' JO . Wilfulllmpemtency · . fqch #certain Jure Law, I dare fay there would be-Jnany millions of Profeffors more in Eng– land than there·are ; rather than ye would be gibbeted, wany fweares would never fwear more; many lyars·never ly more; many pro– fane houfeholders never omit Prayers in their Families more; and couldfi thou do this for fear ofa mqn? why canfi th~u not then do it for . · fear of the'great God? · sConjid.. Thirdly, The Lord hat.J! given thee natural coun[el, and ;aatural rea{~n· and prudence.: Oh fayeft: thou , I am tempted before I am aware , and the paffion is up before I am aware , .I can-, not help it for my life. No, I believe thee, when the Devil is once up,there is no allaying that foul Fiend for the prefenr. Thou canfi not im~edi- · ately allay it. But why canfi thou not pre- . 'Vent it with counfel and deliberation ? the very Htathens have done this, and thou haft advan– tage of all Heathen. God hath given thee not !>nly reafon in thy head, anda . natural con-, fcience in thy breafi; but alfo ,dire~ion i1't his word to prevent it, and.if thoudoft ·not., thou wilf not: are the lufis ·of thine appetite violent? why the"n dofr not thou fore-cafi for to reign them ? why dofi thou ·not ahfblin from going ' eo I'eafis a whil~ ? whydoll thou not H:int thy Trencher with fo much? if thy lufts be on fire why doft thou feed them .with fuel ? Are the lu{b of anger and wrath predo~inate in thee? thou rapft out an Oath before thouart aware ; why then doft thouno,t as Chryfoftome wotdd h'!lve thee,[et forfe'itures -for every O~tt~? Wby do£1: ~hoil not intreat Gods people fe.. - ,verdy ',
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