C T. IX. Cbnverfian, or TurninguntoGod. 461 bad reproved her beloved fin. Thus becaufe the Pharifees were reproved by Chria for their beloved fins, hypocrifie, and Self-righteoufneile , they were moved with envy and hatred againft him. Try then thy elf, cants thou endure the ¡harp Rafor should come upon the foreft part ? Is there. nothing that is in the Word cutting like a two-edged fword,butrhon art willing it thud enter inn)thy very heart ? This is verycomfortable. Thirdly, That ie4 mans belayed finne,onwhich ho minde, his heart; andall his 3: labour is fpent The Voluptuous man is defcribed co be one that maketh provifion for the flea'. The Adulterer is brought in by Salomon diligCrItIVVOICrVing the rime for his Lofts. The malicious Enemy ro Godlineffe is faid by David w go upand down the ftreet like a Dag waiting for an opportunity; andcannot sleep till hehath accomplifhed tnifchief. As 'Oh was known to be yacob: Darling, becaufe he bellowed a more excellent coat upon him than the tea, and fo the elder Sonne was to have a double Portion , as moil beloved ; So that finne which hath a double Portion above others , that whichUhath more' of thy Cares, thy Thoughts, thy heart; that is thy Darling firine Oh kill' that, crufh that in theEgge, before it come to be a Cockatrice. Men should commune with their own hearts, and ftudy themfelves more than they do.in this matter. Fourthly, That is thy darling flow, which thou,wonlcri havefinned above afl Thou wouldn never nand delaying, but turn immediately toGod, but for that. 4. That which thou bitten in time of danger, as leholadah did young loas, hoping in time tomake him King. This is the Go/iabof all the Pisiklimi : Common- ly when theGrace of God comes clofeto a mans heart, begins to wreille and combate with lone; then there is no fuch Sturdy and potent enemy as that be- loved fin. All the difficulty is in throwing down that mountain. When there was a man veryforward, andnot very far from the Kingdom of Chrift,ourSavi.. our to trie his fincerity, prefently puts himupon the leavinghis indeare.d fin, and then faith theText, He Wentaway exceeding forronftel. :fins was the cup of Je. loufie-water that did prefently make his thighto rot. What then is' the finne that hinders thee alway ? That is the vi w1ev, the militeme about thy neck r 3f it were not for that, thou couldlt gladly run in the way of Gods MD- mandments r This is the great enemy to thy fouls peace, fpare it not but de- Pray it. Fitly, The darlingfinne may be found ant by. the twitters re be evercome it. Sarnpfw is rallyperfwaded by Dalilab, when noneelfe in 'theWorld could Real awayhis heart. The Aponte bids us lay afide the fin that doch fo eafily befee us, Heb 2.2. Its the general Rule of the Scripture, Of what a man is overcome; thathe is inbondage unto : and if the man be rally without any refinance over- come, then its anargument he is the more inbondage. Confider then what that firm is, which thou canft hardly refute, what that is which finds thedoor always open, and there know all thyCalamity arifechby that, Its an heavy finery ( if the foul could be{edible) robe at the commandof anyfinne ; when it faith,Goi thou goeft ; and when Come, thou cornett : Thou cants denynothing to it , as Herod couldnot toHerodias ; Asknot half; but the whole Kingdomeof Hea- vens and thouwill partwith it to enjoy thy lulls. Thusyouhave heardhow this particular finof a M317, which is his own indeared corruption may be found out. Now letsconfider, Why Converfion to God cloth in a fpeciall manner make Why oth,er,; aman leave this a The work of Grace doth in a peculiar manner cake off this Lionmakes a yoke t The; what Amnon did by unnatural!, carnall lull; he hated Tamar as al n ,2,11 i j' hit much and more than ever he loved her : fo when men are once truely humbled fat finand turn toGod, thofe particular Inks which were theirdelight, their fport, theitcrinfiant praCtics, they me now moil let spina them ; of all fins their Non 3 hearts
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