14.Pfal.I 12.1.Rom.14.17. & 5.1,3,5. I Per. 1.8.Q.Mat.5.1 Ì, 12, Pfal.32. I I. (f'!) ' Gal.6.14.1 oh.Z.z5,16 'jaa:a.r.27.d- 4.4,5. fob. 5. 4.,5.Rona.1 2.2. G'a1.1. 4.Tit.2. 1 2. e/`1?at.19.24. Luke 12. I6,2I.6 16.25.14YY.Yo"I Ìs ciA. 5>I,29 +. koke t 4.Heoe t L and
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