and: perpet~all·quide. ·, wrought upon t-hem ; -ifweebe n~w-borne;they are to be fed with the fpirituall Manna,unto·ever157 ' lafiing life. The fame lofhuali, when~ tl1e excommunicate Jofb.7.Il· and execrable thi1.1gwas to,be foundout, ~nd pat -from amongfl: them ; w-hich was the caufe, they could ~not fiand againfi their enemies : he com– manded them to f~metifie themfelves, that the Lord might>profper and poure his bleffings upon that neceffarie and. weighti~ fearch and -inquifi– tion. How rn~ch more ought wee to ·prepare ~ur felves, before w·ee fiep into the Houfc of God;- fith there is to bediicovered and ca!l: out t-hof~ hatefull-fi11nes ·that fearefullyincenfeGods wrath ~g~iafJ: ·us;~ndmakeus weake in the Lor-ds batrailes, and not able to ftand againft our fpiri– tLJall e-semies, the corruptions of.our owne fle(h, theenticements. of theWorld, and.temptations o£ Sathan? ; Before the facrifice, and:anointing of David sA M v1 t~King of Ifrael, lfhai and bis fonnes were fan~i- -~ sam· 16 ·5· · fied : --How-much more ought we_e to be prepared; . :; before-wee c-Omebefore the Lords Prophets, and , · Emba!fadour~ ~- that th~re . wee maybe anointed 1 Kings and Prieffs unto our God? - 7{_ev.~.·xoi-, I ofiah, before the eating of thePafchali Lambe, 10 s 1 u 1 •.• ; did bid the· peopl<;, not . onely fanttifie them7.Chro.J5.6.– felves , but alfo prepare their brethren: Hmv much more ought wee, wl1en wee come to 'the 'Minillerie of the Word, to feede by faith upon tl'lat true Bread from Heaven, ~hich l!.iveth life unto Job.t.. ~. ·, the- Wfirld; whiCh if-wee.oncef0undly tafte.with ,:' belee- \ ~~--------------------------~-----------------------L•
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