comfortable walking withGod. tl:iefe, nor drunkard, nor whoremailer; I live peaceably a- mongit my neighbours, &c. I know asmuch as the Prea- cher can tell nice, though hee preach out his heart : That I mufl love God above all,andmy neighbour as my felfe ; and that I hope I doe, &c. whereas poore blinded foule ! hee is as full of foolish pride, ignorance, pr.ophaneneflre, and impe- nitencie, as the skinwill hold, and is fmoothly carried hood= winkt by thedevill tohell, without all noyfe, or any contra- di&ion. 7. The worke of Gods retiraining Spirit: Which force-' times by its power and terrour, keepes in, and confines a mans inward corruption, that it breakes not out into fucko- pen outragesandoutward villanies, as in forceother wicked ()lies,: And that for the good andquiet ofhis owne people, or `forceother fecret end feene, and feeminggood tohis hea- venly iIighnef e. Now this reflraint, by the delufionof the devil!, and deceit of a mans owne heart, may be apprehended as agreat conquefi over corruprion,and fo a converfion thence vainely concluded. 8. Education in areligious family, thus: Some in fuch a place being onely outwardlywarmed with theheate of ho- ly exercifes about them ; and by enflame, and for company, growne conformable to religious duties with force content- ment ; depart thencewith avaineglorious conceit and un- found periwafion, that they are alto ofthe right fhmpe, be- caufe they were fo long amongil fpîrituall tooles; and at the fire, which might indeed have truely melted their yet too frozen and flinty hearts. Put a Sow into a greene tnedow, and Thee will keepe her (elfe as faire as the Sheepe : but ter her breake out, and Thee will wallow againe in themire as fil- thily as before : fo it is with too many fuch. g. Much knowledge, and noble defence of that bleffed Orthodoxe Truth which wee profeffe, without akindely ving imprefl'ion of goodnef e. and grace in the heart. Many great men and great Schollers, more is thepittie, are em- poyfoned with this conceit ; they are felfe-conceited, -.that if they be zealous Patrons, and Fro te&ours of true Religi- on:,
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