188 .Generali diretáioxs f r a vifite knownenemies to thepuritie of Pteligion,or power of godlineß"e'; let him ca$ his eyeal foupon thofe cafesand cautions which may make it cornfortable.They are fuch as thefe : r:Their frlvations. 2. Thy ownefafety. a. For theárPc, be Eure to propofe unto thy Lille their fpirituall good, as thine onely aime, or at leaf±, principal± end ; and in the finceritieand fngleneffe of thineheart, to feeke indeedethe falvation oftheirfoules. Wee haveChrift Iefurhim felfe a precedent in thiscafe; Marsh. 9. ro, t 1.12. Hee'fuffered with patience, Publicans and hnners topreie intohiscompany, and didease anddrinke wirh them,upon purpofe, to heale their foules, and helpe them:. out of Hell But his pureand facred foule wasendowed with an infinite'. impoflibilitiè ofreceiving.auy..touch or tainture from thofe wicked Ones, with whom he convertd; whereas wormes and wretches that weare ! if we watch not extraordinarily, and fland ffoutlyuponour guard, we are farre liklier tobe perverted by them, than theyconverted byus' And there- fore at inch times it concernes us much, to recolle& and quicken upall the powersofour foules,and fpirituall forces, withfpciall addreffe and refolution to prefetve.andvindi- cate,all wecan, thehonour, truth, and fervantsofGod from all thine, difparagement and unworthy cenfure. =-Let uslam boucand looke tobring as much .wifedonie:and courage, to . confront andcountermine;. a theDevills Pro&ors; cunning andmalice,to undermineand affront theKingdome ofChriffi de*, andglory ofChriflianity. It is lawfull and laudable for thePhificions ofthe body,tovifite foi etin sfuchpail- ents,as are infeé'ted with contagiousdi,feafesäto cureand re- cover them: fo that according to the Rules oftheir Arr,they arme themfelveswith prefervatives and counterpoyfons, to prevent and repell the noyfomneffeof the aire, andnoxious vapours,fo is maynot prove unfeaforabiefor fpirituall Phy- hcirons,tohe.drawn fometimes out efadelireofdoinggood, into thecompanyof thofe, who are wofull yover-run with the leprofie offin,andhave as it were,the plague-foreoffcan. dalo.ias life runningupon them ; :fo that they be fore-armed with
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