424. Thegnat Benefitofa qadly our duty, either to Gild orMan; wehad precept on precept,but we flighted all warning, and exhortation, and direaion, therefore now :are 1°4 and undone everlaitinoly. So much may ferye for the fish 2 fife of DireEtion. The fecond Life, isa life o;: Dire&ion, which will fall into many very fuitable and praCtical particulars, whereto I do befeech you to hearken unto, as the words of a dying man do commonly take the deep& impreliiion on the furviving hearers. Now this maybe, for all that I know, my laft words to you in this place ; therefore I be- feech you to hear me s An interrupCon, a fafperifion of nay weak worthleirepains and labour among you there will be, for any thing I kno,,v, from this day ; but obferve it is noRelignation from tie, or my Reverend 13rother ; and thereforewhat other diffolhcion ofthe property and relat'on between your Paftour and you, there may be, as of that mutual intercourfe,I !hall not account orcall it a forfeiture of his place, w:a-eyer ot ters may call it, let them call it what they will. Then nearken to my words, as the words ofa dying man, yet not dead but alive, and per aps ',hall not dye) but lire aid declare the Word of tie Lord, and hold forth the Wordof the Lord to yota many a time in this place, when ever i.. pleafeth God to fet opena door f 4- me. . It it De o, That the /ViviIlert founcine(re in DoElrine, and Miner,' of l.i ife and onV e r at on do agrfa! obiltir;on on people duel,' and coalciene 0,4,17y ,opra lice every eYwn4-ded d:PY Then from this Dor r ne I would luggeft and leave with you feveral words and hints of. coun el : And o that tie Lod God of Heaven would effeaually engrave and fet t em home on every one ofyour heals ! My finkco -del is this, 1 hat when The Lord taketh away finch Hers, whit Dorlr;ne roundand their lye, exemplarily holy yamwould then de duels apnrchcnfive, and d,eply fInfWe, both of the infliaing, aufe, and alfo oft e meritorious defervi,g caufe thereof; 1. For the ill :ling eaule ; and that is the Lord him -elf, /(4. 3. t, 2. wke is aketh away flop; 4 peop/e the natura _flair, and the ci?,;1 flaf, the ritual gaff; faith the Prophet ? The Lord, the Lordof Roth. Wto ever it be that is t:_ie initrument, it is certain it is, the 1,ord h'infelf ti at is the principal efficient caufe of this judgement on a people ; and this will appear, if we confider, Tae Lord hath threatned this judgement on a rebellioas peo- pie, ,Amos 8. r T. t 2. I (faith the Lord) wil/kritg this jock-meta on them. Amol# dreadful fpiritual jndgement ! Gods word- is the fpirilmal food ofour fpiritual lives 1i, and E.L4e*V-) as the granting
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