Mr. Brooks's Farervel Serixon. 2 9 pies and pattern« beforeyour fac - ofgrace and godlinefs for your imitation : in the band's of Faith fet an Abraham before, your eyes : in the bufinefs of Courage, fet a Yofbua : in the bulineis of uprightnefs, fct a ?ob.; of treekneft, a Moles, en. There is a dif3d- vantage that redounds to Chriiiians, hit looking more backwards then forwards. Men look on Whom they excel, not on thole they fall fhort . Of all examples fet them before you that are moil e- minent for grace and holinefs, for communion with God, and saing for God : next to Chrifi, fee the pattern of tha choiceti Saints before you. Leg. S. Hold fafiyour integrity, and rather let all go, then let that gol Aman had better let liberty, eftate, relations, and lifego, then lee his integrity go; yea let all Ordinances themfelves go, w hen they cannot beheld with the hand of integrity, job 27. 5,6. God forbid that 1fbould juffifleyou till Idie; Iwill not remove my integrity from me ; my righteaufnefs I will holdfall, and Iwill not let It go : my heart fhall not reproach me fo longat I live : look as the drowning trail holds fait that which is call forth for to Lave him ; as the Souldier holds fait his Sword anal Buckler, on which his life depends : So(faith yob) Iwill baldfail my integrity, my heart pall ost)t reproachme? I bad rather all the world fbould reproachme andmy heart itiflifle me then that my hear !build reps oath me, andall deworld juffifie me : that manwill make but a fadexchange, that than exchangehis integrity fir any world- ly concealment : Integritie maintained in the foul, will be a leat . offat things in the worit of dayes ; but let a man loofe his Oa- gritie, and it is not in thepower ofall the world to make a feaft, of fat things in that foul. Leg: 9,That I would leave with you is this. Let not a day pars over your head,, without calling the whole man to an exatt acs compt, Well where haveyou been afting to day ? Hands, what have you done for God today? Tongue what have you fpoke for. God to day ? this will be an advantage many 'Wales unto you ;but. I can only touch on dickLegacies. Leg. s o. Labour mightily for a healing fpirit. This Legacie, would leave with you as 'matter of great concernment Labour mightily for a healing fpirit : away with all difcriminating names whatever, that may hinder the applying of Balm to heal your won.us
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