A prectoki, 0 bakveni. Or, wallow in any-fin ; he had rather live without the leaft fin, than tbhave liberty to live in the greatefi, `or the Moft flefh- pleafing fin. 'Tis certain that fin is rnoreaffliaiVe to a g,ra: z Sam. 14, 10. dons Soul, than all the loffes, croffes, troubles, and tryals that he meets with in the World. David cryes not perii, but peccavi ; nor,/ am undone, hut, I have done fooli Al; . He he's Din. 9, 5. not .cry, Take away the pelblence; but take away the iniqui- ty of my fervin r. Nor DaniePtries' not' out, 0 we are fadly reproached, we aregreatly difireffed, we are wofully op= nor. 140 z. preffed ; but, We have rebelled. And the Church cryes not out, Take away our Captivity,but take away all iniquity; 'tis not take away our chains, but rake away our fins ; 'tis not take away our affliaions, but take away our pollutions; 'tis not-take away all our enemies lives but take away t1-..e loves of all our haftsi And fo Toit,:ryes not out of his re- proaches, or perfecutors, or bonds, or chains, or ftripes, or 'Rom. 7. 23. perils, or prifons (he rather glories in thcfe]. But he cryes out of a Law in his Members, rebelling again( the Law of his mind, and bringing of him into Captivity to the Law Of fin, which is in his Members', Fag/ does not cry Out, vac :4, wretched man that I am, who (hall deliver me from all my forrows and fufferings; But 0 wretched m n tioat 1 am, who 'hail deliver me from this body of death, A fincere heart (when he is himfelf) had much rather be rid of his fins than of his fufferings ; yea of the leaft fins, than of the greatelt fuffer- ings. 'Twas a fweet faying of Bernard, I had rather (faith he) that God Aculd better my heart, than remove his hand z I had r4-, ther that God fhottid continue my firoAes than my fins. And the fame noble fpirit was working bravely in yob, when he was sw b Jo 7 2024 under the heavy hand of God, Job 34. 3 I, 3 2. Surely it is meet to be Paid unto God, I have born chaflifiment, I will not offend any more, That which lice not) teach thou me ; if I have done ini- quity, 4411 do no mire. But now gracelefs men are much more willing to be rid See Exotl. zo.17. of their afflioiions, than to be rid of their fins, witnefs Pha- raoh, who cries out, take away the Frogs, Exod, 8. 8. Then Pharaoh called for Mofes and Aaron, and faid, Thereat the Lord that he may take away the Frogs from me) and from my people, and
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