410 of Converfion,or Turning unto God. S á e T. IX. lefe to namethem ; fo then as bodies are Paid tohave fuch a locali pollute, (as for example) a manmay Eland with this pollute, as to have hisback upon the Sun, and his face clean contrary to it ; Thus it is with the foul, theafleftions of the foul are its feet, and whenit turneth fromGod, the back is turned upon the Sun ; and in that pollutehe continueth, till by faith and repentance he be turned again. Confi- der therefore in what pollute thy foals, whether thou art not clean oppolìte to God and his way. As naturallywe came into the world, with outfaces towards hell, and our backs upon God ; fo it is with our fouls. 2. Secondly, Asby finne we are thus turned from god, wbich is terminus aquo, fa theCìetits ire, and the hog, of fin 'v'e theterminus ad qaem, to nInck they ta,n. Con- vetfion is a motion ; Now in all motions; there is the term from which, and the terme to which: Thus in the motionof thefoam fin : The term from which, is God; the term towhich, is fin : and the contrary is, whenwe turn toGod ; lo char if there were no other aripments, thismight eahly perfwade ascocome out of that cullomeand delight in fin, which Wehivebeen filed unto; for how realonable and happy is thechange, to leave finne, that bath guilt, torment, condemnation, and all curies in it, and to turn to God, the fountainof all happineffe and joy ! Oh, we might think, that all the violent temptations of- (Moe, fhould never be able to hold us, but that we would gaickly break all thofe bonds, and run to God. Thirdly, Tbs., phrafe o) turning to God, and from fin, implyeth thug much , That 3 While melivein finne, We make finare our Lord and Maher; and therefore follow that, turnup anddown after that, as theServant after his Mailer : but when we call off thefe tranfgreflions, Shen we follow the Lord our Matter, and go after him; to that all men in the world-aredivided into thefe two ranks, either theyare fuch as goeafter their lulls, t urn after them, as the lhadow after the body, or elfe fuch as cleave unto the Lord, and as the herb Heliotropism, turneth up and down after the Motionof theSun, fodoe theyin obedienceand afleélions after thecom- mandmentsof God. Now this fervice and obedience to the lullsof the flefh,is a tediousand toilfome life indeed, though to thecorrupt heart it may teem other- wife :-Come unto me all ye that labour, and are heavy lad'n, Match, II. 22. A man that turneth into the wayof fin, is like a traveller that fhould turn into a way full of Quick-lands andBogs, and dangerous Precipices, having alto a fore and in- tollerableburden on his back, prefling himdownwith exquifite pain. Therefore, if you ask, Howcan wicked men be thus merry, jocund, fecure and mowtPtca're P refum P tuous when they are in fuch a dangerous ellate,? The Anfwer is ea e. men that are Fir l,7hey are ignorant asd.f; theireyes are putout g and mad men can. in cruel bon- not apprehend the danger they are in. daoetoiheir Secondly, fin is aconnamral and fumble objtftto their depraved,affeílions; Lifts canhe and. fo they (wallow down fin, which is like honey in the mouth, though it prove merry. Gravel in thebellY. Oh then that all wicked menwould have thole r,parting re- tlnfw' blutions, as the Prodigal, I will leave my Husks andSwine, and rife, andreturn to my fathers boule. I Will leave theft mar lovers, and newHusbands, andgo to my old, as the Church purpofed, Hof, 2. 7. Fourthly, Thie Convarfion unto God, as át implyetbfin puttingus into an aver/en frombins; fo alto it fuppofethflight andcontempt, which every Wickedman pores upon god. For to torn the backon a man is an aftionof (corn, and difdain. Thus God complaineth, They turned the back upon him, and not the face, fer. 32. 3. All- fin bath in it a contemptof God ; for it is the turning the back on God. And al- though every fin cloth not formally,and cxprcflely intend Inch a difdain and con- temptof God ; yet interpretatively, and in truth it doth fo. Ariftotle faith, that contempt andcontumely doe more provoke an ingenuous man than real; oppofiti. ons. When God would aggravate Davids fin, hecalleth ir, A Defpiting of him. Oh then that wicked men would lay this more to heart ! Thy ungodtineffe and wtckednelie thou livefl in is fo much (corn andcontempt offeredunto God, Its tur- ning the back on him. Now for theea poor finful Creature, who haft all thy mer- cies
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