RssT.c tö help Pules ir the way of hurgrrng. my delires are fo fet after the renewing of thy Image, after . righteoufneffe, that Lord if I have not latisfaátion here, I will not have fatisfaetion ii ny thing elfe; It is of very great con fequence for thee to ligur to keep thine appetite coiuinually after righteoufizefle. Take heed of chofe things, that will take away thy Rolnick after this ri2,hteouGiefle. There are three things that will take away the (toinack, as in the body,fo in the foule. Firft, A man bath his flomack taken away, either by fome- what that clogs his ftomack, there's force humours. that is got into his ftomack, and fo takes it away ; or Secondly, By wind that,may fill his llomack, and fo he bath not anappetite to his meati; or Thirdly, For want of exercife, becaufe he doth not ftir and aet. So it 'sin the appetites of men after righteoufnefl'e. Thefe three things wil take their appetites away,either I. when force ill humors are got into their hearts, by that I meane force cor -, ruptions, force ill diflempers that they have given way i o themfelves in, and fo defil'd their foules, manyin their young time were wont to have mighty appetites after righteoulneflc, they would run to the word, and how earneftly would they pray, as if they would rend the Heavens again; but naw we find no fuch thing in them, there bath got force fearfull flu ffe into their hearts,that bath defil'd their fouls, Or Secondly, Some windy ftuffe, by that I mean; when the heart lets out it felfe to carnal contentrnents, there be many that have made forward profeliions, and mighty, hi n- grings and thirflings they have feem'd to have, and the C./di- !lances ofChrift how precious were they to them , but now they are altogether for theworld, and give themfelves up un- to the delights of the flefh, and what company is it that now they prizemoft, but that company wherein they have most contentment to the flefh, that they prize molt, there bath got windy ilutfe into their ftomacks,that bath taken away their appetite. Thirdly, For want of exercife. Many Chriftiaias they grow dull and heavy; it may be they keep themfelves from the fins of
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