that have their Portion in this life. 299 ?bet Gods Saints do def re to be delivered from fueb kind ofmen ;Doti 2. Theft two contain in them the fcope of the holy Ghoti in the words. Firtt, There are a Generation of men, unto whom God give: out aportion , fame comforts in this world , and here is aU that they are like to have. And now let your hearts ( I befeech you ) unto what I have to fay inthis Argument, for in my thoughts, thinkingwhat to pitchupon, for fuch an Affcmbly as tine, at length l could not determine of an argument, that I thought might more reach unto the hearts of thole to whom I was to :peak ; as I hope (before 1 have done) you will find it fuch a ferious argument that concerns us all : 1 have read of Gregory, that being advanced to preferment, profefíed that there was no Scripture that went fo to his heart, that tiruck fuch a trem- bling into his fpiric, that dauntedhim fo much as this Scripture did. Here you have your reward , Son , in your life time , you have hadyour pleafure. Oh this was k dreadful Scripture , that founded in his cares continually, as Matto; (peaks of that Scripture , Arife you dead and come to judgement : night and day he thought that Scripture founded iu hit his ears;So Gregory, here you have your reward , in this life you have had your plcafure; This was the Scripture that nighr andday founded in his ears ; Oh that it might pleafe God, toaffiít fo far, to fpeak out of this Scripture to you, that I might make this Scripture ringinyour ears, even when you lie upon your bed,, after tht Sermon is done; that yet you may think this Scripture rings in your ears. Men of this world, who have their portion in this life ; If this Scripture lhould prove to be she portion of a- ny oneof you, of the richeil in this place, Wo unto him that ever he was born ? which t thall after make out more fully to you But ()fou'! fay) do you think topreach to men, that have tt`; eir portion here in this life ? 1 fear me, t may meet with Come whorix ir doth (o needy coucsrn, ye- do 'dot think that khxve thole thoughts of to u all, foryoUíball find (before I Kttav,e done) this Sçrip:ctre wall of í ;7.r eery one in this Cone gregátio ; but yet tlu roo ready to put oli this feel]] you, to think your feleet but ofthe Merger of chit Scripttre, fork, was fpoktn coto erning S,a;el, acid Saul minghe .,.NO..M,-v+Mn~-> ... ,,,:cr... ,s. -:.11111...rä-
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