Mr. Collin', Farewell Ssrmom,; 319 two words : Fitt, Many men are reputed good, wife, and ho° nets, that are not fo : A man may be accounted an lioneft mani_ that yet may be covetous : he may be accounted a very good' man, y(t be really corrupt in heart, and in his lulls; there fore 'tis good to try men I dare not truft mine own heart, @inlets God give strength of grace, and affiftance evqr y mo- ment) 1.(.1t I (horrid betray the truth of Chat} upon tome ad- vantage : when the Devil would fet abroach an evil opinion or p-aalce, its his common way to tun it up in Come clean Valet, men of civil honefiy and goodnea. You read.: the old Prophet drew the young one in, though exprfly folbdden by God himfelf , When you do not [car a young Chritti ,J3, it may be the example of an old Minifter (hall draw you ; therefore it is good tomind who you follow. Secondly, Grant they are all good and real, they are men fearing God, (as there are form) yet God will not let his people know all his minds, There are. fome that would, but cannot know all:his minde and will ; the Lord is free and voluntary, he reveals things neceffary to falvation, but for other things he withholds, But what is your rule Call no man Maffer you are to follow no man farther than he follows Chrift : And indeed for a man to follow the example of others, wherein they fin and do not know it, it is juft like the cafe of holy Noah, (whowas a gracious man) and knew not the firength of the 0:ape, he was drunk with his own Vineyard : But what is the fruit of it ? his Son Cbam law his nakednefs, and difcovered it : If good and holy men tafie of the intoxicated Wine that is too ftrong for them, and know it not, will you fipafter them e unlefs you will citicover your nakednefs and proclaim it from Generation to Generation, and make your (elves Cham I, not Sons of the Prophets : Therefore I. know not what warrant you have to follow fuch examples. The fourth thing is this ; Chriflians ufually they do no good by Landing out, Anfw. Whether weget, or do good or no, we are to do our duty. The Lord will honour you for suffering for the truth, 2 Theft, I. 3, 4, 5. And by fuffering you (hall confirm the Saints, and bear tellimony ; you (hall witnefs againfl all falfe Doarines, and falfe Worthip , before the whole world. By your Humilityand Patience, when you fui,:r not as evil doers, but as thofe that fuffer for the Word of
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