Se C'T. XII. of Effealual Calliïog. 65s how well might they part with their hilts and unlawful Pliáfnres, when he had parted with his liberty, and was'rtrady to lori hii life for she Lbids fake 1 And fee here the graci'oifs difpofit ón of Paul, whobeihg now to phfon and bonds; is not follicitousabout himfelf, cloth notwriteaboüt means YoYet hfnfélf ar li= berry ; but all his care is , that theft Ephefians might do noihing fhould be a fcandal to Chri{tianity, a reproach to theGbrpel, thatalttheir life fhould be a p'raife and a glory to that calling God had called them with. That ¡tis the ehrhrft andhearty defareof thefaithful Minihersof the Goffel, that Obferv, all C'hriflians fliould live fuch a life, that tt Worthy and defaming fo excellent a Calling. Thereare no fadderobjedts, then to feea prophane, a debaucht, an ungodly Chriflian; to fee menprofeffe Chrifl inwords, and in worksto deny him ; For t.befe things their fouls mourn in ferret. Becaufeofthis they intreat, befeech and exhort withoutceafing : See the like hot affellionburning out in Paul to theTheffalonians, 2 Their. r.aa. VVe pray alwayes for you, that our God would corsai youworthy cf lots calling. Wepray alwayes for you ; This we never forget; This is alwaies inour heart, that yemay be a people becoming this glorious cal- ling. And indeed its a moll abfurd and even loathfome fight, to fee a manwith the faire mouth pray to God, yet to curie, fwear and blafpheme; with the fame body, toworfhip God in the Congregations, and to fulfill the lulls of the flefh. Solomon bath two excellentfayings together, P:ov.a6.v,7. andv.y. The firllis, The legs of the lame are notequal, fo is theparable in a fools month. A fool is the wicked man, and a parable is a grave, holy fentence : Now, faith he, as chofe that are lame andhalt, they (hew anuncomely inequality in their going, fucha deformitythere is in a wicked man , that yet bath holy truths in his mouth. The fecond is, Asa thotngoeth up il: the handofa drunkard, fo is aparable in the mouth of a fool.The drunkard he feeleth no fmart, thougha thorn run into his band. Thus a wicked man, though the obligations of Chriflianity, and his Baptifm benever fo piercing and powerful to godlinelfe, yet hefeels no efficacy in them. To open this Doarine, confider, Firft, Whack is to walk worthy d,loc of this holycalling,' and that impli- What it is to eth theft things: walk worthy. Pith, To do nothingbut What 's listableand ceanatural with this calling. Thofe I; salons areworthy fuch an agent, asare futable andproper forhim. All Agents have their futable operations ; the fire afcends, the(lone clematis. If therefore thefire fhould defcend and go downwards, it would beagain(' nature, it would argue great violence. Thus the futable andtonnatural allionsofaChritlianare toavoid fin, towalk holily, tobeabove the world, to keep ourfelves unfpotted from it. Now if any one that is called a Chrillian be notthus, he Both unnatu- ral allions. His principles, his obligationsare agiinft there things. Oh (Be loved) if men were teal Chriftians, as well as titular, you fhould fee no more prophaneand ungodly perfonsamongftus, then venemous and poifonous crea- tures will be in lome tsuntreys; Itfhould be even a wonder, a flrange thing, that any one fhould among Chri roans be found in the way of wickedneffe : Oh then relic/iuponall thy wotds, all thy alhonst Are theft futable ?Are there proper? Do there agree with myBaptifiti, with myprofeffronofChrift? How can I call on ChrHl, and do the things atilt hateth Secondly, The word impliethbefides fuiablenefie, a cénveniericy and decency, to do [tech thingsas are comely, that are no reproach .or débafement untoour holy prefej ff'ou. VVhasfoever'tbingsare comely, whatfoever things are pure and julf, 8. If there be any praife , any venue , think on there things. Its a rule that Tullygives inMoral Offices between man and man, chat we fhouldobferve the s/ ,rp'sruv, what isConvenient and decent r Though happily Pagans and Flea- then*.
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