Sg c T. V. of the New Creature. 281 on every temptation, youmutt not therefore onely refoive, but. you mull watch, pray, and even yet chy refolutions take no place, extraordinarily fait, and leek to God;for Gnnes that have been long upon thee,are like thofe divels which pofleffed a manfrom his youth, and Inchcould not betali out, but by prayer and felting. Fourthly, If thou would(# turn th% godly rofolutions intogodly .,EÉions, fep4rAte 4 thy leIf immediatelyfrom all temptationsandoccof :ons tofinne, from all evi11 compa- nions, who are apt to hinder thee in fuch good purpofes; for its a vain thing to think thy fell throng enough to abltain from a fin, when thou canfl not withdraw from theoccafionof it. The Jewes that were toabilain from leaven in the dayes of the Paffover, that they might beforenot to eate it, would not fo much as have it in their houles : yea, fo fuperiitious were they, that they would not fo much as mention the word Lechen, Bread, left leaven Ihould come into a mans minde. The Nazarite that wasnot to drink wine, would neithereat Grapes. Therefore bid farewell to all thy old companions, all thy old temptations, 'and fay as that new Creatureonce did, who formerly living in Fornications and the Whorecom- ing to folicite himas fhe oled todoe, hecryedout, Egonon fumego, I am not I : I am another man than I was. La(tly, Purjue thy reNationsinto al/ions becanfe of thy mortality andunter- 5. tainty of life. To day i"f jeuwill hear, harden notyour hearts; Now therefore, or it may be never : Do not as fome Heathens, which Offer their Bee-wax unto their Gods, and keep the Honey to theinfelves. Doe not thou refereethy old decrepit age for this new Creature, and fpend the prime and flower of thy time in the fer. viceof fin : PoßGenefinfequitur Exadus, as loon as we havea beginningwe are making toan end; Why thenart thou (till refolving, and refolving, whenthou haft no fecurity for thy life? This night,chisday, thy foul (hall be taken awayfrom thee. Oh thoumortali man,and lumpof clay, thou that art but fo much duffjsefore the wind, how dareft thou put off becominga new man? Oft Of exhortation, Let not this Sudjell6epreached invain untoyon. The ne- eft: ceflity and excellencyof it, might beour conflux Theme : we might fit down as loonas everwe have read the Text, andfay, This is thefumme of all. Doenot de- ceiveyour felves3 as if thy old wayes thou haft lived in will leade thee to hap- pineffe. If theft were our inventions, if they were our wordsand perfwafìonson- ly, youmight eafily rejeft them, but beingthe affertions and plain commands ofthe Word, howcan you but hear and tremble I and aboveall motivés let thisprevail, viz. The wonderfull comfort, joy andpeace of conleience you will have in think- ing, That I amnot as I have been; filth and fach fins have beencommitted : but oh (bleffed beGod) I have forfaken them : youwould not be what you were once for all Solomon wealth. Alas 1 What torments and hellifh pangs didyou,while old fervantsto fin, feel? What gripes and flings, thatthou livedft fo, and waft not changed intoa new man I awii%444444ts`nti4t44A91sM%#4/4t4=tMAsti 00 SECT.
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