Z4~l· Fraitju!nejJ. State-HT• . it. Sincerity·~rgrace wi ll make it lafling~ be, it never fo weak : ~s the fmalldl: twig, that is found at th:: heart~ will draw. n cn~rilhment ' fiom the frock, and grow, ·while the?: . greateft bough thar is rotten, can never recover, becaufe · it receives no nuurdhment. (2 ). Labotw to be ftedfaft in the. truths and ways of God. An unfettfed and wavering-judg– ment is ,a great enemy to Chriflia-n· growth and fruidulnefs,... as rh'e 2pof1le teaches, Eph . iv. q, 15. · That we hencef or th be tto. more children, t~lfed to dndf"'o; and ca·rrie'd·-' ahout rwilh everv rwh;d of do!irine. B ut jiJeaking th'e truth .h1 love, ma_y grow up unto himin all thingJ, which iJ the · head, even, Chrifl !\ rolliq-g !tone gathers no fog" and a wavering-J udgment make~ a fruitlefs life. Tho' 'a tree be never fofound yet how can it g'row, or ·be ft·uitfu·l, if ye be · fidl removing it OlH of one foil into another r ( 3.) Endea,! . vour ~ o cut off the fllckcrs r as _gard.':Ji1ets do , th.. : t their tre€s ~ • rn-1y tbrive. <' hefe a re uomoni6ed luf~s. t heref~:~remw· !i!j your m.:rllhen that are up1n: the earth; CoL iii. 5• . · \Vben the /Jrat'fii&.J go t meat to f,~<>ir luflJ, they got lean• ntfo. to their joufJ. , , he that h;tS many hungry. chil-dre'~ a.- · .bout her h ,10d, and muft be itill ptmin.g into their .mouthS'• ~ ,;vil(have muoh ~do to get a bit put inw her own. fhey·: nmft refu[e the cra"V'ings of inordinate affeB'i'ons. who woul.cl-• have"t.heir foul's to pr9fper . La/ily . Improve, fortliefe'endi,. th(! ordm.wces of Go t:l ..The court s of o11 r r;od are the pi ace • where ·he, trt:es of· rip:h teou lnefs j lourij/f, ~-'f-a l xcii. t 3:. The waters of th'e f arelnary. ~re the me<l nS appointed of\ God ~ to caufe' hi s peoph~ ~row rN w i.llowJ. by the· cwater · t \Jut'(u. The refore-drink in with dejirc thejincere milk o_f' t:he wor-d; th -:~rye- may grow thereby . : l'et. ii 2 . Come to- · thefe "JJdls o(jalvation; not to lo~l{ at them oHJy, b:u:t · t o . draw •water out of them ~ . fhe .fiicr .~m e nt of the Lonl ' !¥' {upper is in aJt>eCiflJ ffi.;I Oil er appoint 1"d for t heft. e nd~. [r is not only a folemn pub1ic pr.oftffibt,), aod a feal of our union ri.nd commu ni.on wit h C hr d t ; bu t it ·is· a means · oC rnofl intimate· co 1 mmu nioo wiil1 hi 111 ; · a:nd fl rength'enJ ·our'· union wnh him, our faith , love, ·r'epent :tnce . ·an0 other gra-· ces, ' Cor x•. 6. The c.t.'jJ of b/,·f!inJ? •whzch we ble(s / it it not t he eomm74nion o/th,1 hl'?'ld o(Chri(i? T ht: bread ·' cw/~d we break, iJ · it not tle . co,Jm;u·uio,; ·of the hody '~ Chrifi ? AnE(d!• xi! .·! 3· · IJ!: , haw' ~~n·. ait·. mdd~ to · d~t:'f;f;~;~t." / " \~~-t
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