30, DireElionsforgetting and keepiig centious pro tides : and his trouble ofmind is cured, as a burning feaver, by opium, which gives him fuch a fleep that he never awaketh till he be in another world. Yet thefe errours are fo grofs, and fo fully againft the exprefs Texts of Scripture, thatif Mi- milerswould condefcendingly,lovingly and familiar- ly deal with them, and do their duty, I fhould hope many well-meaning Souls might be recovered. Thus 'you fee the danger of rafh interpreting, and fo mil-- interpretingProvidences. As Inch interpretations of profperity and fuccefs deluded] not, only the Maho- metan world,and the Prophane world, but manythat feemed Godly ;fomany fuch Interpretations of Ad- verfity &Croffesdo ;efpecially iftheSeducer be but kind and liberal to relieve them in theirAdverfity,he may dowith manypoor Souls almoft what he pleafe. 3 . The third Enemy to your peace here menti- oned, is, Mifsnterpreting or mifapplying theParages fa of Preachers, in their Sermons, Writings, or private Speeches. A Miniffer cannot deal throughly or fem rioufly with any fort of fanners , but fome fearfull troubled fouls apply all to themfelves. I muff in- treat you to avoid this fault , or elfe youwill turn Gods Ordinances, and thedaily food of your fouls intobitternefs and wormwood, and all throughyour miftakes. I-think there are fewMinifters fo preach , but you might perceive whom they mean, and they fo difference as to tell you who they fpeakto. I con- fefsit is a better fign ofanhoneft heart,and felf-judg- ing confcience,to fay, He (peaks noW to me : this is my cafe : then to fay, He fpeaks now to fuck or filch g one : thu û their cafe. For it is the property of Hypocrites to have their eye moll: abroad ; and
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