298 Mr, Brookes FaYetvd Sermon.' farings ; that h, that your Lith, your love, your coticag`f. ; your zeal, your refoiutions, andmagnanirnitie rifcs higher by oppofing and a tpirit of prayer : thus it did, oiCis 4. IS,. 19,20, 2 I, 79,30, and 3 I. compared; all their fufferings did but raife up a more noble fpirit on them, they did but raite up their faith and courage : So Nis 5. 40, 41, and 42. they looked on it as a grace to be difgraced for. Chrift, and as an honour tobe difhonoured for him. They fay, as David, If this be to be ,vile, I will be more vile. 1 t to be fJund in the way of my God, to aft for my God, to be vile, I will be more vile. Leg. S. Take more pains, and make more cora-el:me of keeping your (elves from fin then fuffering ; from the pollutions and defilt- rnents of the day, then from chic. fufferings of the day : this Legacy I wouldbeg that youwould confider, take more pains, and make. more coofcienceofkeeping your felves .from the evil of fin, then the evil of punifhment, frog the pollutions and corruptions c the times, then the fufferingl of the times, A5s 2.40. Save your felves from this untoward generation. Phil 2.15. The children of God muff be hartneleff, and hlantelefs, without rebuke in the mitlft of a crooked and per- verje generation. Nebr. i i. fpeaks full to the point in hand. Rev. 3; 4, . Thou half afew natzes even in Sardis, that have not defiled their gar- ments,and they (ball walk, with me in white,for they are wortby.Whice was the habit of the Nobles,which imports thehonor thatGod will put on thole that keep their garments pure in a defiling day,Rev.8. 4. 4nd, Iheard another voyce from heaven, laying, Come out of her try people, that ye be not jartak.j.rs ofber fins, and thatye receive not of her plgaues. If yott will be tailing and Pipping at Babylon; cup, you mu ft refolve to re-. ceivemore or lefs ofBabylon plagues. Leg.-6. I would leave with you, is this ; Be always doing or receir, ing good : Our Lord and Mailer went up and down in this world doing good, he was ftill doing good to body and foul, he. was aered by.an untired power : be 11111 doing or receiving good ; this will make your lives comfortable, your deaths happy, and your accomptglorious in the great day of our Lord. Oh how ufelefs, are many men in their generation : Oh that our lips might be as.. fo many lione-cornbs,that wee might foattcr knowledge. Lep.. J. I wtra,:d leave with you, is this Set the 1 , exaa. min
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