Spiritual Peace and Comfort: 269 and worldly things : and by this means he defiroyeth the world. But where this will not take,but God awa- keth men effehually, andcatethout the fleepyDe v il, ufually he fils mens heads with needlefs !cruples, 'and next fetteth them on a Religionnot command- ed, and would make poor fouls believe they doNo- thing, if they do not more then God bath corn- trianded them. When the Devil bath no other way left,to defiroy Religion andGodlinefs he will pre- tend to be Religious and Godly himfelf : and then he is always over religious and over-godly in his Materials. All verdo ng in Gods work is undoing ; and who ever ou meet with that would Over-do, fufpec& him tole either a fubtill deftroying enemy, or one deluded by the defiroyer. O what a Trage- dy could I here fhew youofthe Devils ailing ! and - what a Myfierie in theHellifh Art of Deceiving could I open to you! And (hall I keep the Devils counfel ? No. O that God wouldopen the eyes of his poor defolate Churches at !aft to fee it ! The Lord Jefus in Wifdom and tender Mercy, eftablifheth a LawofGrace, and Rule ofLife, Pure and Perfect, but fimple and plain ; laying the Con- dition of mans falvation more in the Honeflyofthe Believing Heart then in the flrength of Wit, and fubtilty of a Knowing Head. He comprized the Truths which were of Neceßïty to falvation in a Narrow room : So that the Chriffian Faith was a matter of great plaíxiefs and (ìmplicity. As long as Chriflians, were fuch,& held to tshis,the Gofpel rode in Triumph through the world,and anOmnipotency ofthe Spirit accompanied it, bearing down all before it. Princes and Scepters floor : fubtill Philofophy was
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