Su c T. V,I. with thy rude, confuted and diforderly heart, for God will at laft put allinto ex- - cellent order. Never think that God is like that foolifh Builder, who began to build, and could not make an end ; No, God Will make every grace in thee per- feet, ere he hath done with thee. Secondly, Its ground of great Comfort inall thy fad tempratiòns andmiferies, Vie _. whatfoever thy burden be. Thou art Gods Workmanfhip, and fohe cannot but pity thee. The Pfalmill', Pfal.ro3. fpeaks of us as Creatures. He knoweth what we are made of, he confiders that we are not as braffe or iron, but brittle clay, and heheareth theyoung (ravens *hen they cry to him ; Now if God thew fuch pity to all things, becaufehis natural Creatures; what compaffion will be thew tohis gracious Creatures ? Oh therefore pray ferventlyunto God, Lord, are we not thyWòìkmanfhip? Thou that hearelt the cryofRavens, wilt thou not hear the cry and groans made by thy holy Spirit in us ? Even the Sea- monflers draw out their brelts to their youngones, and Lord, wilt not thou behold us thy chit- dren, and relieveus inour wants? Many othercomfortableMeditations might be fuckedout of this Point, fweeter then the honeyor the honey-comb. The talllifeof Inllru@ion, to filch whoare the Workmanfhip of God, Oh do 7,f; nothing roblurre and foil this curious Work of God in thee. ' If God bath made thee excellent and holy, wilt thou with thefe new cloathes upon thee go and roll inthe dirt, whenfin or the world tempts thee? Remember that thou art Gods Workmanfhip, Shall the Heavens become, like a noifome dunghill ? Shall the Works of flefh and Satan befound in the Workmanfhipof God? You that me New Creatures,, as youhaveexceedinggreat POW ledges, fo alfa great Obli- gations rip holineffe; thatwickedneffe and ungodlitieffe isnot to be found in you which is leen in the world. " Of Gods workman/hip. 4rig--:ertk)-W-6-4a4,41a'a v-s SER MON XLVII. That godgins graces to the mg indiJ o¡ed, EP H us. a. 1o. Per we are his werknranfhipcreated, èc. THe firltPropofition in this Text, (viz. we are hhis warkmanJbip) bathbeen al- ready handled; I nowproceed to the further illullration of it in thisprefent Verle ; and there is obfervable ; Fiat, the manner of thisworkmanfhip ; Created. Secondly, the meritoriouscaufe ; Through ?elite Curio. Thirdly, thefinal l caufe ; Togoodwork:. My bufineffe at this timewill be to defcribe the manner of this wórkmanfhipi Created; Andhere I (hall not touchupon what bath alreadybeen obfetved about this aftion, butconfider it inanother diftinanotion, whichis this ; Al Godat the Creationmade the earth which was withoutform and void, and To P p wholly
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