Chap.i 5, f1n Expofition upon the Book of O B. Verf: t6. giration of the thoughts ofhisheart is only etil", and that conti.. nually. TheCup of iniquity is never from his mouth. Sixthly, Todrink,iniquity like water notes notonly the 'fre- quencieoffinning, but the abundance offinning ; they take great draughts offin, who drink iniquity like water : Such as are accuflomed to drink water in many places it is the com- mon drink) fuch , j fay , drink more than men ufually do of Wine,or flrong drink firfi, becaufe Wine and artificial quors are cofily ; but you may drink water good cheap , and. none will grutch you. Secondly water is not firong nor va- porous, it doth not burden the brain like your heady liquors. Now though iniquity be fomewhat unlike water in both thefe refpets ( for toCome their fins are cooly enough at pre- lent, and they will coft all very dear (except they repent of them before ) at the day of reëkoning ; fin alto flies up into the brain, and doth as much befot, as defile the Soul. Now, i fay, though fin be thus unlike water) yet the natural- man drinks it likewater,he takes inand fends out abundanceof it; whatcares he what it coils him,or how it befots him , neither the prefent diftemperingsof it, nor the after-reckonings for it, trouble him. -Seventhly, Eating and drinking are the fupport of nature, . by thefe the body is maintained in life ; now as the body of nature is maintained by eating and drinking , fo thebody and Perbibifli lifeof fat , the corrupt ftateandfirengeh of man are maintain- quitarem by the continuatatiing.c offin : The old Adam is nourifhed by immfui,ue thefe waters of iniquity. We fay in nature, we are nouriflied nifi cum ipfr by that out of which we aremade, that which is the matter emire non poi- of our conflitution is the matter of our nutrition ;' fo in this fit. Sen. lib. cafe, a man in nature iscompofedorconflituted of in and a P, de ira. natural man isnour-ifhed,-and preferved by finning. Conti- nual as 'increafe: the habit ;; and as a Godly man is -non- j deftcienti rifhed by holy ads, and flrengthened in fpirit by fpiritual o- ciendo, nibil bedience ; doing the will of God isthe food of the Soul. As sPtiruefagrta, Chrift fpeaks (3obn 4. 21.) fo doth every true Chrifi an in uttlius; ira his degree, It it my meat anddrink to do the will of my Father 7":;,,`".":41--; ,qut which is in_Heaven ; or as job profeffeth of himfelf ( Chapter deef,cenfum. 23. 12.) I effeem the wards ofthy mouthmore than my necéfsry wand ,Hotu food Thus allo the old man faith , is my meat anddrink "whit fuggy. todoe the will of the flefh, and tat is indeed the will of his rit nifpetra. £ ;um. Ccc. Father
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