Name ofgod in bearing b_..itW o It D. 199 happy had is been for you if you had hid thoce'words in your heart that the Lord bath fpoken to you in the Minifityof ic. If you had but the Invitations of theSpirit now, that fomtimesyou have had, how-happy were it (Or you ? Buc it iswith many in hearing theword, juff as with you Marriners- whenyou are to go abroad : Your friends come with you, take their leaves of you, and then you fee them 'landupon the chore a while ; but when you fail a little further, your friends are out of fight, and then you fee only the Chore ;_ you fail on a little further, and then you l fee only the houfes you faila little further, and then you fee. n- the fteeples,and fuch high places ; and you fail yet a little fur- ther, and then you fee nothingbut the Ocean. So it is in hearing the word : It may bewhenyou go home, there are fome things frefh in your mind ; but on the munday morning youhave loft fome but then there are fome others that do yet prefent them, felvs ; you,and then you lofe more and more,until you have loft the fight of all ; all truths are gone, you fee no more of the word, as ifyou had never heard it. This is not to fanaifie Gods Name ; you fhould rreafuce up the word as the moltrich "tea fure that may be. Another foretobe rebuked' are thofe who are fo far from ling down. efore the Lord to receive the word with meeknefs, as they can blefs chemfelves in their wickedwaits, notwithfranding theWord comes and meets ith them. 101)1y-flame this,becaule of that notable Scripture we have, in 'Deus, 29, i8, 19.. faith, .5Kofes there to them, Take Teed, left therefhould beamong you, a root that bearetbgall andwormwood,. (what's that root chat bearech gall and wormwood 1) .And it come to pageohenbebea7 reth the words ofthis curfe, that be bleflhimjelf inhis heartJap- ing, 1fhalthavepeace, though1.walkintbe imagination of my heart, Take beedihere he not amongyou, a root.that bea- reth gall and wormwood :. This is a bitter root in mem' hearts,, when,cheycan hear. the word of God,. and have their hearts, rife againft it, and think with themfelves that there is no fuchmac- - ter.; thefe arebut meet words,. but meer wind.; let theMinifter: fay what he will, and talk as long as he will, I. will go on in my way, I fhall do, well enough ; that which he faith, it is but his Opinion.. I, fay,. when men can blefs themfelves thus.in their: way/
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