288 Agraciousfpirit, Grace can- not be had With doing nothing. Nemo cara fit lapiens. Sen ep.77. vote,give up themfelves,whatever they are , or have , to the freking after the Lord ; their corilciences cannot but tell them, that the ftrength of their bearts,and endeav4: urs, is rifcer other thungs : David in he r i 9. Pfau, 48. t faith, That e t'ould lift uphis hands ante Gods cowman'lements,whit i hehodloved; and ':eivaulit meditate inhis Statutes : #-íe did not think it enough to have a I3ve to, to luve forne wifhes, and de- fi e,, to keep Gods Commandements, but he would lift up his hands to them, he would fet hïmic_lfon wo:k in labou- ring to o =ey them ; he would meditate, let his minde and thoughts, to plot and contrive , how he might heft come to the fulfilling of tá errs, .f falli 27 4. One thinghave I dqfired . and that will I f ek after . Certainly thole íf: i4ht, vainde - fires, and wifhes that there are inmany peoples hearts, are not the following this blelfed God frilly; theyare butthe dallyings , and triffings with God and their own f ules; they are fo far ft om' br nging themunto God, as they prove obe theirdeft' caion ; The.deireof the flothfullktllethhire, for his hands refiif tof laborer. ----- --- - . _ 0.
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