5 2 Mr. jen(itz's forenoon Sermon. life; to get into Chri,i though it be the fcorn of men, and burdenfolie to nature, yet this is that which will bring us peace at the !at ; let us be what we profefs our felves to be : let us love Chrift, and evangelically keep his commandments : let us live by faith ; let ns keep thy Command- inents ; let us be above the world, in the world ; above the love of life, and above the fear of death ; let not the fmiles of the world allure us, nor the frowns thereof affright us from thee, but in all there things let PS be more then Conquerours through Jefus Chriji. Let us love him much, whom we cannot love too much ; help us to be above the power of Hell ; us everfay,My foul it is good for me to draw nigh toGod. let us be willing, rather to lavedwith afew, than go to Hell in a crowd ; let us live as if eternity were long, and life but ,/port; let us thrive in holinefs,and be brought nearer to thy felfby every difpenfation ; let us in this our day, now the things that concern our peace, before they be hid from our eyes, and know the time of onr vifitation: and though God fifer long he will drike at lafi. Oh Lord, bow the heavens, and come down among us at this time, andbe with the unworthiefi of thy fervants, and give unto him a doer of utterance, and to this great peoplea door of entrance, and let them be all taught of God,and let them more truly findthat the greatGod is teaching to the heart, when that a weak worm is fpeaking to the ear ; let all the workbe done by thee, and let all the praife redound unto thee ; and let him that is with us, begreater then he that is in the world ; behold us in the Son of thy love, fmell aTweet favor of reji, on thefeour poor prayers ; Speak peace to our confiences, rebuke the Tempter, treadhint under our feetfhortly ; raife us up to newnefs of life ; let us remember when that which is perfea is come, that which is unperfea (hall be done away : bear us,and help us,through our deer Redeemer : let us live for him here, andwith hint hereafter: andall for his Jake, whom not feeing we love,in whom believing we rejoyce with joy unfpeakable,andfull ofglory:to whom with thee, and thy Spirit, beglory andhonor, now and for ever, Amen. +44.4,19444400444.44444440:44444+91444+It+ Mr. enkin's forenoon SERM0 lieb i 1. 38. The former part of the Verfe, Of whom the World was not worthy. He Apoffle in this excellent chapter(that by Tome is defervedly I called, a, little Book of Mai tyrs) difcovers the triumph of faith or vi &ory againft all difficulty we meet with : Firft, Faith it affents to Truths, be they never fo improbable : Secondly, it puts men upon Ditties, be they never Co irrational, agaitia carnal intereft,
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