Part r. Chap. I;• CHA · TJ •. XV. The fifth advice to the ajjli[fed. Two direClions to th-e i'vlinijfer to be obfcrved tow~trds his PAtient. 1. I th thou art noW upon termes of tur- The .fifth adY-ice .'on~ ningunto Go n, taking Profeffion ccrmngfclfe·d~ntall, ... upon thee, and giving up thy Name unto Chrift,the blefi'edefi: buLines that ever Thou wentefi: about : Bee well advifed, confider ferioufly what thou undertakefr, and call: deliberately before-hand, what it is like to cofi: Thee. Thou mufi: make an account to become the Drnnk._ards Song, and to haye thofe that {tt in the Gate to flmtk! againft Thee; The vileft of Men to raile upon thee, and the wifefi: of the World to laugh at Thee. Thou mufl: bee content to live a defpifed Man, to be fcoft at, to hee hatedof all Matrh. 1 o. u. men ; To crHcijie the jlcfo, with the affef1ionutnd/ufts ; a VIe being u~en out To looke upon the World fet out in the gaudidl: of the cor~upuons ?f . h Ill b . ' d bl f . h h Adam,andlRf!.rafcedm manner Wlt a 1er a1tes an Ba es o rtc es, o- Chri~s death ,and Parnours, favours, grs:atndfe, plea{ures, &c. as upon an liJr,cnn nolonger live unfavoury rotten a Carrion: Thou and the World the hfe of the World, mufr bee as two dead carkatfes upon o'ne Beere,with- but the life ofChrifi ; out any delightfull mutuall commerce or enter- and mull now looke .{ . • 11. d b k d d . ' · ~pon theworfd,butas cour: e! u:rangers, an _ fl:ar e ea o.ne unt? ano-t 1ewortdlooked upon ther.,. m refpect of thY, any further tradtng with the Chri(i; and willlooke' vanlt!es thereof. F(J~ keeping a good Confc~ence, u,;on ru,_ if wee !hall fl:andxng on Gods fide, and Chrifl:s fake, Thou mull fo:Iow lm lle,;s • to d h S lf Th W · ldl ·i'. d l W1t, as uponfomany eny t y t e, .Y or · y W11e om~, carna reaabominable, and crufon, corrupt -affechons; Thy acceptattcn w1th the ci ed carkafies. Bi- .W: orld, favour of great Ones, credit and applaufe fhop ofLir.colnt, In bi4 Wt.tl~ the m.o!l:; Thy paiTions, profit, pkafures, pc!- Scr. before th~ Higher fibtltty of nfing, and gr". wing great· Thy neerefi: Hou(e o[Par!~ament~ . ·v ' 1 . d pag. u.u. · 2. nen , · I
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