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Preferuatíues
to
keepe
vs
from
the
iiafeCtion
of
j
n»e.
holy
head.
into the communion
of
our
finnes
and wicked-
neffes
and to make our Sauiour,who in
himfelfe
hath wholly
vauquifhed
and
glorioufly
triumphed
over
finne
and Satan,
in
his members
to
receiue
a
foile
?
Nay rather
feeing
wee are
the
fpoufç
of
Chrill,
let
vs
labour
to
adorne our
felues
with
the
glorious golden garment
of
holineffeandrighteoufnes;
and
though
we
haue fome fpots
ofour
naturall infirmities
in
our
outward
parts,yet
let
vs
in
a
glorious
manner decke
our
felues
within
withintegritie
and vprightnes
ofheart
;
and fo
the
King
our heauenly husband íhall take
pleafure. in
our
beautie,
and
place
vs
at
his,
right
hand
in
his
kingdome
of
eternall
glorie.
Seeing
alfo
wee
are
the
members
of
Chrifls
bodie,
therefore
let
vs
endeuour
to
conforme our
felues
to
-.
the
holines
of
sour
head, and by our righteous
liues
and
con
-
uerfations make
it
manifefl,
that
wee
are
quickened
and
led
by
the
fame
fpirit.
Laflly,Iet
vs call
to
minde
that
our bodies
are
the
temples-
4.sta.g
ofthe
hone
Ghofl,
which
once were
polluted
and vncleane,
The fifth rea-
but
now
fanelified and
purged by this our
hone guell,
that
bé
c
bk
i
law
they may bee
fit
habitations
for
himfelfe
to
dwell in.
Andk
Goddwelltng
then let
vs
confïder,th'at
it
is
a mofi
horrible
indignitie
a
in
vs.
gainfl
the
Maieflie
of
God,
to
prophane with our filthie
z.Cor. ;.16.
Imes
the hohe
temples
ofhismofl
holie fpirit, and
to
make
EQIi.
Z.EI.2.2.
them
-more. fit
to
bee
flies for
filthie fwine andvncleane fpi-
rits,
then
manfion houfes for
God to
dwell
in
;
that
by
our
finnes
wee
vexe
and
grime
the
good
ofGod,and make
his lodging lothfome.vnto him,
and
fo
as
much
as
in
vs
li-
cth,
wee
driue him away,
and
as
it
were
thrufl him
out
of
dores,ifnotby
violence, yet
at
leaf+by
our
hard and vnciuill
entertainment:;, yea
that
by our Panes wee
doe
not
onely
defile,but
cuen-
deíiroy the temple
ofGod,
and
thereby
alfo
call
our
felues
headlong
into
eternall defiru6tion.
For
ifaxy
man
deffro;
the
temple of
Gd,
him shall God
defray,
as
it
is
i.Cor.3.
i
6.
If
therefore
wee would
not
prophane_Gods
temple,
abufe his
glorious
prefençe,
vexe
our
hone guefl,
deffroy his manfion and our
felues
alfo,
let
vs mold
careful
-
lie auoide
fanne,
and
nourifh
all
the
good.
motions
ofGods
fpirit,
wholly
fubmittin.g our felues
with
cheerefull alacritie
to
BRhcf.4.3o.
-,
s>Cor.6.
t'.