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R. 13.
Ephefitans,
Cap.
;.
(tatting holc,faying with
David,
Lord
prove
me
and try
me
ift
&ere
be
a-
ny
way
of
aickednes
in
me.No
carnal
man
can
imbrace
whole
Chi
-412nd
his
Gof
pelt,
and relifh
them
wholly,
bur
he
takes
dil
}aft
and
,offence
at
fomewhat;
he
profetfeth
he loves
Chrift
as a
Saviour,
but he cannot
abide
his
Croffe,
belt is
an
enemy to
the
Croff
e
ofChrift,
becaufé
.hic
God
is
his
belly
and
he
favours
befi
earthly things: He
would have fellowllup.
with
Chrift
and
know him, but
not
the fellowfhip
of
his
affiaions.
His
reafon and will cuts and carves
to
himfelfe
what
his
fleth
likes,
and re
jeâs the
reft:
He would
have
the
Spirit
the
Comforter, but
not
the
kil-
ler
and mortifier
of
his
lofts and
corruptions.
But
know that the Go-
fpell and
the Croffe
are
unfeparable companions:
He
that
will
bee
my
Difsiple,
let
him
deny
him
lelfi and
take
up
his Cro
f
fe daily,and
fo
followmc.
Hereby we
may
know the truth
and foundnefl'e
of
our hearts
and
affe-
étions, if they can content
and
fubfcribe to
the Word,
even
the whole
Word,
and efpecially
that which
is
molt contrary to ourlufts
and cor-
ruptions, cafe and peace,
as ifay
38.8. Heekiah
accepted
the
threat-
ning from
God
and
Paid
, The
word of the
Lord
is
good.
wire
not my words good unto
him
that
walketb
uprightly, and
hath
an
upright heart
a
all
Gods words
arc
good
and fweet
unto
fuch
a
heart
:
to
a
very wicked
heart
fome words
of
God
are
not
offcnfrve
which
croffe
not
his
beloved
finnes;
a
covetous perfon
is
not
offended
at
that
word which reproves
drunkennefl'e
and prodigality
:
All
lohn
sapti
ffs
Sermons offended
not
Hervd
untill
he came
to touch
his finne
of
incontinency,
but
he heard
them gladly:
Agood
heart
moll delights
in
that word which tendeth molt
effeótually
to the
flaying
of
his flefh-
ly
lulu
and
corruptions, and
moftof
all
confenteth
and
clofeth with
that
doctrine or commandement which
piercing
to the heart
,
faith;
Thou
(halt
not
luFI.
Though the
tlefh
and luft and law
of
the
members
rebell against this law
of God,
yet the
mindand will
of
the
inner man
confent
and
delight
in
that law,
and
fay,
It
is
holy,
jail
and goal.
Rom.,
7.7,
8,9.
compared with verfe
r4,
r
5,r
b,
r
8,
22.
PAL
t
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5,
6.
Ler
all
Minifters alfo
prove themfelves true
and faithfull
Minifters,'
as in
difpenfing
the
counfell
of
God;
fo in a
wife and faithful! applica-
tion
of
the
Word,making
it
a
two
-edged (word to
cut
off the
fcandals
and offences
of
the
tlefli,and
to
f
pare no
man, having
the
'vengeance
rea-
dy
again;
all
difobedience, to
pluck
out
every
eye,
and
to
cut
of
every
hand
that
is
lifted
up
againfi
the
knowledge
of
God,and
bringing
into
captivity
e-
very
thought
exalted againfi
the
obedience
of
Chrifl,
both
of
high
&
low,
of
rich and
Poore. This
is
required
of
a
di/prenfir,
that
he
be
found
faith.
nll: faithful!
to
poore ,weak
and
impotent Chriftians,
to
be
as
eyes to
the
blind,
and feet to
the lame:and contrary to
all
rebells,to
cut
down
all
Inch
as
mutiny
against
the
laving verrue
of
the
Word
,
for the de-
ftruétion
of
the
flefh,
that the
fpirit may be faved
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
Jefus
Chrift. it
mull
needs
be
that
offences
mu]?
came, but
woe be
to
them
.
by
whom they
come.
It
is
farre
greater grace
and
power
of
Gods
fpirit
to
remove evil!,
then
to
give good
,
to
remove fcandalsand offences
then
to
preach holefome doétnne.
Further
3$7
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139.3
0,04
The
difference
between
a
car
-
nall
manand
a
godly in recei-
ving Chri'ii
and his Gbf-
pen.
Phil.?.
8.19.
Phil;.
10,
Luke9.
Micah
a.7.
Rom.
7.
7.
Rom.7.
rz.
Yf<
z.
Marks 9. 43.
a
Conao.6.
t
tor.45..
The
skilt and
fidelity
of
a
Mintfatt
is
in
removing
fcandals,
r
Cor.
f.
r.
Matth.
s
8.7.