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I2.
Ephefians,
Chap.
4.
I
489
I
in hearing
the
Word;
for
if
this
be the end
ro
repaire
us,then
we
muff
Andpropound
fec
this
before us,
the amendment
of
our
frnfuil
foules,
that
fomething
ct
omming
co ir.
may be fupplyed
which
is
wanting
,
fomething reformed which
is
amiffe,
foinching
ftrengthened which
is
weake
:
we
muff not
come
to
while away an
houre, or to continue
a
cuftome taken up, much leffe
curioufly
to
cenfure and defcaut
on what
we
heart
;
The tribes
of
God
nfal'z,.
r4.
goe up
to
the
Teflimony
of
IfraeI
to
praife
the
Lard; they
came
to joyne
in
Pfalmodies
and
prayers,and to hearewhat
God
(hall teftifie
to
them
for the further informing or reforming
of
them.
2.
Ic
is faid
for
the Perfons, not to
repaire all, but
the
Saints
:
»ca.
Obferve,
Not all are
benefited
by
the Word,
boot
the
Saints
onely
:
that
is,
God,
people
fuch
as
are called
already, or have thisgrace
given them before all
onely are bc-
neficed by
the
worlds,
in
the
purpofe
of
God:
as
Chrifl
diftinguifheth íheepe
;
fome
word.
entred, fome
to
enter ; rsslat.1
ÿ.
II.
Toyou
it
is
given, to others
not
:
John
ro.
x6.
As many
as
were
ordained
to
life,beleeved.
All the Prophets
and
Chrift
Ais :3.48'
himfelfe, their preaching
gathered
not all
;
Nay,
themolt that
heard
them, remained
a
gain-
faying and rebellious people. Many heard
Paul,
but it
is
Paid
of
one Lydia
,her heart
was
opened,
veils
15. For
even
as
the
raine
maketh
that
part of the earth onely
fruitefull
which
is
6íkí
ed
of
God
:
So
the
fame minifterie
is
fruitfull to Salvation
in
them
onely
that
are chofen
of God, to
whom God intendeth
this
mercy.
So
we
fee
by
experience every one
is
not betteredby the
Word:
Some
are
refiners
of
the
Holy
Ghofi,
mockers and
fcoffers
at
it
:
fome have
their
face
onely tanned with the
funfhine
of
the Gofpell, their hearts
are not reformed, though their outward
man be
changed. Some
like
mackrellin
fait
waters, have
no'relifhof
this fait
of
the earth where-
with they
are
feafoned,
I
meane
of
the
Minifterie
under which they
live:
fome
like
Termers,
feeme
togoeup
a
while, but
foonecome
home
againe.
Which
muft
make us
thankefull
that
have received grace.
Gods
TIC
1:
grace
the more
it
is
reftrained,
the
more it
muff
conffraine
us
to
thankfgiving. And
it
muff
provoke
us
that
have
not
benefit
by
it,
to
thinke
that
fuch and
fuck find
fweete
in ir.
If
all
of
us
were ficke,
fhouid we
ftill
continue
in
our fìckeneffe,
when fome recovered, we
would then
fee
that
Gods hand were
on
us
:
and
fhall
we
not,
when
fuch and
fach are reftored
in
regard
of
their
fpirituall eftate
?
/hall
not
we that have
no change
in
our mindes,
fee
Gods judgement on
us
e
can
we judge
of the
face
of
the
skie
and
not
difcerne things fpirituall
Mat. z6.3:
and heavenly
2.
That
the Saints are repaired
by the
Minifterie, it Both
teath
us
,
yfe
2.
that ifwe
live
fill
under
the Miniflerie,andhave
not
health reflored
to
our
it
is
anillfgñè
Pules,
it
is
aJhrewd prefumption
we
are
not
Saints; nay,
which
is
more
ifl;v ng under
the
rvümCely
fearefull,
that
this
grace /hall never
be
fliewed
us
:
if
our Gofpell
be
hid, it
we
finde
nor
u
hid
to
them
that
peri/h.
Looke
as
if
a
ficke
man fhould have
beetle
our toutes
with
all
our
Phyfitians,
if
they fhould
all
give him
over
it were
á
he'l`d'
thoufand
to
one,
he
is
not
a
man
of
this
world
:
So
if
our Spirituali
Co.:,
¢;.
Phyfitians
can
do
us
no
good,
our
efface,
we may well
feare
is
irreco-
verable.
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