11111111111114====r----- A choice Bed of Spices. 22I abhor themfelves, and that are weary of themfelves, upon the account of their fins, like penitent fouls. 'Tis not this thing, nor that, nor this enemy, nor that,.nor this party, nor that, nor this defign,. nor that ; but fin that is the main, the grand objeCI of a penitents hatred, fcorn, wrath, rage, re- proach, difgrace and contempt, c. He that would be angry - and fin not, mutt be angry at nothing but fin. If force men would but fpend more of their anger and indignation againft their fins, they would not be fo angry as they are with their brethren, that in difputable things differ from them. Fourthly, Yea ivhat fear of God's difpleafure, and of do- 4 Concomitant ing any more fo wickedly before the Lord. Penitent fouls of godly farrow. are of all fouls the aloft trembling fouls, the rnoft timerous fouls, Prev, R, 14 Bided is the man that feareth alaayes: The penitent Chriilian has Rill a jealous eye upon his own heart, words and wayes ; he is very apt to fufpeoVa fnake under eve- ry flower, and to fear a fnare in every creature-comfort. The burnt child dreads the fire ; he that has been once flung hates a fnake, he that has been in danger of drowning, trem- bles at the thoughts of going by water ; and he that has once broke-his leg,- rides and walks with a fear of diligence and vigilancy all 'his life after. I have read of the Dove, that the is afraidof every feather that hath grown upon a Hawk ; the very fight of any of the Hawks feathers, brings as much ter- ror upon her, as if The faw the Hawk her felf ; fuch a native dread is (it feems) implanted in her, that it detects and ab- hors the very fight of any fuch feather. In every penitent God implants filch a holy fear, fuch a filial fear, fuch a reve- rential fear, fuch a fear of diligence and vigilancy, that the penitent Chriflians heart fifes, detelts and abhors, not only profs fins, but the leaf} motions, inclinations and temptati- ons to fin. They that have paid dear for pail guilt, that have known what an akin:, a heart, a wounded confcience, and a bleeding foul means, that have experienced what the frowns of God, the threatnings of God, and the wrath of God means, will certainly beware of fin, watch and war againfl it, and iq fear to fall into it.
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