Bolton - Houston-Packer Collection BV824 .B65 1634

.·-----------.oo:------------ fo#le--exaltinghurniliation. out, as it is conceived, if every hatefull thought .breakeout into murther, and every uncleane IU:ft into a carnall a&; oh what a world of wickednef.fe would then be difcovered in man? what a hell _ - lhouldwe have upon earth? Then would itbema– nifefr, that manfor ftmilitude ofnatures, were but,. an incarnate Devill ; Sett~adHI Di11o1l111, as A.t~jlifl faid. , . ,ourco~~ienceswhich fhould have beene Regi· frersandremembrancersunto usofmany heavenly thoughts, gracious fpeeches, godly aCtiQns, good deeds, fanctified Sabbaths, holy prayers, divine meditations, ·chrifiian confereo.ces;dayes ofhumi– liation, righteous dealingwithour brethre.n, ·c8m– paffionate contributions to the neceffities of the ·Sa,ims, workes of juftice, mercle and tru.th, a fin– , c~re refpetl: to all Gods commaooements, a carefull ! perforrpaoce of all fpirittiall duties, a confcionable I 'partakingofall Gods ordinances,a fea(onal,le exer– cifeofevery grace, hatred of ;tll falfe wayes, and l~eartie and invincible loveunto God,and all things' . :that he loves, ~c. In fread offuch comfortable pro- .vifioo againft the evill day, naturally wee hoard up in them J fcourges, fi:ings an·d fcoq)ions~' infinite · matter of uafpeakablehorrour ·; I meane, confci– oufneffe of many villanies, vanities, vile courfes ; · oflies, oaths~blafphenti@s,adulterie~:~ whoredomes, varietie,of frrange fafhions, gamings, revellings, · drunken matc~es, good-fellow-meetings, riqtous exceffes, ufuries, falfhoods, hypocrifies; filthy jefts, . muf"h idlefai~e, flanderous tales, fcoffes, railings; · , opp_ofitioris to the holy way, &cc: Now all thefe, . .. . . Hh ~xcep · ' I ; C I tZI IIJ

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