comfortable rvzlkim3pith end. ig x. it isa thoufand times more comfort and true credit tobe re- ceived with Chriftian loveand armesofgrace, into theheart and afl'e£fions ofa good man ; than tobe entertained with greateft braveryand worldly :applaufe, into grace and favour- with thegreateft graceleffeOneupon earth. For alas,when, a man bathdone allhe can topleafe the humourof ungodly great Ones, by anunconfcionable fadsfa&ion-of their car-. nail defires ; and to gratifie them, bath unhappily grieved his owne.confcience: ;flee can at laff, when Gods dreadful' vili- tati:,on and flaming vengeance frail feizeupon him for that finne,Tooke for no better rewardand reply, than that cold . comfort andcutting anfwer, which judos in the extremitie ofhis anguilh and horrour received from the high Priefls andElders, Matth. 27.4. That cuffedLean came unto them, ready, out ofthe rage of hisvexed confcience,to teare his traiterousheart out ofhis bodywithhis owne blondy hands, and threw the thirty peeces offilver amongfl them,and cried out, I have finned, in that.Ihave betrayed the innocent blood. But what recompence doe they.returnefor his imployment in villany,.to ferve their fume?Their reply is, What is that to vs?See thou to that,. And fucha man (hall certainely in the day of diílreffe, be inforced to take up frame rufull. cor - plaint,proportionable toWofyes heavygroane; liad Ibeen at carefull toferve the Godof Heaven; at my great ¡Waller on earth, Hee bad - never left mee in my gray hail es. And wee fee in the meane time, favour is deceitful and tranfitoryeven in private men; much- more in great perfonages.The volubility ofwholenature is Toone glutted;andvery variable for kinds of A thoufand, experiences ln all. Storks and times teachus;how irregular,andmany times retrograde the revolutionsofhighet ,favours runner They have their pa- roxyfines anddeclinationsg:andever atlength their molt ces rainexpiration and :everlafiingperiod. -, But on the other fde,confciousn. ffe ofhaving heldanuu® faired fruitfull correfpondence and communion withGods people ; the onely excellent Ones, by all nearefland dearei engagements andobligations of aprofitable and comfort- abl ®T.
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