comfortablewalking with God. poorefoules inthe Day ofChrifl. This is that One nece f trie thing, in refpea of which, all other things, thoughotherwife honefl andexcellent, are but refpeaively neceffarie and fo farce as they further , and are warrantably and comfortably fubordinate and contributarie to this end : Nay, to this the exquifite Quinteffence and concurrence of all other, the dearefl and moli defireable things under the Sunne, are to bee accountedbut droíleanddung. Andyet for all this, many of us, while wee yet abode in the darkeneflè anddamnationof ournatural! fiate, fpent many yeares,fome twenty,fome thir- tie, fòmeperhaps forcie, wholly upon heil, in bafe and un- bleffedcourts, quite croft;: to the end of our Creation. All that time (anhifery to be lame!aced even with tearesof bloud) was utterly cart away upon the kingdome of darkenefle, fearefuliy Ioll upon ourowne lulls, finfull fafhions,andpride ?flip; flavifhiy and wofully walled in the devils fervice. Nay, all that while, àbominable and hea.íliy wretches that wee were, wee fet our felves with fnfuall rage, againft the very tace ofheaven , lay in aluall high Treafon, and bore Armes in open Rebellion again£} that dreadful! Majeflie which might moll juflly every moment of that wofull time have arrefted us with death, arraigned us at the Barre of his Iutlice,andthrowne us dawne intohell.What mannerofper- fons then Ipray you ought wee to bee, in the fhort remainder ofthofe few and evil! dayes which are behind ? Even to im- ploy and im.proove the utmofi poffibilitie of all our natu- rall acquired andgracious parts, our credit, calling, outward ¡late, all our power,meanes,occafions,aduantages, to win and wor ke out glory unto God, enlargement of Chrifls King- dome, confufion to the devils dominion, converfion of o- thers, comfort unto our owne poore foules again¡} our en- ding houre. A fellow that bath loytered a great part of the day in his journey, or bufneffe, and yet muf} needs reach home and finifh his taske, will toile and fweat at it towards night, doublehis paints, andput all his >ílrength unto it: fo wehaving not onelybeene flacke inour bufineffe about Gods fervice, and flow in the way to heaven, but even for many M 2 yeares, 3.
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