Ur. Lye'sSonmarybineArfal 1. In the negative part, for what Ceria ootii not pray, MO tkiit thou fhouldefi take themout of the world. '2. In the affirmative part, that thou =fhotildcfi keep them Pons the evil of t',:e world. For tiie .negative part i,vilereinyou nave, I. Something irnsplyed, not that thou Ihooldep take them out of the world : This implyes that ,God kith the olilpola1 of our continuant iu world ; elfe Christ would never aareiS to his Father, t:L:at he would not take the out ofthe world :It fo, then r Live conitantly Scheyer, acove the flavifh fear of death. Times are not in thine enemies hands, no not in the Devils hands, but in Gods hands. 2. Be patient under the lofs of thy deareff Relations : God hath taken them that hath the difpofal of our continuance. 3. Seek to God for ahleffing on all thofe means which at any time are prefcribed or ufed for your prefervation. 2. There's fomething mainly intended, I pray not that thou fhould4 take them out of the world, and that's this, That God will have his peso pie oftentimes continuo in the world, though they meet with mush misf- ile in the world. And if fo, this fhould teach you Peliever, how to carry your felves in the midit of a finful, wicked, rude, God-hating, Saint-pcrfecuting world, that is, I. Patiently to wait Gods leafure, you mull fray his time. 2. Carry your felves /Nnocrnr/y, be fure you in a falt Sea, like good fifh, retain your frefnnefs. 3. Carry your felves Wifely, youwalk among Devils, Snares, err. walk wifely, And 4. Walk Serviceably , continue you muff , but 'tis Gods time, how fhort you know not : therefore walk irrvicegb/y. 1 the Af- frmitive part, but I pray that thou (houldek keep themfrom the evil of the world. Wherein fomething abfolutely, and fomething relatively: Take the words, abfolutely thence thee four notions, that thou fhouldeg keep them from the evil. . Sin is an eminent evil, the evil ofevils. t. That we are utterly unable to keep ourfelves, But 3. God can keep his people in, and from the evil ofa finful world. 4. That 'tis the godlyonly that are kept from the evil that is in the world. But relatively, efpecially, Ipray, &c. Nogreat matter of the'r furferings, but their fins, that's the thinr5, let them be prefer-, wed from that ! Thence obferve, prefervation from 11n, is afar greater mercy than exemptionfromfufrering : And if fo, Then I. See thefolly, the mathufs, of thofe, that erndracefin, toavoid fuller; ;
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