Chap. z7 about Cbaflity. king the infide fill clean,and let thy foul become the Spotife of Chriff to love andcleave to him. JI Seventhly, preferve in thy foul the fear ofGod, Ccci. 7. 28. He that is good before mod fhall be preferved, Prov.2. ï o,16. If knowledge enter into thy foul thou shalt avoid her fnares : Confider Gods pretencewho fees thee. Ei hthly, hearty love betwixt married perfons is a great preferver ofc,haftiry , `Prov.5. r 9,20. Nimbly, nfe all good means appointed by God for the prefervation of thy chaliry : As, 1. Refill luflful thoughts at hrft, bufying thy minde in holy thoughts, Prov. 23.26,27. z.,Confider thy calling tto, and profeffionof Chriftianiry, by bothwhich thou art called to holinef e. 3. Remember that the pleafure offin is fhort, but the gnawing ofa guilty con- fciencewill continue to eternity. 4. Apply the Word, which is the fword ofthe Spirit, efpecially fuch places of it as tenddiredl ly to the cutting downof this fin. 5. Fly to God by prayer,and if thou beeit lrongly affaulted, complain to him,as a woman tells her husband to be rid ofa tempter. 6. If thefe'prevail not,fee whether thou haft not been guilty of uncleanneffe beforemarria e, if fo, thou mutt truly repent of it, for marriage without repent- ance abates not the powerof lul,and therefore thou mutt with many prayers and tears beg pardon ; thou muff (as it were) wafh thy felfe in the tears of true ,re- pentance, ICor.6.9,r1. 7. Get found knowledge in the Word of God, which is anexcellent preferva- tiveaaainti it, ?rov.z.ri3,4,11,12,16,17. Pfa1.1 19.9. I fnh.2.14. 8. Remember eh? Creator in thedays of thy youth, eec1.12.1. Confider that Coddid not make thee towallow in the mire ofthefe fwinifh pollutions. Medi- tate alto ofthy own mortality, that the thoughtsofthy death may be the death of thy lulls, r 1.r.Z. 11. 9. Walk in love : when Paul charges the Epbslians toavoid fornication, he ferioufly advifeih then towalk in love, Eph.5.2,3. as knowing that the exer- cife oftrue Chrillian love, heeds fuch delires of holineffe, as mightily fence the heart again`; all bale Tufts whatfoever. I o. Avoid too great elimarion of earthly things , which breeds tuft, 1 Tiny. 6.9. a 1. Take heed of contemplative wickedneffe, call not about how to fulfill the lulls of the flefh, 1?,06/.1 .14, Mr- Byfield on Col. ra,Bea chaffiry ofGod by prayer,feeing its his giftalone, tí`Ylaeth. 19. I I. I COY. 7. 7. 13. Fly the focietyof filthy and effeminat perfons ; r Cor, 5. 6, 9,11. eph. 5.7. Prov.z3.2o. and keepcompanywith fuch asare fober and chat. Confider allo thefe Textsof Scripture, Ez.ek,16.49. 2 Sam.1I.2. I Pet.4.7. z Thef. 5.6. I Tim. 5.6. and 2.9, to. Tit.2.3. Quell. what is chanty ? e"fnfro. Chaftity is a partof temperance, whereby we keep our bodies , and fouls pure, and undefiled Temples of theHolyGholl , and members of Jefus Chrift , and this is tobe obfervedthrough our whole life, whether we be in a tingle or married elate. See more in C.42atrimonial Chaftity.
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