300 On the Excellency of thé. Soul, but here is the great quetlion , Men and Brethren, what Jhall I do to bee faved ? And if people when they meet together would be taken up, and bee asking of this queftion one of another, it would prevent a great many wrangling and jangling quetlions, that men fpend their time in ; oh when they are asking of you many fuch vain quellions, anfwer thofe vain queftions but thus , I but do you know how ode may do to be faved ? tell mee fomething of the way ofGod about the falvation of my foul ; and that -is that, that both Minihers and Chriftians û-muld moll aim at, to help one a- nother in ; they thould not fill peoples heads with curious queftions, and fpecially young ones, for that is a great de- ceit of the Devil at this day : There was never a time where- in there was a more hopeful harveft of young ones, than there was two or three years fince in England, and in this City, and becaufe.the Devil faw it was in vain to tempt their hearts to their former prophanenefs, hee labours by all means to caufe them to fall -into the hands of vain jang- ling people, that lhall fill their heads with a great many curious quehtons about controverfies,and things that they:do not underhand, and fo take . away the very llrength and life of the work of the Word upon them, when as the Scrip- ture tells us plainly, that wee mutt .not receive the weak in Faith unto doubtful difputations. But Object. rau willfay, wee mas, inquire after all truths. f_tnfro.- It is true, but feafonably, in their due time; Jr is not for young converts, before they bee fetled in the main things of Religion, to have their heads filled with doubtful difputanons; it is the plain Scripture and- it is as plain , if wee would underhand it, as Thou fk,alt not fleal, or-commit adultery; oh- this bath hindered- falvation of many a foul ! Now therefore this is that that I would aim ar, to turn the flrength of your fouls into this great quettion, what (hall wee do to bee faved ? in Ecclefafìes 7. =faith the wife :man there , God bath mademan upright, but bee bath found to himfelf many inventions, fo your books have iv , but I finde it:tranllated in the old Latein , flee: path ,mingled bimfelf with
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