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Preferuatiues

to

keepe

vsfrom

the

info

lion

o

jïnne. 61

7

to be

Guided

and gouerned by

his

directions,

and

fo

we

fhall

perfume

thefe

holie

temples

with

the odours and

incenfe

of

i

Pet.a.s.

holy obedience, which 'Melling

fweetely

in

Gods notlrils,

will moue him

to dwell

in

vs

with

pleafure and

delight,

all

the

daies

of

this our pilgrimage,

and

afterwards to tranf-

port

vs

into

thofe

eternal!

maniions

of

his

kingdome

of

glorie,where weefhall

continue

in

all

toy and

happineffe

for

evermore.

CHAP. V.

O

f

thefecond

fort

of

pree

ruatiases to

keepe

vs

fromfinne.

s4'

Nd

fo much

concerning the

firfl

fort

of

árgu

5

b

§.Sell.Y.

ments grounded

vpon loue.

The

fecond

fort

The

frfireafon

whereby

wee may be

withdrawne

from corn-

taken

from

mitting

finne, may bee

taken from

that

feare

Gods

allfeeing

and reverence

o.fGod,

which

ought

to

bee

in

vrifdome

euery

one

of

vs

:

vnto

which

wee may be

mowed

by

dicers

f

ice.

prep

efle6tuall reafons.

As

fir(f

by the confideration

of

Gods

all

-

feeing wifedome, and

all

-

filling

prefence,whereby hee feeth

euen our

moil

fecret

thoughts,

and

is a

prefent witnefle

of

all

oür hidden

aééions.

For

this being

remembred

,

who

dare

in

fuch

a

glorious

prefence

commit

that

wickednelfe,

which

he

knoweth

hateful!

vnto him,

before whom he cotn-

mitteth

it?

Hee

is

counted

an ungracious

childe, who will

wittingly

breake

his fathers

commandement

euen

before

-his

face;

and he

is

efleemed

a

defperate malefa&or

who dare

prefumptuouflie

offend

againtl the law

in prefence

of

his

Iudge; how then

can

our

vngracióus impudencie and

defile-

.

rate

prefumption

be excufed, who dare

offend

and

finne

in

the

fight and

prefence

of

a

father

fo

gracious,

and

of

a

Iudge

foin(I?

Sec9ndly,let

vs

call

to minde

Gods

iullice, which

is

fo

4

exa

&

&,

that rather

then

hee

would

let

finne goo

vnpupifhed,

QQ

f

yep

°a

he

puniíhed

it

in

his

deerely

beloued fonne.Iftherefore thou

from

Gods ex

fin;

thou cana not

corrupt him with bribes, nor

pacific

him

aa

iuliceo

with-