a choice and precious fpirit. things ofthe Kingdome, confultations about, and traniadionsof thegreat bu- fineffes oftheCommon-wealth. It was the bafeneffe , and difhonöur of Domi- tians fpirit, who though agreat Empe- rout yet buriedhimfelf,and fprnt great part of a -tis time incatchingof flies ; and foof Artauerxes hisfpirit, whofpenta great dealeof time in making hafts of knives of Box. Thus godly menaccount it toomean'j a thing, for their fpirits to bebulled a- bout low bate employment; while the fpirits of other tren are buffed a- bout meat, drink, cloaths,.piay,money, luft , and are taken up in the fe Poore things,the fpirits of thegodlyare taken up incontemplation of the gloryorthe ¡Ailed God,the beauty andhigh excel- lencyofjefus Chrift, the great Coun-. fels ofGad, in the greateff work that ever he did thework ofmans Redem- ption, the great myfteries of the Gof- pel,theglorious things ofthe Kingdom ofJefus Chrift, the great things ofeter- nity the interef{ they have in all the good in God,Chrifl, Heaven, about the fettingout the gloryofthe bleffed God in the World, lifting up his Name, working
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