The deceit ffrinefjé ofinan f heart. wantons, nor buggered, &c, fhail inherit the king- dome of God. And S. Peter tels us,that Godlfiath called usunto gloryavailvertue; To glory, as the end; to venue as 2 Peti.3. the way leading us thereunto. Never then look for f icglory, but in the way ofvertue: God hath chained there two falter together than that they fhould be j evered 5 fo all() bath bee finne and iharne ; Arid i yet how many are there, like that man that ofeJ / . ' fpeaks of:, who when hee heares the curies of the ; Dent.". illLaw read, yet bleffeth himlelfe in his heart, laying, I pall have peace, although I zrall according to the ubborne(Je of uy heart ? When the minifters of the word threaten in the name of God, his judgements Iagainfi (inne; are there not,who fay in their hezrs, Tuih,thefeare but (car crowes,God means no fuch matter, this is but a policie to keep men in awe ? There are fuck as the Prophet laies have made a covenant with hell,and death,and the ref( of Gods Erayze.is. udgements. How could a covenant, will Come fay, be made with hell ? Truly,rrue covenant can there be none; but only the deceitful) heart cf man per - 1'(wades it (elfe of a covenant,& fo beares us in hand that we (hall bee pall: -by untouched, wha,(oever ( courges come. We may fee an example of this in IEve) who rehearfing Gods Com;nandemen.. and threatning to the ferpenr, began to mince Le g it with a sec runiva in Ji peradventure }ee die ; when God Gen.3,3. ahfolutely and refolutely had Paid, In dyingyee (hall die, So they in leremm,,wicked and impenitent wret- ches,yet flatter rhemfelves in hope ofinercy,It way Ier,:r.a.. be the Lordtrill do according to all his n oudroys n.orkr. God 255
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