to drslvJe SAINT S. 1 215 mutt at oie as it was; When they come home, it cannot be perceived that ever they were at the word ; as earthly as ever; as carnal' as ever ; as backward to all goodneffe as ever; this is no Hearing at all. Thirdly, for fan &ifying of the Lords day ; It is fold of the 3. Sabbath, that we fhauldcall it our delight, Ifa,58.x3. That is, we amulet keep it with life it thou Id even quicken up our hearts to think it is colnming, we fhould be revived to confider Gods goodneffe, that he would give usfuch a Day, feeing we have fo much need of it ; when we have been fix dayes about oar owne but nefle in the world, that we fliould have a Se- venth given us of God, left we fhould be over head and cares in the world to take -off our hearts ; now when this is no de- light to us, our hearts are dead to it, we doe not fan &ifie it indeed but prophane it, as though it were not honourable and the day of the Lord. Fourthly, for taking hold ofan opportunity to doe Good ; 4. this is a duty too to be done with all life ; how glad fhould we be if there be any opportunity for us to thew our love to God, or our hatred to f inne ; we fhould be willing to ride or' goe, or be, at charges, nay we fhould deny our (elves, and lay downe our gaines and credits, and goods; and friends, and all that we have at Chritts Foot, and blefle God that gives us fuch a price in our hands ; but now we have a dead heart to ;this ; what a horrible thing is this ? Though we doe cake the opportunity, yet to goe about it as though we were ferry that God bath given it unto us ; this is meere folly ; as Solomon f:yes. Wherefore re there 4 price in the hand of a Fool* to get *fedoras. feeing he hath'no heart to it ? Proverbs x7.16. Fifthly, In one word for all the waves of God, there's 5 neere a one of them all, that can be wallet in aright, without a jive heart, as the Prophet fives. Lord turne away mine eyes front beholding- sanity, and guider me in thy way, Pfai.r i cr. ;7. Now when we goe d:eamingly on, as though 've could not dde with'll. though the way be God's, yet our going in it is Clark caught, and little better then not going in it all ; and there-
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