3Q4 Cemeralldiregions for brethren, for their zeale and fervency in the affaires of God; let them tare thole facred leaves out of Gods blared Booke,that fparkle out unto us theholy fire of forwardneffe and heate , and preffe upon us pimaually power, fpirit, and quickning in heavenly bufineffes , and the fervices ofour molt bountifull and ever-bleffed God ; See Luke 1 3. 34. Row./ 2.1 1.EN/4. I S. Mattb.g.29,3o. and I 1.12. i Cor.9., 24, I The/s.23. Phi/. I . IO. 13. A bare fpeculative oppofition, and verbal! contradi- &ion to thecorruptions of the times and controverted cere. monies-For I doubt thereare fome,who feeing forneofGods deareft Children, bothgodly Minders, and other Chriflians, onelyout of tenderneffe of confcience Band unrefolved a- bout there latter; are too well per4aded of themfelves fpiritually, for a meere boy ft erous mafterlike partaking with them in that particular ; when as they have no part at all in their holygraces and humble fanaification. 14. An overheady furious vale in will-worfhip, fuper- ftitious formes, and felfe-conceited fervices ; As in Paul, yet unconverted, and many ignorant Papifis, not fo exactly ac- quainted with Antichriflian Schoole-points ; in the purfuite of fome religious diflempers and fpirituallexorbitancies,bred onely in fomephantafticall braise, given over, for horrible pride, to firong delufion ; yet tendered with many holypre- tences, andreprefentationsof highefi perfe6tion ; nay fome- times feconded with firange revelations and raptures, the meere jugglings of the devils Angelicall glory in melancho- like, orotherwife deluded imaginations : and fo Satan can put a Familig or Anabaptift even into a trance of imaginary joy. i S. Serious meditation upon that quickning patfage of mat:h.7,14. Quirts holy Sermon, of the fewneffe of thofe which (ball be faved, fhould,properly andnaturally keene our defires and endeavours to a fingular conflant contention after an holy ftridneffe, forWardneffe , and fruitfulneffe in every good worke, and all the wayes of God; that wee might bee fore to bee in the number of thole' few : yet by accident it
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