----------------------------------~-------- Joule-exalting humiliation. maybe full fore afhamed to con fi der thewant of watchfulneffe, pur~tie heavenly mindednefie, &c. which.oughr eo have arce·nded fuch a glorious and , mofr bleffedguefi:; yet, which ismore, theaffaults arnd offers of lufr, paffion, impertinent vagarie-s, andmany loathfome .intrufions ofll'O~ . unworthy ' thoughts. . . All our aifcctions havebeene·mofi: notoriousand ·\ fl:irr~ngAgentsf'?rthe.J?evill. _Everyone tranfpor- . · ted tn ':every thu:)g,. wu-h an trnpetuous .rage; the wrongway. ' .. , ' ' . OurCorrow, which iliouldwholy-,and alone have bin !pent upon finne,. and feafonably, 'hath beene• mofi unworthilymifpent upon earthly~ffe5, about thingsoftiJ. islife, andwhen we havebeenecroffed in.oru·.fenfuall de fires andexpeCtations, which are no fir·matteror motives -for mourning : for forrow ina-right fence, ;and true efiimate, bath littleor no . ore· any ,where elfe, fave.in humiliationfor"finne~ :. Gri€ v~we neverfo·muchfof.loffeof friends,gobds,. :. chi1Clren, good name_, &c. ·wce are neverbetter, ·butonely therebyencr~afe and ·multipiyour griefe, and.:tdde.moreqitterneffeaqd \utting rothecrotfe; but for rowfor fin !bakes and batters it intopeeces -J and.bringsco.mfortunro the Confcience.:'' · I Nay.whereas fir.1ce c<?p.verfion, that commande– ment ·hes upon. us., R~l!J'fe e'JJermo-re.· 1. Thef. 5· I 6·. ·, Weehave·very bafely fuffered our hearts tobe un~ ·~ necetfarilydejeCtedwithfalfe feares, difirufis. l . Our jo-y fhould. hav~ beene in·Jehovah, bletfed J for e,-Er, in his name)' his word, his workes, his I waies, that one r;ecef!~rie-thi?Jg. It ihould havebeene }_____ - exercifed ' - See cl,ryfofi. excellently to · . this purpofe, .Ad pt~pul. ArJti·· ,. och.Hom.J.
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