of • deAd Religion -him[elj, Hof.ro.r• .,Th~muft be filled.up, fo t~re may .be dcfeBive.ncffe; b.ecaufe of~ wo~ldly and 'f!aY~thly diftr-aElion.s. 'fhu~ the heart is like aveffel full of' holes, there are m'any empty cranies, tbefe·muft be filled up. Thus it is an exact -thing to perform .any h,oly d~ty, deficiencies.an.d eQlptine!fe, m:ay ~~i(e .many yr~ics, ; ~~ therefo~e it b~bo:ve~h us ~o fill ·up, thefe with all grace and liolinc:tfc• .A r,m~r~a.ble charad:ei:'! God givet~ CAleb, Numb.t.f.24· !ThAt he-f~llowed him fHIIJ ~ there w~s no e,mptineffe, or yoid places in his hea.rt. · 9· Ninthly, wher( ther~ u,, tif: V: grace, t.he1'e J!.eligion 14Hd Wheft there is all'd•tiel Ar;e t,Ajly _don!WJ . There~~ no oppo(itton wahout from . ••.Jifeof~aee Satan to hinder the~: 1 ppr_,at;Jy co.ntr-ari~ty· from within, but there duties.are where the life of.grace i~, there is alwalc~ a ·eombate an~ eafily dene. conRitt, u R6m.7. & GAl•.5" The Spirit il ·willing, J,t;t .the ftefh i& 1uak.! The traYeller that is poo,r feareth not, nor is. molefted with thieves• . The Pira~~ marketh tha_t Ship y.'hich is fraughted with gold•. The deYillett. th«.: p~:ay, a.nd bear. and never troubleth tb~e a!l: the while tbCJ)u art under his ·power, all the while there is nothing but flefh in thy perfor– rmrices, here is no oppofition, but when once thou goeft aboat thefe duti~s in a,fpirituaL hear~nJ)J manuer, then as Chrift was.fought for as fQon as ucr he1JaS bora by\hit ~ne• mies, .fo are thofe beginni.ngs and initials of g(ace oppofed and confticted with the remainder of com1.pcion; Infomuch that the godly ~ry, out, who u /Hjficient to pray, to hear? They mourn under their daily fias , under their iniquities in holy things,, being farre more ~roubled.for-::not1'raying (o fiil~ . lyand fpiri~tialJy., then the·,wic~d arefOJ' t;JGt praying ac all. Thefe things are fo·plain andundeqiable,~ that it may put you all upon examinatio& of your Religion ; of your piet\" and devout duties, whether from a prinde,te1 of heavenly life within or no. ..t\Q4 as SocrAtts.fa id he.hacf, done enough, if he could but provQke his Difdplei'to,be .defir.o.us ·to learn: · fo if•thefething~ <to but thus farre,inflame.you;~ .auofay, Oh Lord, if I be yet ina,dead empty way, lf my duti.e$ and per· formances de come !So~t of grace andglory, I heartily de· fire to have a better way; The Lord op-en my eyes to fee it, and give me .an hurt CQ imbrace it.. ,lf .
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