J .I .I i ' 14 _. TbeSaints . ofprayer·is notably revived and inflamed: See:ex-· ··ample hereof in He_z:.ekia~, If;. 37· I, .z, 3· whereas deliv:ered and in profperitie ,_ hee was ready to glorie inhis treafures : InDavid, Pjat. I 8. I ,-1. but after grew-confident-in his -Owne forces~ and ·num– bred rhepeople. lnMandf!eJ, 2 chron. 33· I z. See fer. z. ·17. f[a. 2 6·!7· PfJl. 8r.7. 107. 6. &c. and Io8. 2. Z C/rro. 20. 12. · 2 In righteonfnelfe towards our brethren~ By. begertingbyGods blelfing. -- . · . - '. x More confcionableridfe : Senfiblenelfe ofthe gui:t ofunrighteousdea·ling, which aman finds to: giveafiing unto·his affiictions,makes·his confcience, mpre tender that wayJhis judgementmore ready to . examine, more quick·lighted and unpartiall in jud; . ging ofright and wrong; and the heart more fear· : full and unwilling to give aifent or approbation un- · toany injurious aCtion. And we fee fome in great extremitie tbinke ofdiftributiont &c. _ · ~ . 2 _More compaffionatenelfe : Selfe-fufferings · foften mens hearts towards their brethren : perfonall miferies beget pirtie towardsothers. • · . . · 1 Courtefie. A~true fight ofour owne mf.irmt- . ties, _deformities and inabilitie to fubfift by our felves, begets a fweetmildenelfe and gentle beha– viour towards our neighbours, whofe helpe, affi– Ctancc,vifitations,and prayers,we fee~we have need ofin extremities.P rofperitie ordinarilyproduce~h fcornfulneffe, infolencie, contempt ofothers : but· . Gods hand upon us teacheth us another lelfon,ho~ fraile, brittle, morra11, and miferabie we are)&c. · 3 In Knowledge ofour felves. In 'our proq1erity , · looki.ng
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