. ( 7I) foul , and all dte mofi ferious thoughts of thy heart:, and every hour of thy time, and every word of thy mo~th,a~d ev~ry_penny of thy wealth _( in the way that he reqmreth· tt) ~s tt any more then is hts due ? Should not he haveall that ts Lord of all ! , Queil. 2. Is it not the firfl: and great Commandment, [Thou /halt Love the Lord thy G(Jd with all thy heart,anafoul,l4ndmight!] And do not heathens confcfs this by die ligh·t of nat-ure • And bath not thy tongue confdl: it many a tiroe ? And doth not thy confci– ence yet bear witnefs that it is thy duty ?And is it poffible thou thouldfl:thus Love him, with all thy heart, and foul, a1-1d might, and yet not feel(and fer""e himwith all tay heart, and foul, and might r Or can the moll: fanctified perfon do any more, ifhe were perfect? ~eft. 3. Doft thou not &onfefs that we are all finmr s ? .And that the hej} ufli/l too bad? And that be that /eveth ana ferveth God moft , doth yet come exceeding foort of his duty·? And yet wouldfi thou have fuch men comejborter? and dare!t thou per– fwade them to do le(s? Mu!l not the beil: confefs their daily f<ril– ings, and beg pardon of them from the Lord, and be beholden to the blood of Chrifi, and lament their imperfections? And yet wouldil: thou fuave them be fuch odious hypocrites, as to think they ferve God too much already , while they confds that they . come fo fhort ? Shall they confefs their f~ilings, and reproach thofe that endeavour to avoid the like? Shall the fame tong~e fay, [ Lord be merciful to me a firmer] and [ Lord , I am good enMgh already : what neetl there·ffJ much adQ to pleafe and ferve thee any betrer ? ] What would you think of fuch a man? ~eft4. Is it not an unqueftionable dutJ to grow in grace ? and to prefs tfrwardJ perfeBion as men that have not yet attained it ? 2 Pet. 3. 18. Phil. 3. 11,, I 3, 14. And muit PJlul, and Peter, and the holyeH: on earth , Hill feek to grow and labour to be more holy? and fball fuch a one as thou fay~ What need I he any more ho- · ly? that arc utterly unfancbfied.- · ~eft. 5. Is it not oneof the two grand Principle; of faith and all Religion, "WithoHt whi.ch no mt'ln ~ttn pleafe God , Heb. I I. 6. ~hoevercometh to God muft believe, firft, that God u (that there · .ts a God, mofl: powerful, wife and good) fecondly, that be u fl : R{'~arder of _them that dilig:ntly [etk.. him? J yea this is one of ; . naHUI ~
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