Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 281 that when you habituate both mind and body toa fad, dejeded, mournfull garb ? The fervice that God requires, is, To ferve him With chearfalne/s in the abundance that We polferr, Deut, 28 47. ifyou think that I here contradict what I Paid in the former Directions, for pinching the flefh, and denying its delires, you are miflaken : I only Phew you the danger of the contrary extream. Gods way lieth between both. The truth is ( if you would be refoly- ed how far you may pleafe or difpleafe the flefh 3 The flefh being ordained to be our fervant and Gods fervant, muff be ufed as a fervant : You will give your fervant food, and raiment, and wholfom lodging, and good ufage, or elfe you are unjuft, and he will beunfit todo your work But fo far as he would Mafler you, or difobey you, you will corred him or keephim under. You will feed your horfe,or elfe he will not carry you : But ±f he grow unruly, you mutt tame him. It is a delufory formality of Papifis to tyeall the Countries to one time and mea- fure of failing, as Lent, Fridays, &c. When mens flares are fo various that many ( though not quite lick) have more need of a reiloring diet; and thofe that need faffing, need it not all at once, nor in one meafure, but at the time, and in the meafure, as the taming of their flefb requireth it. As if a Phyfician Mould proclaim that all his Patients fhould take. Phyfick fluch40 dales everyyear, whether their duf- cafe be plethorick or confirming , from fulnefs or from abíhnence, and whether the difeafe take him at that time ofthe year or another. And remember that you muff not under pretences of laving thebo- dy, difable it to ferve Cod. You will not lay any fuck
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