246 I CHRIS T'S ilarrrt meafure, he will remember hiintelf ofthem every day ; (o Da- vid did, I remembred thy name O Lord, yea, to rho aighe toe, and fo I kept thy Law, Ptah r 19. 55. J remenibied my telfe, an J would be lure to doe what God bid Inc do ; it may be his heart began to aritè, but preièntly he renaembred him - teltè, and beat it downe againe ; it may be lane other lull began to be up, but by and by be rcmrni red him, and checked his: ®wne fettle ; when the mindeis alive towards God, the knowledge of the word does nót liedead in that man ; but l Rill he remembers it at every need; when tile Sabbath is co n- rn ng ; then thinkes.he J remember what.i_tod bale me doe. Remember the Sabbath day. to keepe it hol ; when the Sacrament comes, then he remembers himfel`e, O ch,nkes he, Leta man examine himfelfe, and ló let him eat ofshat Bread and drinke of that Cup ; now the mind:: thirskes, J will la- bour to remember God continually; what ever J forget, J will not forget him ; when J rife up, when J lie dowse, tl.il J will fee my telfe to remember him ; when J got our, when J corne home ; w hat ever the Devil( fay, what ever the fle-h rhifper, J will labour Rill to remember God ; if J be temp ted to wrath ; then J delire to remember .vvivar God (ayes ; give not pl.:cetothe Devil ; when J feel (iritwalllazineffe, then J will unfeignedly endeavour to remember what God fpeakes unto nie, Curled is he that does the worke ófthe Lord negligently, &c, Fifthly, the inventions or the devi&ags, ofthe heart ; where the minde is naturally bent and alive, there it is witty, if riches, if preferment, if pleafure, if learning he a mans loft that he lives in, there be is witty ; fo when a man is alive unto God. his wit will have that way it's vent : asChrifl Cayes, I fine out witty inventions, Prov.S,a a. He fpeakes not o.ne- ly of himfelfe, But of his grace in every cone, that is this ; whenthe mine is alive and let towards Chrift, it will Riede out witty inventions ; nay, it's a fi -'si a thing though men bave no parts, yet if they be wrnldt,. hovv witty they are for fuels matters ; and fo fòr good people, bore mimics are . turesed
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