The grof)"eft self - murder. 35 Yee know joy is a very pleating thing, and then they could be forward to profefs it; a ligne it was in them: but in time of afitlion and perfecution, nay now the Gofpefi did not pleafe diem, and therefore they fall of. So thou canfi love a child of God as long as he pleafeth thee, nay thou canfi commend him for his holinefs ; O, its a credit to thee to be acquainted with fuch a one. But when fomething does not pleafe thee, then thou canft hate him in thy heart ; a 11 thefe are f gnes it is in thee,but thou wilt not put it forth. Sixthly, a fign it is in thee, becaufe thou /bait 'hew it in Hell ; there Dives (hall Jhew it was in him to have regar- ded a godly poor Lazarus, to have refpetled thefalvatien of his five brethren: there he (hall thew it was in him to fear 6 Argo. Hell more then he did. Then the wicked (hall fay,What bath pride profited us ? and what bath riches and means advantaged us ? Then they thail fee it was in them not to count them for hypocrites, and fools, and madMén, that were more religious then themfelves, Luke z6.z8. We fools counted`their life madnefr, and we had them in derifaon;and.lo,rhey are received amongr the Saints,Wifd. 5,3,4.5.. And therefore it is in thee, why then wilt thou No excufe w[I not put thy felf forth ? I fay, this will ftrike you all ferve impeni -; dumb before God at the laft day ; Why would you not tent (inners putyour fel forthves?And how do you frond lazing andi- turn at the laft dling out the dayes of your own peace ! day. Ye cannot have any one excufe. Firft, Ye cannot fay, No body hired you ; Indeed, the carefulleft fervant in the World muff of necetlity be i- dle when none will imploy him ; Why ftandyou here idle all the day long ? No man bath hired us, Lord, Math.ao.6 Marke, they have an excufe that they were never hired into the Vinyard. That was more neceffary idlenefs : but you have been hired; nay, you were hiredvery early in the morning,and therefore,why fraud you here idle all rho day long? G 2 Se
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