to god in Worfhip. IT tion, even in their natural Aetions they fanttifie Gods name, in eating and drinking, and following their bufinefs they per." form thofea6ions infuch a Holy manned, as theyhonor God in them, and further their Etc, Pe,(7?, ; but as they in their na- tural andCivil Adions work out their Salvation ; thou in the very Rekgioufeft attions, doff work ow ctiy amnation : Certainly wicked Men that are not acquainted with this workof Godlinefs, to Sandi&Gods game in holy Duties theywork their Damnation in the performance of them. Objeff. Youwil fay, Then theybadbetter not do them. .Anfw. Yes, they are bound to do them ; but they are bound todo them in a right manner : as fomtimes I have given you this inftance, and it is a ful and cleer one, to thew that men are bound to performHoly Duties, and not to leave them undone, and yet they may further their own Damnation while they aredoing of them : As for example, If fo be that a Prince fhould ap, point a man to come intohis prefence fuch a day toPetition for his life, which bebath forfeited by theLaw ; if hedo not come be may bea dead man : But now, if this man be drunk on that day, and come drunk into the Kings prefence, hemay be a dead man too, for prefuming tocome drunk before him : So wicked andungodly men, whether they worship or worship not, they are indanger to perifh. But of this more when wetome to thew that godwill be ranElified. In the Fourth place, Here isan We of Exhortation, That fetingwe have thisTruth thus prefenred toussand opened before us ; Oh that we had hearts coapply our felves now to it with all ourmight, to feek to fantifie the Name of God when we draw nigh to him ! The Lord hash fhewen thee what it is that he re; quires of thee ; make confcience of it for time to come, thoudolt not know what bleffed communion thoumayeft have with God if thou doeft mike confcienceof this ; the truth is, if you have not been acquainted with this, you have not been acquainted with theway of a Chriftian in his enjoyment ofCommunion withGod, thoudoeft notknow what the comfort ofa Chriftian life means; do but make tryal ofthis for time to come, andthca wilt had more cordon in the wales of Godlinefs, and more 0 thriving
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