the grojeft Self."?urder. . . J9 Mofes and the Prophets, they, fhall have qo miracle from the dead, Lu/e.! I 6. I 8. if God lend thee the means, he will not fave thee without. Secondly, God will not bate a farthing of the2. Argt.~~ price he Jets thee at , when a Tradefman hath once. fet his loweft price , he will not g0 lower. Now the ufe of the means, are Gods lowefl: price, the Lord will not bate a: farthing ofthat ; wherefore is a price pqt into the hand ofafool? Pro. I 7. I 6. the meansofgrace are this price, and th~ price is in thy hands, when the. Lo:rd vouchfafes thee the means, hee'l noc·bate thee a farthing of this price. He fets this price on his mercies and graces, thou mufi ufe all the means ; not as thougl;l. grace might be valued; No, it excedeth all prices; or as though grace were not free ; yea, its free andwithout price : its fit though that this price iliol.lld be~. fet upon the alms , ~hat the · proud ~beggar fhould choofe to receive it ; if thou wilt nbt / give tbe price that God hath put into thy · hand, thou art worthy to miffe it; I will give fo much , and labour fo much , and pray fo . m\lch, and reform fo mueh. No, no; that will not do, Chrifi will have tother ,odd penny' too, thy filthy fpe~king muft off, and thy bafe pafiions and old curfes muft off, heel have thee fioop to all his holy means ; wouldfl: thou have it cheaper ? Mine own Children and Saints never had it cheaper. , Not Abraham, Jfa~c, nor [.acob, nor Paul ; they were fain to ufe all holy means , to abandon every lull:, to f\!t up every duty , invocation in 'their fan1ilies, . F 4 meditation
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