te drewfe SAINTS. 247 turned towards yard, though they be of very weake parts, yet how witty they will be in gòod things ; what pretty ways they will have tea doe good, toc'ihhunne offences; co break occakons of fiance ; as a Minjitee in his preaching ; as Passi (ayes, 7 candhe you with, gssïle, a Car.; a.16. So let man have a liberali trim+ the Prophet (ayes, bee grill devàfe libe- rall things, Iià.12.8. Alerey and truth flail bete theme that devifr geed; Prov.14.aa. tS/iieace cornesthe blockifnnetfe of our rindes ; but from this; that our mindea are fo decal; if our el1ndes wer more alive towards God, it would make us more graciuully witty, we (hculd devifc good things, finde out adnnira'hele inventions it would teach us plots againti Satan plats ag>..nft the Beth; as the wicked, tlaeir mindes are toll of lintull devils fetches, tiratagems, policies, a man would -v oader to lèc how witty the Deviil is in them, to carry them eadkngo btu &c. Sixtly and latily, The judgement of the Mind ; when the rinds lati diet ate is for God : When a man is judicious, this is it that leads men a dayes, their judgrents not all their knowledge, nay, lwarnirg ; you (hall have many a learned man will ufeto play the took, and does every day very fóo- ld ìly, becaufe his judgement is tool;(h ; the realón is, a man never takes any courfe, nor ípeakes any word, nor thinkes any thought, but Fri his j',dgemeac gels him, it is heft to doe fo at that time never dies the Drunkard tarn in at the Ale- houfè, but his Judgement Cayes to his Will, choofe to turne in : you will fay, it may b^e he knowes he ought not to doe lb , 1 but it is not mews knowledge that leads men , but mens judge- ments (When mens ludaements (ayes, this is not for me, this is moti pleafant, this is molt profitable, this is moli honoura- ble, this is moll delightfi.il : now when the judgement of the mind is in. forage meafure fet towards God, now the .Hind is quickened : as Aavid Cyes, I efleeme all thy precepts con - eeruing all things to Pee right, and I bats every falfe wsy. Pfit.1ta.rzS. That ìs, by the metcyof God, J have good judgement, bee the way what it will be, though never fe plea - Gng
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