4 KU r. KB s.. cells, nefllie eornrnauadc " ,od,as a. matterofprincipal! weight andmoment neither would the Scriptures co:nmend it (o much., as giuing preferment to. the fame abouc all other things in the world,. Secondlie, the price that was paide for it , and the parties fcrwhome it is prepared, doe prooue the value thcreoftobe wonderfull great,. For the blood of Chriii which was giuen forredemption , was alfo (head topurchafe grace for vs. And it is a prerogatiuc peculiar to Gods children , and Chriri his fpoufc,to be indued therewith, as it is faide in the Rcuclation : To herwat granted, thatjhe jhosldke grayed with purr fine linnen, /hinir 3 for the fine linnen is the righteoufnesof Saints. Thirdl ie, the rare and angularetfec`ts which it worketh,bc. ingpecrletre, and admirableabouc all, giuc teaimonie to it, that no other thing is matchablewith it. What will fo much comfort aman in his. trouble ? what will refretk him fomuch withhope,andat his death ? whatwill bring him fa great hap- pines inhcaucn, and makehim foglorious at the refurrcftion of the iu(l Intlruetion, for eueryonewith grcatcadilgence toldbour for that which the (pint ofGod as a thingcuc- ryway mo(hdcfrcablc .. Whichbringethfufficiencie ,though a man hadnothingelk to take to,&withoutthe which he (hall wantthe vfcofeucry thing,that in appearance, is notvnproui- dcd ofany thing. He that hath the outward man ofhis bodie clothedwith vileraymcnt,as S. Ia»xa tcarmeth it, which may occalonvaine men todefpifchim, and.thehidden man ofhis hart vncorruptwith faith,loue,mercie,mceknes,humilitie,and othergracesofthe fpirit, is nota little fet byofGod , neither would God haue him lightlyregardedofhispeople,tthough anotherwearc on the outtìdcvpon his baeke,gay clothing,as filkes,fattens,velucts, gold,liluer, pcarles,and precious (!ones, and be as richlyWadaseuerwas.Salomc,, yet ifwithin the in- fidc, inhis foulc,he betattered &torne,.with the raggcs &pat- ches of pride, enuic,crucltie,couctoufncs,impuritic,andother damnableluas,theeyesofthe Lordwill abhorre him, andhet allowcthnot hisfermatatoadmire kim.
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