A Treatife of tbe Aeítiont. I t Q9 advice no further to ufe them, becaufe their hearts would be intangled if they did ; No man that warreth, intangleth himfelf with the affairs of this life, 2 Tim. 2.4. A fouldier had not -need to have a new married wife, or a new -born childe, or a new- purchafed ground, a new -planted vine- yard, a new fuit at Law in the Chancery : Alas I then his affections would be a gadding, when he fhould be fighting. O my wife at home, and O my childe at home, andI would I might tafte of my vineyard at home, and O that I could follow my caufe in the Court, this were to intangle him in war,, he could not fight valiantly. Thus the affections do intangle a man. So if thine affections be earthy, they will entangle thee, thou canft not be free for the feeking of heaven, or of Chrift; thineaffe'rions are fo complicated and hampered, thou canft be in no place, in no eftate nor condition, but Tome affedions or other will entangle thee, Thou loveft thy land and thy living, and thy things in- the world; .0 how are thine affedions intangled, what cafe foever thou art in? thine affedions lie checker -wife and will have thee. If thou beeft rich, the affections of pleafure or delight, or fecurity, there they will bave thee. If thud beeft poor,, the affedions of délire and dif content; this thou deureft, and that thou wouldeft fain have, there thy wifhings, and wouldings. and carkings wilt have thee. If thou beeft croffed, or troubled, or afflided, the, affections of grief and of forrow, and of melancholy, thefe there will have thee. If thou beef injured, abufed, or provoked, which fais out very often, the affections of an- ger and revenge, thefe then will have thee, If thou beeft in danger of fickneffe or dfltreffe, or Joffe of this or that; the affeetioris of fear and the like, they lie in ambufh to catch thee. If thou comet' to the Word, and there thou art told thou art a damned man as long as thou liveft as thou dolt, the affections of vain hopings and truftings, they. hein fcout for to take thee: thus thou art intangled wherr thine. affectiòns are earthy, in what cafe foever thortart P 3 they
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