7/,e D.u.tiu if Saint/, State ur;. . lpruning · h~ok as if it . wer.e the dejlroying ox;. and to thi~k the Lord is coming tO ·kiU them, when he is indeed 'coming to Ctl're them. , . , I fhall now C(')n.c!u.de. addrdiing :myfelf in .a .ftew. words,. .. 4irlt to ·fa.i.,n.ts, ~nd, next to ·finne,r.s. J. T,o .you th~t are ffl.·in,ts, I fa,y, firfl, ·Strive to obt;.in and .keep up actual communion · :and fdlo·wfhip with Jefos ·Chrill; th..at is, to be fiill deJiviog~ frefh fu:ppli~s of grace. from the founrain thereof in him by , faith; ~nd 'm&king fuitable retmns Q[them, in rhe exerr.ife of grace and holy obed1enc.e. • Beware of eOraq).emt:nt b~twixt Cnr:ll .aod,Your fouls lfit has gGti'n al.ready, (which . Jeems to -be the cafe ·'of many in this day . ) endeavoL•• to get 'it removeq. ·l'.here are .mul.timdes in the world that flight ChriH, though ye fuould not flight him : many have turned th<::rr qacks oo him, that fom~times looked fair for heayen. The wa'fm ft1n of outward p.eace .tnd profperity h..as caufed · f.ome cart their cloak of relig.ioo fr.om th em. who held ir faft when the wind. of. trouhle was blowi-ng upon them: .and· fli.Jifl ye alfo go af!JJay ? John vi . 67. . The b.afeft ingrati- . tuck is fi.tn1pt on you' fl ightiPg of.communion .wit·h Chrift, Jer. ii ·31 Have I been a wilderneji unto ljrael; a lantl.' ..tJ.f .darkn~(J ? Wherif!Jrejay ntY..pt: ople, rwc. are lordJ, 'We'' rwil! CO?;'lt: n.o more unf l} thee r Uh ! beloved, . h tiJiJ · your ltindnefr to your. friend? it is unbecoming ;.my wife t.o " IL f ~t cor.v rfe With her bufb..and, but her .efptci ally who· · was t~ketl from ~ pnfon or a duoghill ..as ye were by your Lord. But remen,btr. f pray you, this is a very ill <.·ho-· fen time to live ;Ha ddl!..n ,.e irorn G<1d -Jt is .a)t i.m.e in · which div·i.ne prO\'Iden~,.e ·frowns up(•n the land we' live in .; the c.loud~ of wt;a ·h 'He. gatherir;g, al."d are thick, -'ltynvc nur he ·: ds ? Jt is.noi a 11me.tor you ltl he out of;~ur cha.mber;.r) – I[:;, , ,nvi. 20 • . f'hey ~~1at .now .a .te wa lking mo!l. cidly wirh God _m,ay. ha·ve enou gh ado to fhnd wh~n' tl' e trial com_es·;.- 1 .how ha rd v·i!! 1t he for others then . who,are like to be furo. .. -prifed w1th ln)ubl t- sf ~hen guilt'1s lying on their confcie.nces ' Ufl t ern~.n~efl. fo· be 3W .kf' nt'd out of a ' found '!leep, anct ; ~a!t 'nt-o a r.1ging ft- a. as .'Jonah·· was will. be·a ft c- rfuftt~al. To feel tr.ou~le· befo, e t~· e lee it cGmin.g; to be ·plft hope 1 ·· · . . before we ha-v·e ',my fe,~r, is .a vtry fad cafe. t\ h:refote • . . br.e~k..duwn y,QUf·ldols. of j):.alou:fy.> mortify_ thefe luits,' thef~ - . . l'.f"f~·
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