.4 434 OfConver fon, er 7arning unte God. SaCT.IX. 'fuch is his fubtilty to deftroy thee, that he layethall baits, and nfeth thealoft like- ly inftruments thatmay undo thee, aswe fee he did thus from thebeginning : He cloth not imediatelyfet uponaildam, but upon Eve, and by her feduceth him. Oh, Ife4dam had perceived the Divel tempting him by her, How refolutelywould he have gainfaied her? Rev. to. It isfaid,7heDivelfhaulathroty fomeof the Salta: intoprifew , How fo ? TheDive! would Iiir up the malice and venom of wicked menagainft them ; efpecially this Truth is manifefted by our Saviour when Teter took himelide,and diffwaded him from the fuffering which he was toundergo;fee what entertainment our Saviour giveth him, Get thee 6ehinde meSatan, for thou favoref not the thingsof god, Mae. a 6. 23. Oh thus fhould thy zca.l and anger work : It is not thyfriend, thy father, thy husband, thy neighbour, but the D.vel in all thefe, that feeks todeftroy thy foul. Thirdly , Remember thin, that Cbrifl makes it afundamentalqualification in e- veryone that would behis Difciple, to bate father,and mother; and dretber,andfiller, forhifake, Luke T4.26. Be not then ftartled at this s Oh myparents, my kindred, my friends would never endure me, áiould I turn to God,and live a holy flri l life. Think of this Text ; he that hatesnot the deareftrelations for Orals fake, is not worthy of and. Therefore our Saviourcalls for a man toeta ofhis, right hand, to pullout hisright eye, Mat ç. 3o. the dearell things in the world, that maybean offence to him , and keephim fromGod ; foras Chrift faith, It Wbetter togo With owe eye, anden;hand tobeavers, then both eye and bandsto hell. It isbetter togo with the frowns and angerofthy deareft friends toheaven, then with all their love to hell. Never then urge thisany more, I dare not for myfriends, for my acquaint- ance ; for thou canft never be Chrifls Difciple, ifany thing be dearer to thee then Chrift. We fee Chrift himfelf, thougha pattern of all holineffe, yet when his mo- ther wouldhave had him done fomething whenit was not Gods time, Woman,faith he, What have Ito do with thee?Joh,z. not mother,but woman, and what have I to do with thee? 4. Fourthly, Whenfoever the Lord begins toflake and trouble thy heart forfin, and thou art thinking of another life, to takeanother courte ; then it is thy fpecia dutynot to a akeounJelandadvice Withcarnal e¢ unregi n;ratefieneit:alas they think thou art mad; now thou wilt be undone; they know not what fuch troubles for finmean : Why then fhouldft thou difcover thy difeale tofuch who are no Phyfiti- ans ? Take rather Pauls example, whenGod wrought wonderfully from heaven to convert him , He obeyeth god imediately, awdnever confnitedWithfte/liand bleed, Gal.z.Thus do thou: DothGodby theMiniftry,by Preaching, convince thee ofthy finful waies,ofbecoming a newman,give up thy fell to this call imediately: Do not confult with lleîsand blood ? But as Eliah when he threwhis doke upon Eli/ha, and the fpirit of God moved hisheart, heprefently followeth Eliab, will not go hometo take leaveofhis friends, but imediatelyfolloweth him : fo let it bewith thee. Andwe fee when tome proffered voltìntarily tofollow Chrifk , onely they defired to bidfarewell to theirfriends, andone asked leave-but togo and bury his dead Father, that ourSaviour rejee'ed them,Mar.zl.zz,and wouldadmitoloone ()Mielemutes : fo that thefe inftances (hould teach thee, whenGod by his Mi- . niters calls thee from thy fins, never to ask counfel at home, never to enquire what mykindred and acquaintance will fay,butprefently follow God. 5. Fifthly , Doth the(trite and variance thou (halt havewith thy Naturall friends and acquaintance movethee? Oh, Confider that Chrift bath foretold this a tang Mhaeago 32. therefore OarhSaviourthereinftrue i encouraged hs Difciples fuch howathey Mat. to.Srihe 30. 3S ought to confe(fe him before all men, leafk they ílaoud be amazedto fee thejars and contentions that will be becaufeofgodlineffe : He tels them, I amcome to fet a man at variance againft ruaFather, and the Daughter againft the Mother; and a mans foes (hall be theyofhis own houfhold : mark this Text,for it mayfeem very offenfiveand batch. Shall Chtifts Doaeinebe a make-bate? (hall that fet families all
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