todrowfe SAINTS. 181 That is, J had a name to-live then, J taking my (elfe to be alive ; J thought verily in thofe dayes that I had true Grace, true Faith, and true Hope, and true Love, and the true feare of God before my eyes. So this Church had a name to live, they tho:ght themselves to be alive. Secondly, a Name in regard of other godly Churches ; others in the judgem;nt of Charity conceived they were alive ; as the Scribes, and the Pharifees, our Saviour Chrifl told them they had a name to live, Woe unto you Scribes and Pharifees, Hypocrites ; for yee are like unto whited Sepul- chers which indeed appeare beautiful! outward but are within full of dead mens bones , Matthew 23.27. that is yee (mule to be alive, yee have a name to live, but indeed yee are dead ; They had filch a great name to live that our Saviour Chrifh hid much a doe to keepe his owne Difciples from over- weening of them ; beware of them (ayes bee, q. d. whatever yee may chalice, they have a moere Name to live. Thirdly, a Name among poore ignorant and limpie people ; yeeknow.there be abundant of poore limpie peo- ple that are led away with fhewes , that know not what true Religion is, nay may be hate it, but yet they are led away with the (hew of it ; now they that ieeme to be re-: ligious , they are the only Men and Women with fuel) ; they are held for the only good people in a Country, they are admired, poore filly people take them for their Ghof+- lyFathers, ifthey can have but their Prayers, they thinke their Prayers can do much ; when they are lick they love a life to have f'eh by their bed -fides, they give them, a great deale of comfort, like Abfalom that comforted the people that came to him , O your matters are good ; fö the Apoflle flaewes that they that had a ferme of godlineffe, had a r ante to live among a comparìy of poore filly people, z 7irv.3.S:6. Fourthly, a name among the perfecutors of Religion, and fo they are perfecuted too among them that live A indeed ; 2. 3. 4
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