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5o2,
Ephefians,
Chap. 4.
ji
g R. IS,
TAIn
the verte
are
two things:
Commandement.
A.
meane
of
performance.
DBf.
We
mug
flick
to
the truth.
Our
following
the
truthinclu-
deth
three
things.
Mat.
t1.
t
z.
z
Theft. z.
to,
ut.
Ads CS.
Jude v.
3:
rte I.
Many faulty
in
not
follow -
ing,
and how.
Yfe
2:
In
themeant
r: The Duty.
z.
The
Manner.
r.
The
manner, in
all.things:
In the
Commandement
to
grew.
2.
The
Perlon intowhdm;
into
him
who
is
the head,that
it, chrifl.
Firft, then,we
have
to confider,
What
is
the
duty
of
ea
that
have
the
Mini
fiery,
we muff
notfollow the
fedaeing
of
falfe
teachers, but
the Word
of truth, Prov. 23.23.
Buy
the
truth,
be fo
affcéted
that you
will
(pare
no
colt to
make
purchafe of the
truth,
and
Prov.
2.
We
muftdiligent-
ly
feeke
before
we
Can
come
to
know the doctrine
of
Gods
feare.
To
fpeake
more particularly, this following the truth
includeth 3. things.
a.
We
muff give it
the hearing, attend on it, Prov. 8.
Bleffed
is he
that
attendeth
at
the gates
of
wifedome.
The
Primitive Church kept
clofe
to the
Apoftles
dotrine,
they
continued
in
it,
Aû.
2.42.
2.
We
muff
affect
it,
delire it,
z
Pet.
2.2.
Defirethe
fincere milke
of
the Word : the dollrine
of
the
kingdome
fuffereth
violence; the
viplent
take
it :
'We mutt love it,
not
having
love
of
the
truth,
maketh the
hea_
rers
of
it
be
given
up
to delafaon:
Joy
ii9
it, Alls
13.48.
When
Paul
was
Pent
to Preach the Golpell to the
Gentiles;
they were
glad,
andglarified
the Word
of
the Lord.
When
Samaria received
the
Word,
they
refry.
ced
at
the Preaching
of
Philip.
3.
To
love
the truth
is,
if
neede
be,
tojuflifie
her,
and
arive
for
the
maintenance
of her,
as
Saint
rude
exhorteth,
contend
for
the
mainte-
nance
of
the
faith
once
given
to
the
Saints.For though
this agreeth to
the
teachers
in
a
more excellent degree, yet
rude
requireth it
of
the
com-
mon Chriftiaos.
Though the
Captáine mull bettirre
him
in a more
eminent manner for
his
Countries fafety,
yet
euery common
foul
-
dier muff
frike
in
his order.
This
then thus opened
doth
ferve
to
reprove many
that
will
not
come
forth
to
heart the
Word,
that
thinke
leffe
of
it
would doe
bet.
ter,
account
of
it
as
a
feede
of
diflenfion, ftrange
humour,
idleneffe.
And though
many
of
us
cannot be reproved on
fuch termes,
yet
if
we !coke at
affeCing
the truth, contending for it here
we may be ta-
ken
tardie.
How
many
of
us
are full of this
mearee Manna
is
wea-
rifome.
How
many,
like
(tones, have no
affeótions,
thatthough
we
come forth
and beare
the pipe,yet we neitherrejoyce nor
lament at
itt
And
for defending
it,
weare ungrounded
in
the Principles
of
it.
In the fecond
place
we muff be
ffurred
up
to
follow the truth, to
attend on
it,
to
defire it, entertaine it
with joy
:
this
is
the
funne
that
fhineth
to
as
in
darkenefí'e,
it
is
the
feede
that begetteth us,
the
milke
and meare
that
nourifheth
us, yea it
is
the breath
of
our noftrills.
As the living creature on the earth cannot
live
without
the
benefit
of
ayre, no
more
can
we,
if
we draw
not
in
this Spirit
of
his
mouth,
this
Word
of
truth.
Obferv.
2.
That
we naafi joynewick
following the
troth,
fincere
love
one
to