Qurfinn;'i stndvnfitncfem.+stMOt n1414, v.r ne leci hearing. 37 t the two-edged fword of the fpirit, which \vi11 pearce and make way forit felfe to-enter, and e will build a Iodging for it felfe todwell in it is not'nnelie a light to guide thole that fee, buta precious eiefalue to give fight vnto thole who Were borne blind ; it is not onelie the heauenlie deaw which makethGodsgraces to Irring in vs,but alfo that diuine feed whichgiuéth -the'n being and rooting in our hearts; it is not otzelie the foodeofour foules to preferue and increafe that flrength which wee alreadie haue, but allo that im- mortalifeedeby which we are firfi begotten vnto God and borne again whobeforewere dead inour fnnes,and that cx- cellent"phyfcke ofour foulesby whichthey are purged from their corruptions-and- reflored vnto health, which before were deadly ficke in fin ; it makethvs firfl to will that which is good,and then further todelire it; it giueth vs life hobe- forewere dead inour fnnes, and then this lige ; it begets and begins faith and fané&ification-and all other gra- ces in vs; and -bbeing begotten and begun it flrengtheneth and increafeth them : and therefore let not Satan diffwade vs from the hearingofGods word;becaufeofour finnes, vn-. worthine4fe and vii fitncfhe; for as it is a notablemeanes or,- dained ofGod-forthe increafingofgrace where it already is fo isitnö leffe effe&luall for the begetting ofgrace whereit neuerwas. There is nowifeman- that will negle&his trade and liue idly becaufe bee is poore, but ratherthis will mooue him tobe-more painful! therein,asbeing the meanes wherby hemaybecome rich;neither doe menrefufe all nourifhtnent, becaufe theyhaueemptie and hungry flomacks,but-do more earnefllydefire mcate that they-may be filled and fatisfied; yea euen thofe whole flomackes are weakdonotaltogether refufe their foode, but Bate fomething to fharpen their acs petite, anal:bylittleand little invfing their flomackes they get flomacks:letvs follow thé like praclife,&,when weeper- ceiue our beggerlineife in Gods graces,let vs more carnally labour after this heauenly- treafure and precious pearle, that we maybemade rich; when wee feele our emptineffe of all vertue and goodneffe, Ietvs more eagerly hunger after this fpirituall Manna-that wee maybee filled and fatished ; when
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