.q)S sown.' itrid Chit tvo riot contend With 441excinder the Copper.,- ittlith ? but fuitab e to what Cod expects , and the Exhor- tation here given us, That we fhould maintain it with might and main, as that which is our Trealux, hich we will not let go, the faith once delivered to the Saints. Toput you upon this-. I might encourageyou With fcveral things: all theReafons mentioned, are as fo many Iviotives to this Holy Spiritual Contention : Shall I tell you of three words further ? 1. The mercy of Gods delivering the Truth toy,:o, th4fi engage you to ail holy contention : !cis fuck, a mercy as is a noi;-Cuch mercy, Pia/. T ;17. the two lafi Veries, Ile bath given hi -Judge- ments to 74cob, and his Statutes to lfrael He bat/ not dealt fo with every Nation. How many of the greatcit part of thole that we call Chriiiians in the world , are rut lie Sampfon to grinde rriong the Phil.flines.? Superiiition , Popery , flolatrie , Will- worftip, fuch things as Jens` Chrift never delivered to his Saints, having both their eyes out; the Scripture light that fhould have fhewed them the truth taken from them; and their Confciences that fhould teach them, carried in the pocket of lone bale PrieIf, that dare not think any other then what he will tell them. How many are thec, even of the very r, fxrned of the world, who only let upon Ionic broken plank of Ship-wrackt truth, whereby they to the Lord Jelis! But God doe; not dial thus with us you have had the whole Conned of God revealed to you, a glorious light let up in the Nation for a hundred ofyears pall, which bath been like the light of feven tides: for thefe twentie years pail the running to and fro of men hash increaft knowledge : you have learned the truth from Gods faithfull MinifUls:: you have received it with much affliCtion, with manie temptations : it bath coil je- fus Chrift dear to fend it, it bath colt you dear to receive ir, and will you let is go? Your fin above all others will be molt provoking to the -Lord 2. 1 might tell you that 'Os a tine, wherein many let go the faith ; and methinks, the Lord Jabs does by his poor and un- worthiemet-ler:ger fpeak to this great Corigregation, as forntime he did to his Apofiles , Will ye alfo go away? There are manic that have been forward and eminent profeffors cf the faith delivered to the Saints that have cmd,:, Ship-wrack of faith and a good confcience ; will ypu fplit upon the Came rock ? God bath kept-. the truth fir you,and kept you in the truth hitherto, and is coming to fee whtilier !c4.,4 will leave it; and ke( pit or We have been fuck
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