Inftructiows-for A right comforting Sect. 2. Hee doth not meane friends, dearefr companions, eafe, liberty, life, and here (to wit. Galat. ' · g~pw by little and little into Hefters mofl: noble and ~.) the He~vens .or invincible refolution : ever. when doing Gods will the Earrh fa1th Samt -h h hl 1 ·d 1 :r · ' CJ;I!y(oflon:e, nor the t _reatnet any ear~ y ~nger ; 0n" ~ 1 periJ!',l peJilerld indted. but the rijh. B. ut not to penlh fo,1s everlafl:mgly to penfh;and things of the 1 Wprld ·' fo -to perilh, i<i to be faved' for ever. Thoumufl: thus 6Jor,, Por!, 'I{ieheJ , refolve upon this Selfe-deniall~ when thou firfr ente• Gre!tne{Jc , rt?rW~ T~ refl: into PrefeJ1ion ; or e1fe thou wilt never be able to ~ox'd,7W m "(/.P.. ~· h Id · h ft · - 11 B 'Id· · , AU tha,_t ake a !hi- · o . o~t m t y p1r1tua U1 . ing, or conql!ler.m tt'le nin~ and glit-tering; in Cbn0:1an W ,arfare. . . · the World. Thefe arc: all but fo m~ny Care~!Jcs, and a.very a-'1omioarion to 2 tru ly regenerate man. Idem. ]ffid. pag.t.6.r7. Ifwe bc:~m to breathe the hfe of Righceou!ncm·,whea the world fawnes upon as wuh Honours, ltzcber,GI'tatnefle ,Favour ,or frownes upon us wiLh Hatrtd • Mal.ce, Per- . .feeutisns,oppre[fions, and tl)e.like; we muilLurne our ltcad a!ide another way with a go_dly kind ofpri!leJas Pi&Ud Mirandufa w:ts woni: to call it) and no more regard her. then a w~ lratre crucified. ,pag.zJ. b Et ego mnndo) N tJn, t arpm Dco mundi. Mrmdum titim quantum . a~c1mverfatimem ejm pofoit,&tfi rommeiando mutuo"iramfigimur & i11vium morimur. Ter. J\dverfus Mm:ion, Lib. 5• Dmn nihil.cortcupi[cit .Apo{tol!t-S mundi, nihi!a;no{cit Mund!Jd A_p.ofloli : Ambrof. in Loc. -Surit fkut duo mortui,cx quibHi. t~u/JN4 tangjt,vd tliltg~t alter-11m. · 1\~mig . DoClilll.mo citante Epifcopo. · (See and conftdc:r the occafton, -and how earnefl:ly - Chri.fl: enjoynes it : Matth. 16. 24. Lu~ 14. _2+ &c. and prdles it with two Parables.) But all wtll come to naught; and thou ~~rfedly conclude .in. ope~ A pofiacy, gro!fe Hy.pocr1he,,_ or Selfe~decelvtng Formalitie. -Confider the you.ng c.JU~n_in the GoJpell : Hee came hafl:ilie to .Jefus C.hdft, and would · needs bee His Difeiple, . an~ follo~er ;upon ~he fud.den . .But a· las! ;Hee did wofully mtfl:ake• . Ltttle d1d hee kno:w, neither indeed would know, .wha~ be;longed unto It: . That ·the fervant of fuch an heavenly M;1~er m.u~ bee no ~arth-wor:me; That e\'ery ,oi:te of H1s D~fctples mull: tak! up thc_ir Crcj[e And, fo/lo"P; .Him ; . F~r h1s fake, _ part ·with any thing, every thing; beit nches,., honotrrs~ credit, pleafur,es, . &c.:. At'id therefore: wb~n once Chrifl: for ·· th~ triall of His heart had b1d Him g,oe ~ ~n.d foil that-Be.t h,ul, &r. _He had fuoru: done : - - · · · Hee /
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