Mr. Batman's Paren,di Sermon, Aug. 17. 359" MI, the loft f the eye, or the pride of life, and thefe are not ofthe Fa- ther, but abideth i.o the wicked one, the Prince ofthe power of the air, af, ter whom the men of he ma-1,:i 'walk:, This is the Sevetuh, take heiefiRf Conforming your felves to this world. Eighcly, lake heed of a fully-fpirit when you are under fad difi-en- cations., when you are under fufferirgq, you are apt to leek, and dole with relief, come it which way it will, and on what terms it will. Let me befeech you Curiiiiam,tohave a care of fuck a tufty and impatient fpittc, (26. Efay v.18.) He that believeth wakethnot bgfb, thir i5, he makethnot halt to gee out of his a ffitaions ; the People of 'frac/ was of luny fpirics, and murmured becaufe they were kept fo long in the wildernefs , for which God flew an innumerable company of them. Saul was of a haffy fpi:ir, and by it ton his life, and Kingdom. 3 cob's Mother no fooner told him his Fathers intent, but he was refol- Yed tohave the firft bleffinl, thoughhe cheated his Brother, and ly- ed for it, and fo told his Father tLiat he was his Elden Son, but he himfelt was afterward deceived, by a lye, with having the aided: daughter given him inftead of the younger. Take David for your example, Lae waited Gods time, the Kingdom was proKlis'd to him after Sauls c'.eath, and when Samiperfued him, you knowDavid had Lm twice in his pover, and with eale might have delfoyed him, but he would not, Far be it fromme (faith, he) that I ihould touch the Lords annointed. Let God finite hun by the hands of his enemies, I will not, it is far better to be Gods Bond -flave , than the Dive's tree-man ; do not ufe any the lean affion whatever n an indirect way to deliver thy felf, but patiently fet down, and wait Gods good time, which when once come, thy deliverance will anredly come with it.. Take heed then of a haft,/ and fallen fpirit under acidic:E- ons; Some men when God takes away any comfort from tLem, are of fo ful!en a fpirit, there' is no pacifying of them ; God will now this day take fomething from you, which I believe you would will- ingly keep.; will you therefore t:e of fo fallen a rp.rit, that Lec=a--:fe you cannot enjoyail, you'll not enjoy any , tut will rob your felves "of all ? what though you cannot enjoy your M:n ',le: any longer, will you not make ufe of t.:e Ordinances of God ? I Lereecn you refra'n this fpirit, an-1 le: tie deprivation ofone mercy be a means to make you make better u:e of chofe titat are left. Ninthly, My ninth Caution is this, take laced of an ungodly ninr e, I fpeak not to an mans peri'on in particular, neit,er can I, beca 'fe I ,;now not as yet who will fucc me. ; but whOfoevez he Le, if Le ;e vane o xirn ; 1-or if he ue .unt,odly, the. peo- ple will iollod him; for lir.e People o an I pray God A a a -diEver
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