MeeIZnefs a walking- Worthy of our,.vooatión. 189. of brave fpirits of jolly fpirits,and'no men do pride themfelves, more in the.bravery ©f their fpirits then frowardpeople, efpe- cially in the time of their pa!lion but certainely a meek fpirit is the molt brave fpirit in the world, and that's the judgement, of the holy Ghoff, in the 16. Pro: 3 z. He that isflaw to anger is better then the mighty : and.he that ruleth his fpirit then he that taleth a City:Why what greater bravery and magnanimity is there then in Souldiers when they come to rake Cityes, and men that are full of courage, we account them to be men of brave and excellent fpirits I but would you know who are the men and women that the Lord looks upon as the thou?; brave and excellent fpirits, they are the meek ones, he that is flow ro an- ger is better therrthe mighty, and he that ruleth óiù fpirit then he that talleth a City. It may be thou thinkefl thou canfR do no great fervice for God, others are imployed in great and brave works, and domuch in a little time, but cana thou rule thy fpirit with this grace of meekneffe. It is a more brave exploit, and more honourable in the eye of God, then if thou wert able to overcome a City, Surely there is much fpoken of this grace in Scripture to Phew how bleffed they are. And then meeknefs we findit much the walkiìng wor thy of our calling, in the 4 of the Ephef Thofe that are called to par- take of the grace of the Gofpel, they never walke fo worthy of ir, as in this grace of meeknefíe, I therefore the prifmner of the Lord befeechyou, that youwalkjvorthyof'the. vocation where - with you are called : Now how fhould we walke worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called : The Lord bath called you out of your natural 'dine, out of darkneil'e into light, and he would have you walke worthy of this calling; O'faith a Poore foule, How is it po`fible for filch a poore creature as I am to walke worthy of fuck, a glorious calling ? What for the Lord to let others to go on iii the way of fin and death, and to call me out of that way to the kingdome of his deare Son,what'can I do to walke worthy of this calling ? If.there were any thing in the world wherein I might teairie my.walking worthy of this glori- ous mercy ofGod to me, I would do it; Why would you faine walk worthy of } our calling, mark what followes inthe z verl Witlá'-
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