Part I. Chap. 15. Ajflitled Con(cilmces. fitted,for to enter a Chrifrian Courfe,and to 6rin,gforth G~. fruiu meetfor rep.mtance; let him throw in fome time- D~cCtMis ~o lhe Mi · Iy feeds of Zeale, ·holy pre~ifeneffe, lmdaunt~d cou- ::.' r~~~ rimcly fowi·.g rage, and un~1ahen refo~ut10n about the aff:pr~ - of of good f<:ed in the af.. Heaven, and In the cau{e of God.; from fuch qmck.,. :flifted. . ning Scriptures,and excellent examples as the(e,L.uk,: ~~. I? 24 er; om Jl,IJ IZ Ephef. ).I). Phil.I.IO.II. 'I(egnnatu~atwi.ICilHi ;, · · ""'j • • • h ef!e habent m me}/f..edet.Matth. II.P. _Revel. 3· 16. 'J!.....ut • 4.11. Eflh+ 16. vina, qrtdm in [eip{is. Neh. 6. II. I Ksng. 22. 14. He~.n. 24. 25 •. I Sam,lo! Aqu.p.t.q. 18•. p. Acts 1.1. I;. &c. That it may be happily preferved s~cut do~ll4 nobi/ill4 from the ranke and flourithing, but rotten and fruit- e_!Jc ~lfU(t ~~ m~nte Arle'ffe weed of formotlity and luke-warmendfe. Which u{i~~b· /uam '11 · mate~ pe~ilent Canker, if it once take root in the heart, it ;'c~r: 3::u,1.,., Will nevedi1tf.:r the Her be ofgrace. If I may fo ipeak, · the heavenly unfading flowers of faving grace, to grow by it, while the world fiands. Nay, and will prove one of the O:rongefi bolts to barre them out ; ~nd the mofi boyUerous cart-rope to pull downe extraordinary vengeance upon. the head of the Party. For as a loathfome vomit .is to the fiomacke of him . that cafis it out; fo arc luke-warine Profefiours to the Lord Jefm, Revel. 3. I 6. I marvaile many times what fuch men meane, and what wodhip, {ervice and obe.. diencc they would have the mighty Lord o( Heaven and Earth to have. He otf.:rs tQ us in the Min1firy ,His own bletfc:d Son to be our deare, and everlafiing Hufband; Hi_s perfon with all the rich and Royall en"' dowments thereof, the glory and endle{fe felicities above, His own~ thrice glorious, and ever-bleifed Selfe, to be enjoyed thorow all eternity, which is the very foule of heavenly Bliffe, and .life of eternall life, &c. Do you thinke it then reafonable or likely, that H~ will ever accept at our hands an heartleffe, formall outwardneffe; a cold, rotten carkafie of re· ligion : That wee lhould ferve our felves in the firfl: . place, and Him in the fecond ? That we lhould fpend tne prime and flower of our loves, joyes, fervi£es, Y 4 upon ' ..
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