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Iforth that

maketh

us fee

our unworthineffe.

z.

We

muff

labour

tofeele

the love

of God,

and

fee

the hand

of

our heavenlyFather

in all

things; forthis

is

it

the

foule

feedeth

on,by

this

it

is

quickened.

Now

we-are like little

children that have twenty

things provided for them by the provident

Parent,but they

take

them,

and

through

weakneffe

of

underffanding

are

not able to

confider

the

care

of

the Parent

in

them.

3.

We

mutt get

fome fenfe

of the comfort

and neceffuy

of

our

dai-

ly

benefits,

both

f

pirituall and

corporall,which

are continued.

4.

We

mutt not

too

much

lookeat the

things we

lack;

for we

are

like

children, who

if

theywant fome

one

trifle,

care not

for twenty

other good things which might

give

them

content.

VERSE

5.

For

this

yee know

, that

no

whoremonger

,

nor uncleane

VERS

5.

perfon,

nor covetous

man,

who

is

an

idolater, bath

any

inheritance in the

kingdome

of

Chrifl, and

of

God.

Now

he

commethto

the reafon,

which

fiat

is fimply

propounded:

Secondly, by prevention,

he Both repeat

it

with

a

farther affeveration,

as

if

he fhould fay

;

<,

You

mug

refraine all uncleanneffe and

cove-

"

toufneffe, the

lighter

occafion

of

them,

for uncleane

ones

(as

you

,,

know)

and covetous ones efpecially,

who

are

Idolaters, doe forfeit

« their

elate

in

Gods Kingdome.

I

know

the Devill and his

inßru-

<,

ments will

prompt

many

things,

as

if this were

too

forwardly

fpo-

<,

ken,

but I

warne you

not to be deceived, for

tl?cfe

things do not on-

<<

ly deprive

us

of

bleffedneffe,

but bring downe Gods wrath tempo-

"

tall

and eternal! upon

us.

In

this

verfethen three things

muff

be marked.

r.

That

the knowledge

of

the hurt

fin

bringeth,is

a fufficient means

todiffwade from

fin.

a. What

a

filthy

fin

covetoufneffe

is, from

hence,

that it

is

called

Idolatry.

3.

That thefe things defeat

us

of

our everlafting glorious inheri-

tance

in

the

Heavens.

For the

firft,

the Scripturedoth teach

us, That

nothing will

coole

the Dödi;

beate

of

a

fanfullluft

fooner

then

to confider

the iffue

of

it

:

to the

fame

end

therefore

in r

Cor.6.9.

he

preferreth the fame confideration ;

Knowye

not

that

the unrighteous Jhall not

inherit

the Kingdoms

of

God

?

There-

fore

as

God bath tilled

us

on

to

obedience

by promifes,

fo

from the

beginning he bath

hedged

his

Commandements

in

with threatnings,

that we might

not breake out

to the tranfgreffion

of

them. Eccl.r

1.9.

If

Know

that

for

all this thou

(halt

come to

judgement.

And

this was Eves

6rß

halting mentioned on which the

devil! did

worke,that

fhe

did

not

6rmely perfwade her

felfe

of

the death that

would

enfue

upon her

trcf

gaffe,

for

fhe

faith,

left

;

teaching

us,

that to

make

the judgement

threatned matter

of

peradventure,

it

the

next

Rep

to

tranfgreffe

the

Commandement.

We

fee

that

if

we have

a

true knowledge

of

harms;

there followeth

a

declining

of

them

;

as

wee know

Snakes will fling

deadly,

therefore

if

wee be upon them at unawares

wee

leape

back.

_Know-

E

R.

5.

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hap.

5.

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