on,tbe iiç.`Pfahnt. wemuttknow,that thiskeepingis not fomuch in outward flewas ininward vertue. À= gaine wefee,that as in making this holyoth Gods children doe not exclude,but include the forgiuenes of ftnnes : fo they. doe it not, but firft prefuppofing the grace of God,by prayer to be obtained for thekeepingOf it. Betides,no parttcularoraccefbrycouenant. can take awaythe principallandgenerall, becanfe the one includetit the other. But here wemult note,tbatthen no fecondary caufe cantake away thefirlt, whenwee finnebut of humanefrailtie,and not ofprefumption,and when we foeraue formercie, that ourhearts be feeto recouer our felues,and wcewill not be iluggifh in our fìnnes hereafter,becaufe then is the oth broken,and couenant difánulled,whenwemakea finali breach., Wetnuft. therefore fight ágainafcrupulolitic herein,knowingthat Godwil fpare vs as a father loth his children,in that thewhole breach of Ourcouenant is a generall rclinquifhingof the fame. When then tlierearifeth a flare in our hearts to come fo neerevoto the Lord (al- though it maybegood) no moreto powre thisprecious licoucintofraile confciences,theü, toput newwineinto old bottels,and rather appertaineth to them of greater graces : yet we muff contder,that therewere great' infirmities in thismanof Gód,againit which lice would (trim by this meane,and foprouoke himfelfe to come neerer to the Lord. So that as-weemutt notvndertake this thing withoutaduife : foweemutt not alwaies plrafe our .. felues in thefe beginnings, and whenas concerningthe time wee fhould be teachers,wee Heb 5 s 5 Mould neede to Issue the firft foundation ofreligion layd againe. Wherefore wee cull needesaeknowledge,that the cattledoor longAlen ce. fromthe Lord, is our want of the defiance offinne,and loueto the word,as the Prophet had ; neither malt weeruer, when occafion Qtall be giueti,negleol this mèane, winch maykcepe vs frotnlliding.backe: And here we aretoobfèrue,that wicked or foolt(hvowes; which hinder Chriftianreligion, and tholewicked vowcs ofwicked religion,asthe ridiculous vowes ofchafricie,ór huhas may hinder vs in our callings,(as thataanan-Mould neuer rate Reis, or fhould not wçareCome kinde ofapparel) are tobeauoyded, becanfe they Isaac not their warrant out of the ravovvx word of God. And thoughwine maker's drunkards,beiug ismoderatly takençyet it isaxo iftdrun reafon,leeing itmaketh glad the heart ofman in it owne nature, whyothers Thould-not ('ens,er vfe it, whichhaueweake bodies.: yetthus much will I grant, that if a usanehathathbeen .` drunke by too immoderate drinkingof wine, dolt vowfor a time to rrlim p:nth. it;this is not vnaduiled,feeing 'ne arecommaunded, dour. rye offend vs, to pull it out,and ifour footedoth hurt vs,to cutitoff: Againe,if a man gtnentiaconcupifcenceíhallfolemnelyYovovvx- vo'w,to refrain diefamiliaritieofwanton women, andwill not ensue inplace whereaighe gds vvbore women frequent,but with Ad Mallmake a couenant with hiseyes,tve fee thisby theword dome. alfo tobe warrantable. Andthus muchfor meanestoauoideeuili: now for meanesta do good. If a manfeele himfelfe dull, and Ilowin reading the word, or Ilacke inprayer, (hall to theprouokinghinrfelf themore make acouenant daily to readefoineportion ofthe.word, and tobellow fonietiinesofthe day inprayer, ifthis beetakenvp. in the wifedomeof the Spirit, to calloff fluggiihnes, and provokealacritieherein, wee fee, becaulè,at morning,. noon- tide,and corning fome ofGods children bane vfed.it,heemay feebanfelfe ataske, : and therebymaymake a fray for hiswaueringminde. Howbeit thele things mutt not Inc. perpetuall,asit is inothercouenants. Fora man may abRaiue from women and.wine for a ti.ne,and yet not foreuer, becaufe it muff.bedone for Tome ccrtaiae endsandcaufes, as ale° with fome holy conditions. As forexample, ifaman hails taken:a'time ofrise day to prayin,and at chat tiute lie (hall have fbmefpeciall caufe of letting forth Gods glorie, or if his particular calling requiring anwhole man, f ïtall call himau. ay; then if lice omit it, there is nobreach, becaufe the thingwhicls lice is aboutto doe, is according toGods law. This is.needfull to becortfidered with a godly care, thatwee double thatCome other day, when ave .(hall bemore at libertie, which weehaue futile raid caufes pretermitted theday before, If then tbere.be iuft occafion offeredof thisremi(fson,(forotherwifewee mutt not be retniffe)we know that thecouenantis not broken,iu thatwe made itwith acondition, that weewould vie it fo flrre forth, as it might not hinder Gods.glorie, our dut(e toour brethren,norour feutrall caihng,becaufcin fucka eafe,ro obey isbetter thanfacrifue.But if, C c cistre
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