Gracefbr Grace, Or the overfiowings of 5. Youlay kis no great matter, foraman To wor out'hisfalvai-ion w 4 f and trembling. I but, for the fame pevibtx, fo re,:y jefic only, for falvation ; This is mach. Now ids, you [hall havea godlyman work, -work with fea.r, andArealing, as 0 wouldearn Flea- ven withhis fingerstendsondyet he relies upon: efus Chrifi only for hisfalvation. 6, t, Luther. Yon fay 'tisnogreat matter, for a man,To tvak clofely withGod: Ent 'tis a great matter. It may beyou wil fay 'tis not. I but, for a man to walk clofely with God, andyet to be fin,the dark:, to walk exa&ly, andyet to be in a crowd,and throng ofbufinefs; whocan walk ex- aal y in the dark? and:whocan walk exa&ly in a crowd, when he is carried to and froin .a crowd ? Thus now, you fhall have a godly, graciousman, walkexaarly with God , clofely with Cod; ,andyet tria,y be lathedark ; a Childof light, and yet in,theciark ; and in a crowdof occafions ancl bufineffe andyet:walk exattly - this is much. 7. Again. Youwill fay, 'tis no great matterfor OM= to be diligent inhis particular Calling. I but, for the fame perfon, foe to talno thought ' no dividingthought, what he fhall eate, or drink? orput on; and yet be diligent in hisparticularCal- ling: this is much. Nowfo it is, yotriball havea godly, gracious foul, taking no care, no dividing care, what he than eate, or drink, or what he fhall puton ; and yet dili- gent inhisPiu*nlar Calling. Again. You will fay, It is nogreat matter, for a man, To grievefor fin pa fi, and to firive againfi infor the time to come. I but, for the, fameperfon to know, than his fin pail is pardo- ned ; and toknow, that if he fall into a fin for the time to Come, Godwill work goodout of it, it Thal be for his gain, God wil over-ruleit fo midget firive againfi it as thegreateli evil in the world: this is much. Now thus it is, Agracious fonl knows his fin is pardoned, yet he grieves for it: andhe knows that ifhe than tall into a fin, the Lord'will over- rule things fo, as he fhalLbelhebetter for it; and yet he tithes againft his fin, as the greateitavitintheworld. Her iss-Xyitery 3 this is much. Again
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