48 SO Poo? s anzfornílp was, denying Chrift. And judge not your heart by fame goodthoughts, or fame bad thoughts, which have been rare , But judge it by that which hath had your chiefefleem, your chief Love or choice, and been the main defign which you have driven on, and had your chiefeft careand diligence in leeking it. Belure to find out what it is, whether God or the flefh, that hash beenoppermoft, that bathhad your Heart and Life, and been that to which the other bath Roved and fub- ferved. Thefe are all the direc`1Eions that I will trouble you with, faving that I would have you 5. To follow on the fearch till you know the truth, and what you can- not do at once, come to it again tilt you are refolved ; And come and tell me how you have found the cafe to ftand with you : And the Lord aflift you. The Texts, which I let before you,are thefe. Joh. 3.3, s, 6. Verily, Verily I jay unto thee, ex- cept a man be born of Water and of the Spirit,he can. votenter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born oftheflefh isflejh, and that which is born of the Spi- rit is Joh. 3. i6, i 8, 19, zo, 21. God fo loved the world, that hegavehis only begotten Son, that whofoever be. lieveth in him fhould not perifh, but have everlafting life --L.He that believeth on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already Andthis is the condemnation, that light is come i to the world, and men loved darknefs rather than light, becaufe their deeds were evil. For every one that doth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, left his deeds Jhvì ld be reproved. But he that Both truth fometh to the light, that his deeds may be made mania fell', that they are wr,Q:- ht in God. "Match.
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