Part.t.Cap.17.. · Afjlitled(onfciences. A Shjp-Mafi:er skilfull onely in aihonomy, and o.- 'ther fpeculative }Jafiages of the Art of Navigation, .is no body in conduti:ing Men fafely over fo!Jle dat;- ~ gerous .sea, :ro Him., that befi.desfu~oien~ies ~f Arte, ;s furmlht alfo With expenmentall ·skJll In thufe !)arts, by pafling formerly that way Himfelfe, and · having difcovered. thofe dangers of ruine, and hidden Rockes, which the other Man mighteaflly run upon. Give me a Man, iQ whom variety and profol.mdndfe of beft learning cloth concurrc in the highell: degree of .excellency, yet if his owne heart bee not {oundly wrought l~ ;: on, and f~afoned with · faving grace, Himfelfe experimentally feene into the · .Myflery of Chrift, and Secrets ofSariClification, as~ H~e £hall bee hardly able to wounct other mens con- · · !Ciences, and pi~rce them to the quicke; fo Hee will bee fi)und very unfit to manage aright the fpirituall . miferies <>f a troubled Soule ; and to tranfport it b - vingly thorow the teqwcituous terrours :and temptations incident to the New creation, into th~ Port of true peace, and Paradife of the bk£fcd Brotl;er..bold•. A right dreadfi11l and tender Point it is,to deale with • diLh~iled confciences; (o many depths ofSat~n, ~nd decetts of Mans heart q1ingle ~~emfelves with bufi.. ne(fe . i>f fo great confequence. E.yen a well meaniog Man without much heedfulnelfe, and good experi~ enc~ both in the Point, and the Party, may erre dan- . gerouOy ~ and. be mucl.l deceived here!n· I have heard. fcom a Man of COQfcience and cred1t, befldes many and 11;1any in the fame kind, of a fearefull impoll:ure . to this purpofe: cV1 man, V.'hofor t{Je world w.u w.eit enough vi(lted:with fom~ trrmbl~ of minde ((Jr his ji?Jnu3 font jDr ac.Miniftert(Jminift-ercomfort. Hu,it Jeemes~ not. .founding Him to thc -bottome, or-fiar:ehing to the . qmck.§, lxaped Hprm. Him t~nfo4fon_Rbly, a~d fpo /OO!Ifs m.ercieJ, _and hopes pf fPiritHallfaftfJ . 1!/,!~rmgfl., other thin.gs, Rre Mk.fa /1im, 'lflmkl:r {P.tYf!trly, H(e h4.d tver ..
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