dame ofGod in bearingbi6 W'0 R9. 209 we not feen this in our experience ? and it is apparent that they began to be withered,and to be Wafted by negleaing of the word. And therefore I beleerh you look to this, That you do fanerifie the Name of God in his Word, and let your hearts bow nit° it as unto the Ordinance of God, and wait upon it in the Miniflry of it, left youwither and beblafted, andcome to nothing. And thus I have thewen the great evil ofnot fandifyingGods Name, and howGod will be fanaified. I ihall be very brief in the Ufe of Exhortation.. Oh that the Lordby this would caufe fomthing to lickupon" your hearts, that what bath been preached in this Point may be made ufeful for many Sermons afterwards ! that it might be faid f.' of you in this place, as kwas laid of them in Ad. 13.48. When the qentils beard this they wereglad, andglorified the Word o the Lord, and as many as were ordained to eternal life beleeved, Oh ! that God would make every one of you to be a means to glorifie thewordof God ! That fhould be our care,that theword of God may be glorifiedby us ; wecome to hear the word, but take heed that the word of God be not difhonored by us : In 2 Theif. 3.1. 'Finally brethrenpray for us, that the Word ofthe Lordmay have free courfes, and be glorified, even af it is with you : Oh that we were able to fay fo ! and yet through Gods rnercy,in fomedegree we hope we can fay fo : and I could heard tily pray that the word of Godmight be glorified in all places as it hathbeen with manyofyou ; but yet go on in this, and labor every one of you that it may be more glorified, that you may ma- nifeft the power of the word inyour Converfations., that all that dobehold you, may glorifie the word, and fay, Oh what bath the Lord wrought in Inch a place, in fuch families, families that were wretched, vile, carnal, and liv'd without God in the world, Proptiane, Swearers, Foul-mouth'd , Unclean : Now fince theyhave attended upon the Word, how bath it wrought up- on them I what a change is there in fuch men and women That the carnal Husband may fay, Since fuch, time as my Wife bath attended upon the word, I have feen a beauty inher conver- fation, the is more holy, more gentle, and meek ; and fo my fetvant, more fubmiflive and faithful, and fo my children more obedient than before, Oh that the word may be thus glorified. X Take 1
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