often covenant with God, and finde wcareovercome again, and doe break covenant withhim , and therefore we Tare afraid to enter into covenant any more. Is it not better not to covenant, then nottoperform. Ianfwer, I t is rrue, ifmencovenant, andwilfully neglect, they were better not to covenant at all ; but yet when we enter into covenant, we have the to - ftimonyofour confciences, that we la- bour as in the fight of God, to fulfill our covenants wee mike, and it is the burthenofour foules that we Ede in them; then I fay, that wee are till to goc on, and engage our felves further our covenants doe not aggravate our finne ; but in time they will help . 1114 gainit our finne : this is one way. that Godhashappointed to ftrengthen us and therefore wee muft not conplaine ofweakneffe, andyet neglect any way appointed by God , to get ftrength by. ro To followGodfflly,is toabide in all thefe, conflant to the end of our dayes; that is, we muft be conftant in Gods waycs, not think it enough toen- ter
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