Bolton - Houston-Packer Collection BV824 .B65 1634

feffe,inriching ext4mination. +7 ~ 0 r - ••.,_,, .... · ..... ,.. • ..,.. • " .' ~ •• -·v ,";,.;--'1''• •- - · ·; •• ~ __ ·-•·~-···· ment for buiineffe and tmployment. But the Chnf.\ian muLl: make the endofhis divine knowledge, prafriieof'holinetfe in his owne life, and conver– fation and inll:rufrion of others ln the wayes of God, if he would make it profitable and·faving to himfelfe. KfJOWkdgewit»~mtheft e?J.i.t it o11t 11 jlrNIII– pet or eurtifon, ftept oneiJfo! fos[111111pletJf11re, ~!Jd fttJ– foiiiHft, utfor frtlit lltJd childre11. It puffes up_our ' proud nature with more pride and feife-conceit, but neither begets life in foules, holi11effe in opr lives, nor found hopeof immortality hereafter. . . If we knQWoutof the Word of God (andwee, , oughtfOto ooe) tbat every man whowi~l bee in ~cor.s. 17• · Chrifi:, mull: beanew creature, but not:withfran- _ · diQg liei~Mpecommon courfe and corruptions of .nature, foUow the cnfl:omes of theworld, and the current of the time : Why then our know!e~ge ~n. this point is notfaving, .but ferve~to incre3fe our .condemn2tion. · · · if weknowout ofthe lall oftheIl.e'Velatio?J, that Revcb2~1 1• all that either lo.ve or makes lies, fnall ·bee barred e.verlafringlyoutof Heav.ep ; .and yet coptinue to : cozen,. deceive, and drcumverit with fmooth talke, and.lying tongues : why then our know.. ·fedge is not favrng, . but ferv.es to increafe our condemnati0n•. Ifwe Iearne out of.Heh.t 3·4· that whoremon– gersand adi:J!terersOodwill judge. And :yet wee foake •rar felves in lufifull pleaflircs, and foule un- · cleanoeffr. Why then our knowledge is not fa• ving.,..bmferves to increafe our condemnarion. . . If anyman know, (as every ma~ought) chatno _ , covetous i ______________ ._------------------------~4·

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