10) I . \ .The Saints fhining upon usf0·faireand fo long,we liavegotten no more holy light into our minds, or heavenly heat into our hearts.; ·nor gathered fuch a frock and · fiore offpirituall provilionagainfr our ending hour, as we might·plentifully,have done. 14 Howbeafrlily and abominably we have aban. . do~ed our bodies to ferve Sathan; and all the parts and members thereof; as; · ilffiru~ents of unrighte– oufneffe unte fin. '' · Our e:res to ·wicked wandring , wantonneffe, .adulteries, co\retoufneffe,idle gazingS-J&c. See, va– nicie ofthe eyes, ;ap.t.&c. )he}' oughtaslittle bees, which falling i:tpon this, the other) and a th0ufanti _flowers, gather honey from everyone, andbring it into the hive; even fo everyday, all the yeare long, even all thedaiesofour Hfe, to have gatheredfrom [he creatures, and' all the works ofGod, abund,nice . of fweet matter for divine meditation upon the goodneffeandgreatneffe, excellencie arid perfecti– ons, power and providence ofQUr bletfed Creator• .Butthey have'wickeply fervedus, as windowes fet wide open io let inaworld of wild-fire ·to inflame and inrageour already naughty hearts, with lufr:~ fpeculative filth, and many vitious·and ·vile affe- / cl:ions. ' · Our eares withdelight, with delfghtandgreedi– nes,too much idle talk,nay filthy jefrs,kurrilJ gibes> flanderous reports, and other rotten, ribald andun· favo~y communication. They might ·have ferved our turnes ·, to have done God'il·great dea:le of fervke : aWnarrations and newes'which we heard, £hauld have faUenthroughour eares-irttoourhearts, as .
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