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Ephefians,
Ghap.6.
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R.IO.
Anfw.
Firft, thou
muff
not
negleét
it, for
this
is
ro heape one finne
upon
another,
LMat.
5.24.
Leavethere thine offering before
the
Al-
tar,
and
goe
thy
way,firft be reconciledto
thy brother,
and then come
and offer
thy
gift.
Secondly, thou mull not when
thou
haft offended
God
rufh
boldly
on him. Exod.
33.
To.
They
worfhipped every man
a
farre off,
in
the
doore
of
his
tent
:
but
Nam.
I
a. 54. There
is a
worthy
example,
if
a mans
parent
fhould
be
fo
offended,
as
to
fpet
on him; durit
he ap.
peare
before him for
(even daycs
C
And
(hall
we be fo bold,
having
offended
the
father
of
Spirits,prefently
to
come into
his
fights
In the
third
place,
a
man
mull gather
himfelfe
together, and
let
his
heart
fgite
him
in
that
he
hath done, the rather to
think
what
ftraights
he
bath brought
himfelfe unto,either
in
negleéling
his
duty, or
pro
-
phaning the
Name
of
his
God.
If
the party
be
at hand
(as
the
man
and
wife)let
there be mutuall
confeff
on;
if
otherwife, let there be
a
purpofe
of
it
:
and
having this
purpofe,
and being
in
any meafure
touched, though nothing
fo well
as
we wifh,and were
meere; we may
come
to God,
and
he
will accept
us, and heale us.
a
Chron.
33. 19.
And
his
prayer,
and
how God
was intreated
of
him, &c.
Seventhly,
The Devi&
will
labour
to
prevent us, and
breake us oft
in
this
dealt
by
deftrallions; chit
thing,
and
that,
calling
us away,
by
difficul-
ties in
the
while
of
prayer
:
fuch mitts of darkeneffe, fuch fwarmcs
of
wandering idle
thoughts,
comming before our
mindes, that we are
much`difcomforted.
Anew.
We
muft be refolute againft
diftrailions.
Firft feeke
the
kingdomeof God,
&c.
c.4at. 6.33.
If
we promife at this
or that
home, to meete
a
man when
the Clocke fmiteth, whofoever we
are
with,
we crave pardon ; wee
are
to goe.
Make net
more
bold with
God
then
you
would
with
man.
For the
feeond we muffenquire whether letting
lode
our hearts all
day,
doe
not caufe this unfitneffe
at
night:
and
if
it
be fo, we muft
helpe
the
matter with watchfulneffe.
Secondly, we
mull:
knowthat the
Saints
have felt
both
thefe things,
darkeneffe, and wandrings.
For
there
is
a
double wandring
of
the
minde:
one
is
of
carelefneffe and
contempt,
fuch as
is
in
many
in
the
Church,
that pray,
and
their mindes
are
a
wool gathering;
they
fay
Amen, but know not to what. There
is
another wandring
of
the minde
,
which
is
through
infirmitie :ßìt being felt,
is
grievous to
us,
though
we
cannot overcome
it.
Thirdly,
this
is
a
rule,
We
mutt not
ceafe
to
doe any Commande-
ment
becaufeof our
imperfection
in
doing
it. And to
ftrengthen
us
every
way,
Let
us cometo
the
fourth
confederation, how
to
flrengthen oar
fives,
that
we
may
confiantly carry
forth
this
duty.
Firft,
to
confider
that
this
is a
Commandement,
and
that
neceflitie
cloth lye
upon us.
Secondly,
to
confider
the
promife
Of
God,
Aske
and
yeelhaN
have,
recke,
be.
Thirdly,