comfortable walking withGod. 301 ffflIMENIO.Smreemag thiefe, nor drunkard, nor whoremafler : I live peaceably a mongft my neighbours, &c. I know as much as thePreacher can tell tnee , though bee preach out his heart : That I muff love God aboveall, and my neighbour as my felfe ; and that I hope I doe , &c. whereas poore blinded Ionic! hee is as full of foolifh pride, ignorance prophaneneffe, and imponi- tencie, as the skinne willhold, and is fmoothly carriedhood- winckt by the devill tohell, without all noyfe, or anycontra. di6ton. 7. Theworke of Gods reftraining Spirit : Which Come- times by its power and terrour,keepes in,and confines amans inward corruption , that it breakes not out into filch open outrages and outward villanies , as in fome other wicked Ones : and that- for thegood and quiet ofhis owne people, or fome other fecret ends feene, and kerning good to his Ilea- venly Highneffe. Now this reftraint , by the delufion ofthe devil], and deceit of a mans owneheart, may bee apprehended as a great conqueft over corruption, and fo a converfion thence vainely concluded. 8. Education in a religious family, thus : Some in fuch place, being onely outwardly warmed with the heate ofholy exercifes about them ; and by cuftotne , and for company , grown comformable to religious duties with fome content. mentsdepart thence with a v aine-glorious conceit 8z unfound perfwafion,that they are altoofthe right flampe,becaufe they were fo long amongft fpirituall tootes ; and at the fire, which might indeed have truely melted their yet too frozen and flinty hearts. Put a Sow into a greenemeddow , and Thee will keepe her Idle as faire as the Sheepe butalet her breake our, and thee will Wallow againe in themyre as filthily as before : fo it is with toomany fuch. 9. Much knowledge , and noble defence of that bleffed Orthodoxe Truthwhichwee profelle, without akindly fa wing impreflion of goodneffe and grace in the heart. Many great men , and great Schollers more is the pitty, are cm- poyfonedwith this conceits, they are felfeaconceited, that ifthey bee zealous, Patrons andproteaours oftrue Rdigi.
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