ATreatifeoftheAfe Lions. his affections flood flurdy before, or may be they were bowed another way before, no* they be bowed the con- trary ; as wicked Ioahs affections were fo bowed to God- wards, and for the good of his Church, that he was wag ling to die in his defence. Be ofgood courage (ties he) let us play the men,for our people and the cities of our Gad; and the Lord doe what f e e m e t h him good, z Sam. T c. i z. See how he rowzes up his valour, and his generous affections to fight for his God, his affections were fomewhat bowed unto God ,and yet he was a wicked man. Thefourth is, The affèdions may be wrought on fo far, a that the heart may be oaten away with them : this you may the heart finde in the flory of Ahfolom, who with his beauty and the 's floten properneffe of his perfon, and the flattery of his lips, and wj his courteous complement with the people of the land, he them. did fo whine their affedions, that the Text faies, He fiole the hearts of the men of Ifrael. z Sam. t 5.d. So grace is fo beautiful, and the Word of God bath fuch kinde promifes and kindefpeeches with it, not complemental, as dbfalomf, but real and truly amiable, that it may (teal the affedions of a carnal man, as the Ifraelites (tole from the e /Egyptians and they knew not how, fo grace may Real thine affedions and take them with its beauty, and yet thou be a wicked man for all that. As Paul with his preaching did fo (teal a- way the affedions and the hearts of the Galathiaris,'that for a need they would have pluclkt out their eyes and given them to Paul, they were fó ftrongly affected With him, and the Gofpel he taught them, Gal 4 t 5 Nevertheleffe Saint Paul fayes they were fooli/h and carnal. The fifth is, The affections may be wrought on fo faire, that the heart may be hot and inflamed by them. That The heart this is another degree of the affections, you may gather 's enfla from the avenger ofbloùd; when any had unwittingly and hemh9 unwillingly killed his brother, the Lord commands him to fly quickly to a:City of refuge leg the avenger of bland f ould kill him in fury and anger. The words go thus, left theaven- ger
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