The deí eittuIrseffé of mans heart. 287 thus deceived, when her care of performing one good duty, in giving the heft, and molt refpedfull entertainment to Chi:iIt the could, detained her from the hearing of the Word, a matter of far grea ter moment. Thus many that read not all the week long, knowing yet that reading is a duty comman- ded by G O D, will therefore be reading of the Scriptures in theSermon- time,at theChurch.Some alto are at home in their privare prayers and medi- tations,when the Church is atfembled rogether,and with private fervice exclude the publick Other_ in heating of the Word, IA hile they minde the me- thod and order of the Preacher, and maters of knowledge, they negle& that which concerns affe- Ei:ion : And divers fuch like. Here remember, that howfoever in evill things that rule be falîe, of evils choofe the leap, yet in good things the contrary is true : Of goods choofe the greateft. The eight deceit is wlen hving performed forne vu. Deceit, good fervice to God,we thereupon take occafion to After good riU Ye CO be the more careleffe and fecure : Like hoye's, who ,grow fecure, after they have followed. their Kooks hard in the fchoole,think then they are priviledged to (-port & play reks. So is it with us: We may eafily feele this difpofirion in our (-elves, to he ready to piede our felves in unlawfull liberties,when we have plea - fed the Lord in law full duties. We may fee it in fo- nah, after his embaffage faithfully difcharged to the Ninivires, beraking forth into anger againfi the Lord : and in Ezekiak.,after his.norable fervice,both '""t9Iftitler in fickne1fe,and of thank(- giving after de -r liverance, fouly over- íhooting him felfe in a vane oftenra' ion
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