Generali diretáions fora the holy Ghofi : in meekenefle, tender-heartedneffe, love, in patience , humilitie , contentednefle : in mortification of fume, moderation of palïion, holy guidance of the tongue : in workesof mercy, juftice, and truth : in fidelì- tie, painefulneffe in our Callings , confcionable converfng withmen : in reverence unto fuperiours , love of our ene- mies, an open-hearted reali fruitful' afedlionaten ffe, and bounty to Gods people : in heavenly- mindednefle, felfe- denial' , the life of faith : in dif- efteeme of earthly things, contempt of the World, refolute hatred of finne : in ap- prooving our hearts in Gods pretence, a fweet communion withhim, comfortable longing forthe commingof theLord Icfus, &c. Yet mif}ake me not; thoumull make a Phew, profelie and talke , if thou wouldeft have Chrift Iefus to owne theeat that laft and 'dreadful' Day, Mark S. 38. It is thereforean idle and braineleff"e cavil' of forne lewd ignorant Lozels, tofay; We canby nomeanes endure thefe fhewes; Cannotaman be religious to himfelfe, except he hang out his flag, and let all the world know it ? For where the power of Religion is, there will be the thew alfo. Pain- ted fire (lines not, afcends not, heates not : but true fire is ever infeparably attended with thefe properties. We cannot put a Candle ina Lanthorne, but the light will (hew it felfe thorow thehorses; if truegrace be planted in the heart, it will (line forth inour words, geftures, actions, all carriages, and our whole converfation. He that will take (hewes from the fubfianceof Religion , let him take brightnefie from the Sunne, gliflering fromGold, breathing from a live-body. Shew and profeflion of Chrift before men, is commanded, as well as the fubftance and foundneffeofheart. Romans io. 9,1O. Thou muff be a patrone; and in forcegood meafure; a pra&tifer ofprecifepoints, if ever thouwilt have true peace and affurance of walking in the narrow path , that leads un- tolife; as, ofwalkjngpreccfely, Ephef 5 .I5. Beingfervent in rit, Rom, 12, IL Striving to enter in at the fizraite gate, Luke
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