3 3 2 Refroof of thofe that do not hunger. wayes of Heaven as you tell is of, may we not doe as others doe and yet be fav'd : Formerly it was accounted ä dishonour to Men to wait upon the word, and they were nick -nam'd and accounted for Puritans by this very fïgne, becaufe they did con(lanrly attend upon the meanes of grace, but now it is ac- counted a dishonour for men nor to come to the word, O the change that there is among men, but yet among mot },the prea- ching of the word, it is a flat dry thing to them, let us have the fulneife of the creature, fay they, and let righteoufneffe doe where it will ; there is a dog -like appetite in men to the creatures, they would have more fill: the dog when you.have given him as much as you can,fill he delires and craves,fo men when they have never Co much of the creature, they are fill craving,and their appetites are longing after the world fill:- - But you will fay, we pray to God, and come to Church, and we hear the word, and what would yòu have us do more, we live quietly,and civilly,and we do no man any wroüg,and Pure - ly will not this carry us to Heaven : Thefe men they have enough of righteoufnes,they fee n need of this glorious excel- lent righteoufneffe of Jefus Chrif, but thole that know what righteoufneife means,they delire it more and more,they never are fatisfied with any righteoufneffe but this, neither are they fatisfied with any degrees of righteoufneffe attai- ned. Secondly, But to come more dole to the point in hand. A fecond fort that are reproved from thispoint, are thofe that do content themfehes in delires, that when they have delires think the work is done, and that they need go no further,they will fay this is a good point, and bleffed be God they can find delires in them, we do delire, but let me tell you, are not your delires falfe, are your delires true, yea or nay, there are many that delire, but tneir delires are cold and lazie delires, fuch as fhallnever do them good,and therefore falfe delires they may be known by thefe charaelers. Fir +, Their delires are falfe, who fatisfie themfelves with ignorant delres ; Hath God enlightned your hearts to fee the excellency of grace that it is more precious then rúbies, of
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