so - ' Note. - - - Cf"he Saints ranee to knowledge) from the vice to imward ha– bits,from frarke blmdnefie in themyfiery of falva– tion, t9 fome generallligqtnings of the fpirit. He mayleave the praetife ofmany fins, though he can· not truly hate them. for confcience fake, and the love of God. Nay in a word j he may forbeareand forgoe all-finnes,fave his fweet delightfull darling, .and bofome finns. Herod reverenced Iohtt Baptift, heard him gladly, reformed many things, Mttr/<:,6· 2 o. onely hee would not partwith his fweet finne · of Iufrfull pleafures. Agrippa could almofr be per– 'fwaded to be aChrifiian, but not altogether, /Ja. · 2 6.z8. Naaman defireth the Lora to bemercifull tohiminonepoint, 2King. 5.18. hecouldnotre– folve to leave his place of honour with his mafter; onlyhe wquldbe refpitedand fpared inone finne. . The young man in the Gofpell wanted but one · thing tofave his .foule, Mark..: io.zr. theabando– ri.ing of his worldlineffe and covetoufnelfe, but that was hisfweet ·finne, he would rather p!rt with Chrifr Iefus, than with his riches. Thus by the powc·r of temporary faith manymaybe free from drunkennetfe, Jying, fwearing, oppreffion~&c.on– ly retaining the foule and hatefu!l finne of un- · cleanneffe. ,c Many maybe cle~trefro1JJ all other grofft "jinn_es, onelj fofferittg their hearts to bee exerciftd in . cc covetnufoeffe) &c. - - 4· Laflly, temporary faith bath power to worke an outward reformat1on of Jife, a forward profef– fion of great holinelfe, fome fruits of piety, and branches of obedience, and fometiines fome no· table undertakings for the advancement of Gods - _ · truth, ..
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