A cola Bed. of Spices. X8.3 but he that has true grace in his foul. Now,. every weak be- liever is able to appeal to God, that he defires grace for gracious ends and purpofes as for the ends laft cited, and others of the like nature with them. Wicked men may in a fit &fire grace, as Sinol Aiaoopis did defire the holy Ghoft to et money t. , by it, or when they are under tome pangs of con- fcience, they may defire grace to be rid of their -horrors and terrors, or when they are. upon a dying bed they may defire t fo much grace as may.keep them out of hell, and bring them to heaven ; but in all this they look no farther_ than feIF, they are far from defiring of grace for gracious ends and purpofes. There is nothing in all the world that the great God fo much regards as man ; All theft things have my hands nude, bast to this man will Ileok,Ifa. 66. 2, Nothing in man fo much as the heart; lily fon, give me thy heart. That is the Mount Sion which God loveth above all the dwellings of a- cob, and nothing in the heart, fo much as the _aim and end of it Let a mans profeffion be never fo glorious, let him be never fo abundant in the performance of duties, let his de- fires after this and that good thing believer fo ftrong, yet if his ends be wrong, all hispretentions and performances are but beautiful abominations. Did David pray three times a- day ? fo did the Pharifees. Did David and Daniel fait? fo did the Pharifees, and that twice in the week. Did Corne- Jigs give alms ? fo did the Pharifees. Did Abraham pay tythes? fo did the Pharifees, they tythed their very Mint and Rue, but their ends being wrong, their time was loft, and their pains was loft, and their duties was loft, and their alms.was, loft, and their fouls was loft, and that for ever. God writes a nothing upon all thofe fervices wherein mens ends are not right, ler. .3 2, 2 3. But, 441.8.18,ap,to. !Mark 12. 40. i 8. 12, :Mat. 6. 2. Luke II. 42. Mat. 2/. Tenthly,No man can fincerely defire.8c earneftly endeavour I 1 . after the higheft pitches of grace, but he that has true grace ; though the weak Chriflian has but a little grace in his heart, Phi1.3 mill,' 4, yet he has the top of grace, the perfe6tion of grace in his fin- ag,I45,&c. core aims, in his fincere defirv, and in his earneft and con- ftant endeavours ; and if weaken saint might have his defires, __,.
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