ago on the Excellency of the Said. vain, except it bee with a refolution to go thus far. Thirdly, Thou mutt labour to take off thine heart as much as thou cana from the things of the world, from thefe outward contentments here, fromfeeking after them as thy greatett good;that that was thy chief delre heretofore, thou mutt labour to take offthy heart from, and poffefs thy foul vvith the one thing neceffary,to conclude thus with thy felf, it is not neceffary that I fhould be rich, that I fhould bee ho- nourable, that I fhould have thefe and thefe outward com- forts in the world; but it is neceffary that I fhould look to the falvation of my foul; when God bath a purpofe to fave, bee doth take the heart off very much from creature -com- forts "Oh, if peoples hearts were but taken off from the world, to feek after falvation in a conftant way, as they are at fame flafhes, when they hear fome truths that come near to their hearts, or when they are upon their lick -beds , Oh how far might they have been gone in the way of falvation! but the thoughts of the world bath taken their hearts, and all other things have vanifht and come to nothing. Fourthly, If thou wouldeff have thy foul faved, thy great care and indeavour mull bee to acquaint thy fell with the knowledge of the Myf}eries of the Gofpe! of the covenant of grace, of the way that God bath chalkt out for falvation; let a manor woman have never fo good meanings never fuch good delres and affeLiions , live never fo fairly and civilly in the world, yet if they bee not acquainted with the way that God in the Gofpel, and in the Covenant of Grace bath revealed for the falvation of fouls, they may pe- rifh for all that, God bath appointed but one way to fave fouls, and bee is fet upon it and determined, that whofo- ever miffes that way, muff perifh, whatfoever good thoughts and delires they have otherwife.
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