Ruler and helps to chriflian meekneff e. 271 1}:own nie fomewhat of the evil! of a froward ipi:it that is fo contrary to it, and bath given me many rules for the helping of me that fo I may livemore quietly in my family ; well now I! }gall goe away, and aster I have heard all this, it may be a temptation will come this night, fo: that's the way of the De- vil!, that ;uí at any time. when you have heard againf} force particular fin, there will come Eorne temptation to that fin And when you have been put upon force duty, there will come force temptation to take you of of that duty, for if the Devil! can but prevaile with you after a Sermon, then he makes ac- count that all that Sermon is gone, and will doe you no good ; So now, after you have heard of all this about meekneile, it may be this 'night, or to morrow morning, there's like to conic fome temptation to frowardnelfe and padtonin your fpirits, for a hundred'to one bur yöu will mete with fomthtng ; well had you but a heart to thinke now, well this is the Der ills work to take away all the pro rt of thofe Sermons that I have heard of me-eknefìe, and therefore through Gods grace I hope I (hall take heed ofthatxemptation ; And you cannot imagine what a deale of good the next temptation being refitted may doe -- But now if either to night, or to morrow,or two or three dayes hence in this next weeke there comes force temptation, and the -very firf temptation of all overwhelmes you and prevailes againi you, farewell thefe Sermons then. I have loamy labour as concerning you, and whether you may live to hear any more Sermons about this agaitie, it's more then you know,i id there- fore look to your felves that you may not loofe the word ; and go away with fuch refolùtions, well through Gods grace, I will take an account of thefe truths for the ordering of my heart and of my life in my family: ; and all that diveswith me 11ía11 fee by my life, that I have, heard''fonacSermons of meekneílè you that are women, and it tiny be. have lw'd, unquiet ,with your husbands, and you that are husbands that have been bit. er to your wives, ó that it might appear that -.you have 'bead this , bleffednef e, Blef ed are the that fo :both. hrs.sb-inds and vives, may prr this even inaó their prayers, Bie e d .7i oç that we have had this Scripture oened to us, F f SERMON
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