33° Sac c of thebeets 8labliJiment by Grace. r.pIF; damn, that the morethey areenjoyed, the more they are defared, and longed after. Every Chriftian is compared to a Merchant,whofe fcope is to increafe and advance his efface; to a Travaíler,who confidersnot fo much howmany miles he bath one as howmuchof his journey is killbehind. Thus Paulbe forgets that which rs be- bride, Phil. 3. and pretfeth forward to the markbeforehim ; fo that it is an evi- dentfign of a man in grace, when hegoeth on to perfe&ion, and thinketh nor, I will live as the molt doe, I will not befrngular, or got further than the multitude Both : Its a fign thou haft not tailed how goodgrace and holinetfeis,and therefore thoudefireft not more of it ; and certainly, if grace to fuck a degree be fo good and Comfortable, how much more is it to an higher degree .1 As the dog isilug- gifl until hehath got theCent of his game , and thenhe pur(ueth it violently ; fo it is here : A man that bath not apprehended the powerfull excellency, and tweet- neffe ofgrace, he is veryremi(fe and negligent in allendeavours after it but he that path once felt this fire in his bob ear, defireth to make it feven times hotter. Oh then; if a dropof this grace bee fo precious , what is an Ocean of it ? Fourthly, Grace aothef;ecial1, and in the filfl place cleanfe away the filthinefa 4 of the Spirit, and Heart. pollution. Thus the Apol}le putteth thefe two together, Perfcílingholineffe anti cleanfiagour felves fromad filthineffe of the fjsirit, a Cor. 7. t. For grace (you heard ) was the immediate contrary and oppofite to fume. teeing therefore the mainkrength of finne lyeth in theheart, and a man is not ac- cording tohis aftùns, but hisheart; fo the chief power of grace is in the heart; So that as the Apoltie faith, Sing withgrace in your heart : Thus pray and hear with grace in sour hearts. The Paarifees that werefo admirable for externall Re- ligion,or Superfrion, rather wholly neglerted the work ofgrace in their hearts; and therefore contrary to nature , when their Streams teemedclear, the Fountain was all muddy. When the fruit looked like fweet fruit, theroot wasaltogether bitter. The heart of a man is the Fountain, fromwhence itlbecb either lilt, at death; Its the fouls Privy-Chamber, and theprppp' Throne for Chrill co fit upon. How uncomelywere kin an houfe, tohave all theout-rooms andentrance lyegar. nikred, and ready (wept, but the inmof places altogether foul and ruinous : no fella folly is ir, tip look to thy externak converfation, that it be clean and unblameable before men, but the inward frame of thy heart to be likea noifome Sepulcher. He therefore that.is gracious is afraid of (nee in hisheart; IfI regardiniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me, Pfal. 66. 18. Though all the world cannot judge him fer outwardimpieties, yet becaufe God fresh the unbelief, pride andun- faveurinelle of his heart,this doch exceedinglyafi}idt him.But oh what ftrangers are men to their own hearts ! who take the Ptalmifs Coun(ell, tocommune wire their hearts, and be kill ? whoembraceth that duty fo often commanded, To fearehand try the heart? Never cali that grace in thy life, which is not fink rooted in thy lh art. Oh fay then, OLord, all the work lyeth within,help againft inward luks, againk inward difempers. a Fifchl y, Gracedaeh ;hereußreciall,inableamanto doe thefeduties, wherefloj3and $' blohdWould fooneft cantradi£l. When we arecommanded todenyour felves, and cakeup theCroffe ró follow him,when commanded to cut off our right hand, and topall out our right eye ; theft things are paradoxall to. flelh and blood ; they cry our, Tbefeare hard fpcechea, whocan bear them ? Bat grace, that is fees efpecially incuring and healing fach wealsuehics;for where Nature is ifopt, and can go no further, there grace doch properly dilcover it (ell ; Where nature fuggefsthis to bedone as fafe nd good : Grace advifeth, But this is a finne, thisis againft Gods glory. When}ofeph was in that inticing temptation, had heattendedcock allure- ments ofthefefh,he had beenover-whelmed: bat grace fuggeking the fearofGod, and hisprefencc,and how great a finne it wouldbe spina him, that preferred him as admirably as the three Worthies in the fieryFurnace, who were not fo muchas (combed. We may fee ancxcellentinfanceofnature and grace in .s46ra- bamt obedience, and lais faith a bisiobedieace, when God commandedhimtotakt his
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