On the, .excellency of the Soul. off the ads-of thy fin at leaft; you will fay, why do we fpeak to men tobreak off thè ads of their fin ? -- why , - certainly wee may well fpeak, for God loth give men power for out- ward aas very far; thou cant+ not'do- it of .thy felt, that is true, but there is a common work of Gods Spirit, that Both inàble men and women for outward alts very far : Let him thAt flole flea[ no more. A man now at the day of judgement cannot fay, Lord, I continued in theft, becaufe I was not able to forbear it ; though thou cánil not change thy heart indeed, yet forbear the outward ad thou cant} : one that is dumb might fay, if bee could (peak, Lord, I was no fwea= rer, becaufe I could not fpeak, o :herwile thou art ready to fay, "I cannot help it, but God will fi-nde ito :he.r,wife at the 'great day : Certattíly ;if thdu wouldeLl but put thy felf upon what llrengrh God gives thee, thou in iyefl" as wellgo to a Sermon, as to an Ale-houfe ; It is a very falle reaföningof people, that becaufe they 'have not true grace , therefore 'God ínables them to do no outward ads; therefore do what in thee lies to break off the outward ads of thy fin Thou that art a company- keeper, a Sabbath- breaker, a fwearer., an unclean perfon, take heed of continuing in the outward way df fünningagain{t God, refolve this day againil thole outward ass ofthy -fih do but do thus much , because thou `thinked;thou canit do nothing, do but profefs thus to God in his pretence, when' thou art gone, get - alone, and fay, Lord, it is true, I can do nothing without thee, but here -I do in- gage my fell to joyn with whattoever thou haft 'given mee , or {halt give mee to abltain from thofe alts of fin, which I have lived in, and this Lord I ingage my fell to do, as ever I ekped to bee faved in the day of Jefus Chia ; cant thou nor fay there words? exprefs thy felt but thus toGod, and certainly there things thou mayefl fay, and that is fomewhat; That man and woman that (hall wilfullygo on in thofe vile profs abls of fin that are again1 the very light of nature, and the light of their confciences, for them to come and fay, Ow (hall I do to bee _raved? and yet f }ill continue in their fins,,it is but a trifling with God, and taking Gods Name in Qn 3 vain , 309
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