Generall dir-eatoaas,fer 4 nitie, Selfe-deniall. No walking withGod, no fweet corn- mullion, and found peaceat his Mercy-Seate, except for his fake, and keeping a good confcience , thou bee content to denie thy felfe, thy worldly wifedome, naturali wit, carnali reafon, acceptationwith the world, excellencie of learning, favour of great Ones, credit and applaufe with themoil ; thy pafliions, profit, pleafures, preferments, neerell friends, eafe, libertie, life; any thing, every thing. And feareno loflé ; for all things elfe arenothing,. to the leaft comfortable glimpfe.. of Godspleafed face. From this principle fprung all thofe noble refolutions, and replies of Gods worthieft Saints and Souldiers : That of Hefter for the prefervation of the people ofGod : Well, IIef .4re. faith thee, I will owe unto the Icing, which is not accor- ding to the law, and ifI peri i, I perifb. That of Micaiah, folicited ftrongly by the meffenger to temporize, in mana- ging his Miniftery with ftntablenefle., and'conformitie to the Kings pleafure, and plaufibleneile of the falfe prophets King.22.14. Asthe Lord liveth, what the Lordfaithunto mee, that will I feake. That of Nehemiah; Should fetch a man as I flee? As ifhee fhould have faid ; Tell not mee of fleeing, my re- folution was pitcht long agoe, ifneed require, to lay downe my life, and loofe my blond in the Lordsbattels. That of Paul, when his friends were weeping , and wailing about '31(' 3. him:What meaneyore toweepe,faith he,and to break! mine heart ?' For I am ready not to be bound only but alfo to die at Hierufalem; for the Name ofthe Lord Iefras. That of Jerome r Ifmyfather flood weeping on his knees before mee, andmymo- ther hanging on my necke behind mee, and all my brethren, fifers, children, kZinsfol.gs, howling on every fide , to retains mee infinnefnll life with them , I wouldflingmy mother to the ground, deffiife all my kindred, runne overmyfather, and tread him under my feete , thereby to runne to Chri# when hee calleth mee. That ofLuther, dealt with earneftly, and eager- FoxìnthePry of ly, non to venture himfelfe among ft a number of perfidious Martin Ludler. andbloud-thirftie Papifts : As touching mee (faith hee)fine rag.sv I amdent for, I am refolved, and tertainelydetermined toenter Wendt;
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