folfe.,inriching exa1nination. 1 71 dew of heaven, growes in firength and fieauty, }--'-– rich and fruirfull, ripe for thebarveil:) readyfor the / barne. Jtis jmfl: fo in t€mporary, :md faving faith; · _ · . ·the former feated fuperficially in thebrah1e, flou- · rifhes a while in piety and zeale ; but if'once the heat of perfecution come, and rife upon ic, vex-· ation, difgrace) difcountenance, loffe of goods, fume maine hatardof temporallhappinetfe ; why i then it begil}nes ro·- languifh and d~ay, to. draw 1 backe from former forwardneffe, to puft 1h the 1 headforf~are of precitcneife, and tofall backe to ll the commoa fafh· sof the world, ~d formall profeffionof the time : Butthis other being rooted 1 in a·goodand'honeftlieartJ oy th€ tpec1all and-ef- . ' fed:uall operation of Gods fancHfying fpirit,. and ·. watered by the plentifull and powerfull iliow.ers of . aconftantandconfcionable minifiery;, and cheri• · fbed continually with the holy food 'ofthe Lord's· _Supper~ with fervent andfeeling prayer, Chrifiian– conference, meditation,andagoodconftiencein all things,doth growand gather (pirituall firength;- . and ln defpightof wkkedamdfianderou~ tongues 3 • ·(whk4 fi:orch farre ·more fiercely than coafes'Of 1 Juniper) of all fiormesand ternpefts, eitherrifing · out of naturalrcorruption) or raifed bySatan; or .: friiTed ripby the '!Orld~ and fcornfutl prophanerreffe, it ·ftands- upright, and brings forth··mu'h : f bidfed at1d glorious fruit; with patienceandCon- · ftancie. · : .Leftyoudecerv.eyour-:owne.hem-ts andfoule~in _ ~ t~point, 1will te11 youh(i)w farre: this ~enlpotary filth .bath·power;. and may prevail€ inwau!dng ; · _ G 4- . fin£{, ·
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