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Exhortation
to meekneffei
of
Ipirit.
eternally,we read
of
Mofes
though
he
be
commended
to
be
the
meekest man
that ever liv'd
upon
the earth, yet one froward
pa
donate
act
of
his
(hut
him out of Canaan,though in the whole
courfe of his
life he
was fo
meeke
that
God
commends
him
to be the
meekel
of
all, yet (hut
out
of Canaan
for
one
at
;'
Canaan
youknow
was
a
type of Heaven, though
4dofes
was
par-
doned
fo
as
he
was
receiv'd to
Heaven,
yet
as
for Canaan
God
would
not
hearken
to
his
prayer,but
would take
that
advantage
of
him
to thew
his
difpleafiite
againft
that
a&
of
his
of
patlion,
and (hut him out of
Canaan
:
take
heed
left
that froward
heart
of
yours
thut
you
out
Of
Heaven
eternally
:
you
mighti-
ly
cry out of thofe
that
are
drunkards,
you
are
no
fuch,
and
you
think
that cannot
(land
with grace,
they
are !hilt
out of the
Kingdome of Heaven,why should
there
not
be
as
much
danger
in
a
drunken
pailion,
as
in
drunkenneffe
by
beer
or wine
Certainly the
drunkenneife
that
comes
by
pai3ion, cloth
caufe
often
as
many
as
great
fins as
that that
comes
by
wine or
beer
you
would thinke
it
a
foule
thing
if it
could
be
faid,
that
once
a year
you {bout('
be overcome with drunkenneffe,
ô
how
of-
ten
have you
been drunk with
paflion, and
that
drunkenneffe
may
be
as
grievous
to
the Spirit
of
God,
as
if
you
were
drunk-
en otherwife
by
beer or wine,
and
therefore
look upon
it
as
a
greater
evict
then you
are
aware
of.
But
we
proceede
to
the
Lïff
of
Exhortation.
Bleffed are
the meeke,
Let
us
all
learne
tobe
of
meeke
and
quiet
fpirits.
Ì
remember
in
the 6
of Numbers
it's
faid
ofthe
Nazarites,
that
as they
melt
drink
no
wine, fo
the
Text
faith,
they muff
drinl,no vinegar
neither,
The
Nazarites
wete
a pec
pie feperated for
God,
from
thence they
had
their
name from
feperation
:
tend
all
the
Saints
of
God
they
are
Nazarités
;
as
Chrill
was-
a
Nazarite,
fo
all
that are Chrills
are
Nazarites,
are
feperated for Gods
people,
feparated-
from
others,
the
Lord feparatesthe
godly man
for
himfelfe
:
Now this
is
the
law upon all
Nazarites,
they
malt d
ink no
vinegar,
that is,
they mull not be of
vinegar
fpirits,.of
Power
fpirits, but mutt
D
d
a
be
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