Mr. &emu's'. Farmed' Sertnon Aug. z7. 3,11 havefortaken me the fountain of living waters, and have hewed to theirs felves broken qierns that wit _hold no water ; what ever it that' would lead thee to -Apoftacy, beware and the it , efpecially eviL company , ( of which I -fhall fpeak more anon ) let your love to Chrift be augmented, and love of your felves abafed ; for un'elle you love Chrift, verymuch, andyotir felve4 very little , I, cannot hope that you will-ftandtoyourprinciples. Fourthly, Beware of Covetoulnelle; it is Chrifts Caution, (Luke: .._and 1.5 ,ver. Take heed, andbeware of Covetoufnefe: here is a Cau- tion, with a double a&ion, take heed, and beware:- believeme Bre-i thren it raidsuponus fo to do, for it fteals upon-us before we be a- ware:of there is no perfon will deal more injurioufly :with ,4-,-,- Chriftian than a covetous, man will ; he will betray hisLife ( if is were in his hands) into his Enemies hands for. Money , as fit.d.,is did. A Covetous man he will injure Chrift in his Ordinances, he will not come at them, for the love he. bears to the World will not leer iiim; truly ( quoth ) I have loft this,. or that, while I was hearing a Ser - mon, no more, I muft flay at honle, and look after .my. buil- neffe ; I could give you many instances of this but time not give me leave ; I fball only touch this one,.what was it but the Love of World that kept thafe who were bid to theMarriage Feaft of- the Great Kingof Heaven from coming .? One hadbought a piece of Ground , and hg muft needs go fee it ; another had bought Oen. and he mull go to.prove them; a Third hadMarried a Wife and there- fore he could not come. Ofall perfons in the world, a covetous man: cannot, nor will not endure tobear the Crolre of Chrift ans 3.v. 8.) For many walkofwhom I have told you often, and now cell,' youweeping-, that they are the Enemies of the .Croffe of ( .whofe end: defirgaion ; who are thefe ? what manner.of perfons tie. they ?: why they are fuch who-make their belly their God, Whofe glory is, their lame, and who rrind earthly things. 'A covetous man be Will' lye with e, nanide and Staph;r2 ; he will fteal .with .eictv b, he - ulurthetwith Ahab, he will betray with --"(nda,s what..will lie not .do- to attain hiscovetouSde re ? this is the Fovrt1.1; beware ofC.Q1ref, toufners. Fifthly, You that. have not taken warning yet, I befeec.11 you.- take warning now ; have a care and avoid evil company, ( Ephof, 5.. Have nolellowfk4 with the anfisti;fal-works of darkneffe,, tber reprove them; came out from among theme and be Ye separated_from, them. Never go into a wicked manscorapariy,,if before yo7.1goyou have not a probability of doino good or getting good, Confider. with t45felf, is- .thereany likely ood that thou by thy proofs
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