ethe Marnixtg-Exertife. 379 We mu( not only be hewers of i_rie wold, but doers of the word. Knowledge without plaice, Rachetlike, fair indeed, but bar- ren ; pra&ice without knowledge( were it pollible) Leah-like, fruit- ful, but blear-eyed ; both toper her, Rachel's fairneffe. with Leah's fruit fulnefe, a fit Spout e for a S 9 ['mon. z. For the Potation, Happy are you ifyou eta them : hence obferve, There is a bleffedneffe annexed cc> fo knowing the Truths of God, as to remember, and fo to remember, as to do thework of that word. If you know, if you do, not otherwife bleffed are ye. Thus I have cur thewords in pieces. '1 he fecond 0Sfervation is that I would firm commend from the Supolition, Ifyou know, that carries in it an a& of memory, namely, That as it is our fill} care to know, fo it fhould he our next care to re- member what we have known. To this end, let me help your memo- ries, by way of a Summary rehearfal of our Morning-Feeeecife. The firff Sermon that was preached to yoe, was built upon Ea. 55. 3. Hear andyourfoul /hall live. r Rom that Text, this Doarine, That that foul /hall furely live, fpi- I: ritually, bleffedly, eternal!y, thatfo hears,as to come to Ckrill him- felf. The grand queftion upon that point was thi, what is to be done that we may fo hear ? 'Twas anfwered, fomething was to be done before, fomething at, fomething after hearing. Fill}, Before hear;ng ; That holy duty of hearing calls aloud for holy preparation, fo much at lea(} as fettles the bent of the heart heaven-ward fo much at leaf} as makes us hurnble,and hunger after fpiritual Manna : fo much at leaf as raifes the heart into a poRure of expectation of fome divine and fpiritual good fromGod. Secondly, a right demeanour in, or at hearing, which confias, The hearer ought to propound to hiee,felf fpiritual and right ends, and that T. Negatively, This muff not be the hearers end, to come and judge either the Word, or the Miniflerof -it 1.-nor 2. To come and hear things that wilt tiellt tallowy ciefi that, let him go to thole finks of all vvickelineffe;lidi-ioufes : nor 3. Muff we propofe this our end, meerely to bettqr our parts nor 4. Meetly to know, much leffe meetly to be known, that it Mould be laid of us, that we &Pin been at the morniret Exercife every day this month. But our end fhould be to profit by what we hear, rfais 119. 3 3. Wefhouldbear that cur Seat may liz>r Secan&
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