388 ®fTredeFfintztion anrlperfeaserarace, C H A P.. 53. OfTredTination, Perferserance,:and . Prefitmption. Flom the Lord bath appoynted for hisglorie, tothemhce bath alfoap. peynted meanesto attaine thereto. z We mull not my fo much for that which wee have done,asa'ee ought to be carefull what hereafter we muff doe : for manyare called, but few are chofen, and many begin glorioully, whichend ignomi- nïoully. Pcrfeueranceis called (Ephef.6.t Cor.t6., .Wee arc caught towatch,and r.Thef. 5.6.nottofleepe: wemull not be like thefooliíhVirgins, Mark. r 3.3. and the chowfieApostles for want of¡tare reproued,Matth. r 6.3 8.What could Watt:fib:es, yenot matchwith meone houre?The law faith,Euery good thingisworfe thaneuillwithout it becaufe ifMal goe not with athrough flitch, theyhaue afflicted their foules invalor, Deut.6, 7.Exod.a S.2q .Gedlines is aiourney,there mull beno fainting in it : and to lea; any good thing vndoneeuro fora moment is contrarie to perfeuerance : indeedetobe. gni,euery thing is pleafant,therefore forvarieties fakemany begin, butfor thecrofte dea- lingof the world they foone legue off,and all the proofe is in the end. 3 Wemull be followers ofGod,ifnotineuerlaft ingnes, yet in long lallingnes.What Dens difference betweene etermcie, and a dayor two l Ifour reward be not leafcwife for one nus,tremx. Q.nidleuirnd and twentieyeeres,barinfinite,furdyourferuice mutt not be by leafe, itsnuff nor be al-' worcr,,inú. ter themanner ofßethu!ia,acompofrtion for fttedaies,but allthe dales ofourliues.Chrif ; Pr rniuma- fweat euen blood. Oh he would not giue thee ouer in hell fire,and wilt thougiue him ouer mrnu:noter- in a fire ofreedes? floor u,cna. t When wee fee good men get new dilliobtions as thou h they hadnot beenewell fcriiimrem. `f go g , g Iud.y.,e. taught before, it is a dangerous thing, Non perfeuerare (I fay) noxium tibi. Ezech.33.13. Chrinnsper_ Haueyefsoferedfo many things iovaine, faith Paul,Gal3.4.e.Pet.n.zo. Rememberwhatitb fourrant, pro to haueone diuellgoe out ofone,andto hawfeuento come in for it. Itisa principle in theCiuill tr toergopro law : Commonly in allthings webanefaire beginnings,Minillers in their firft dayofordi. nation ,on whenwearefaftin snatHìbìio Ayrineipleíe > , $, ß the ciuüllax. in 11cknes,orfilchlike goodly promifesand fat,butMender performance and leave. Nay, Nih;lprx:u- lome doe not onlynot perfeuere, but theyfall toworfe : theyWillfay one day,asawretch moorfuifiè fpake: Gloriapetri,and another day,6-flio, and the third, &Sp.S.but after that,fîcuterat aftam,donec inprincipio, theyfall to their old bias againe. This is like toNebuchadnezz.ars ima a the aliquid head is of old [Ire breaft of balermettall,and fo neererthe eüd.hewont itill.ThePa ifts toper- thud agen- g ,' p dam, call them that fhrinke,worlè than cloath that fhrinketh but when it is wet. Sa!deminifir f We mutt not be liketo foailes which pufhout a long paire of hornes,which being fsid,Monaeho touched netter fo lircle,in they goeagaine : weemutt not be like to bonathan,that is,follow, feruenti,ab- thechafe orderly. rntillwe come where hon is: we muffnot beat A l t e Chron.1 rate pileoporepi- full to doegood tillthe goure takevs: veg. l6.and thenbefowaiward, thatnoman may do, Archiepil fpeakea word tovs : wee mutt not be fuck as can abide affliZion for a while, but when toro rcm;ffo skin for skin commeth,fand as though we wereappalled: but wemull with MaryMag- Ssntlo. dalenfitattheSe tichreloh.zo.si.WeemullwiththeS oufeCant. takelioldand Non not leant off: weroult follow the lute as the widow, Luk, 8. weernultnot iue once no tart culrus ca g manilas. More than the Cananite,Matth.t5.2e.Wemuff keepe our hold aslacobdid in hiswrelt hog : ive are in a courfe, wee muff outrunne. So rumie, faith the Apottle,moderately. at the firft, conftantly inthe middeft,cheerefully in theend. So runne, not to bane avante fhout for your firftllart,butto aminethe crowne. Stirre vp your felues,lookenoc backe: the Lord will hate all, not fb muchas the tayle of the facrifice was wanting, Leuira -z. Wemutt doe,nof fora Clint onely, but men ourwhole time. SomewhatAgrippa was per- fwaded of,bucPaulwouldhaue inaltogether done.Some wouldgladlyfatealutall portion with
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