sa .' .w~ilf~tllmpenitency .. . had they had Shoomakers and Drapers, and Cloth fuffici~nt . to conie by, and they would not , he would nev~r hav~- miraculoufiy have· hel pt the garments from .wearing. Its a tempt-, ing of 9.od ' ~hen thouhail means (\ndwilt not be dtltgent 1n them~ to defire God to help ~bee wit)lont ; thou . wouldfi have thy Chil-· ~ren Gods Children , thy Fan1ily Chrifis Fami· ly; then ufe the means. Set up the~onfrant in~ yo~tion of Qods Name, 1:'1ornipg and Even• . jng am.<mg them; fet up Reading, fet up Cate~. ~htfing, ·and every good thing : or thou canft • " : . never expeCt 'it. Wouldfr thou be holy, and heavenl'y? tben ufe the means; Talk of Heaven in thymeetings, reafon about gra-ce, inquire of good fouls, and how may I ~ome by an humble heart? .Howmay I get Faith, and be lead by the Spirit? If thou wilt not be confiant iJ1 ~he l}fe uf tbe means, all thy .prayers to Go~ are nothingbut temprings. Thou art tr-oubled with by-thought~, thou fayft · thou wouldil: fain be .delivered there-from ; then ufe the means, be not fo :long without God every hour -, pray evers ·d~,y o£tner, fipive in the duty the harder; ifthouwilt not ufe th~ n1eans , God will ne-· ver h~lp t11e.e without. Thou art full of thy d9ubtings ; thou fayfl: thou 'heart~ly defirefl: tQ be fre~d ; tpen ufe the/means,- or thou lJefl: ·give O'Vet thy broad walking, thy broad ac– quaiptan~e ; ·thofe that have no more- holineff~ in th~nl th(ln the ~ock _at,e thy bofomdJ:friends; 1f thou wilt not ufe the ·; .mean~, God will ne-. ver affure thee without , nor convert thee with– pu~ ; if .pf;qe! p!s ·fiv~ l?r~t~r~~ _wi~l not hear • • 4 !f;fo[H.. .
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