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o
flow
the
Chriflan
being
foiled
may be
railed,
r
a
3
vfà6ìuall
tranfgreflions,and make
vs
vnablc
to doe the
good
t
e
would,in
that
marier and meafure
which
we
fhould,
and
thereforothofe
which
are
moti
righteous
are
not
in this
re
fpeéi.acceptable
to
God :but
herein the perfe&ion
ola
Chri-
iiian
confifieth, when
as
teeing
his
imperfeaions, wants
and
finnes, he
is
grieued
and-trulie
humbled
with
the fight and
fenfe
ofhis
ovine miferie
and
wretchedneffe;and difclaitning,
and
reieding
his ovine
righteoufnes
and
good
workes,
doth
fleevnto
our Sauiour
Chrift,hungringafter
his
righteoufnes,
and by
a
liuelie
faith applying
vnto
his
wounded
fou}
.his
merit
and obedience,' dóth.looke for faluarion in him alone;
and
laf}lie,
when
as
in
obedience
to
his
commandement,and
in
true
thankfulnes for
his infinite mercies he
bath
an
earnefa
defire
to
glorifie
his
name,
by
a
godly
and
Chrifiian
life,íiri-
Hing
and endeuouring conrinuallie
to
forfake
his
finnes,
to
morifie
his'corruption,
and,to
attaine unto
more and
more
perfeion
in
righteoufnes and
h:olines...
Eor,
Maxima pars
Chriftianifmi
ert
toto
peEtore
velle
fieri
Chriflianum;
It
is
the
reatefl
part ofChriftianitie to
defire
with
the whole
hart
to.
become
a Chriftian.
If
therefore
we doe keepe
the
couenantofthe Lord,nay,if
§Sec`i,
f.,
we
but thinkevpon
his commandements,to the
end we
may
doe them,
thelouing
kindnes
of
the Lord
fhall endure
for
euer vpon
vs as
it
is
Pfal,
i
o 3.17
:18.
if
we can
from our harts
.
fay,with
good
Nehemiah,
Nehem.i..i
1,.0
Lord
Z6ef
ech
thee Nehema.i
z.
.
let
thine eare
now
hearken
to
the
prayer
afthyf
ruant,and
to
the
prayer
ofthy
f
ruants
who
delire to
feare
thy name,
the
Lord
will
heare
vs
indeed and graunt'our
requefis.
If
with the
Prophet
:_
David
we haue
but
a
refpeol
to
Gods
commandements,with-
a
care
to
fulfill
them;we
fhal
not
be confounded,
as
it
is
Pfal.
Pfaff,
cz9,6,
n9.6.
Ifwee but
defire
to
-obey
Gods
commandement, the
Lord
will
accomplifh our
defire,
and
quicken:
vs
in
his
righ-
40.
teoufhes,
though
we
be
dull,
yea
dead vnto
all
goodnefle,
as
iris
verf..4o.
Ifwith
the
Apofile
-Paul
we
-doe
the
cull which'
Rom.
.7,
we would not,and confentto-the law
that
it
is
good,
deli
gh-
tang
therein
in
the. inner
man-;
then
though
we are
with him
led
captive
vnto Iinne,yet
it
is
not
wee
that
offend,
but
Pinne
.&hat-.dwelleth.in
vs,that is,our old man,our corrupt,and
vnre
enerate: