174 The right manner of SanEttfy.ling the tales, and the conceits of men , but to open the great Counfeb of God, wherein the depth of the wifdom of God comes to be r evea- led CO the childrenof altil) and therfore thin call for attention. cThirdly, Suppofe they be great thir]gs, yet if they do not To much concern i 13, there is no filch great reafon of attention ; Therefore in the Third 'Awe, chat which we frak, it is Your Life, it is chat concerns your Souls and Eternal Eflates t) Your Souls and Everlaffing Ef}ates do he upon the Miniffry of the VVord ; if that be made effeaual toyou,you are faved : if that benot wadeeffetaual toyou, you are damned and undone for ever. Ifwe fhould come to tel you of fornthing whereby you might get forne good Bargain, or of a way how to get great Riches, I make no queftion but you would rilesthough it were a cold or rainy morning . But know, when you are called to hear theVVord, you are called to hear that which may do you good for ever , that for which you may bids God for to all Eternity with the Angels and Saints in the higheft Heavens; If they be fuch things offo great concernment, then there had need be great attention : You know what Chrift laid to Martha when the was troubled about his entertainment, .Luke 10.41. 'Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many thing', but one thing is needfnl ; and Mary bath chofen thatgoodpart which shall not be taken away from her. What didWary choofe ? It was this, That the did diligently attend upon Jefus Chrift to hear the VVord from his own mouth, when 'Martha was buffed in the houfe to provide for his entertainment ; but it is a better thing toattend upon the word, than to entertain Chrift in your bottles : You that are of lowing difpoficions, thac if a good Milliner than come to your houfes, or a goodChriftian, that you fee but the Image of Chrift in, your hearts fpring within you, and you wil do any thing to entertain them : Well, but whcf i Jefus Chrift fhould come, if you knew that fuch a man that cao,,...;, within your doors were the Son of God, howwould youb:flor your felves to entertain him ? But know, it is a more acciplal,leService to Jefus Chrift to attend upon his word, than to pi -,,,,de for him in your houfes : And there is great reafon too th,F t. e thould be diligent in drawing nigh to the word , and psiv. ..!sir unto it i becaufe you find that the Lord doth exprefs s.... him.
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