\ p_P_l S'T. IV. I ,2;(1 A Now you fay; Alas! Chrilli~(\ity1sbard: I gram it; but gainef~ll and happy. I contemne the cjiJiiculty, when I refpetl the advantage. The greatelllabours that have anfwer~ble requi<als, areleffe then theleaft that have no regard. Bdeeve me when I looke to the reward, I would not have the worke eafier. It is a good Mall<; whomweferve, who not onlypaies, burgives;nor aftert.heproporrion ofour earnings, but of his owne mercy. Ifevery paine that we fQ_tfer were a death, and every crotre an hell we have amends enough.It were injurious to complain of the meafure, when we ack~owledge the recompence. Away with thefe weake di!likes: t':Jough I fhould buy.it dearer, I would be aChriflian. Any thing may 1nake me out'of!ove with my felfe, nothing with my profeflion: l we~e unworr9y of <his favour if! could repent to have eo~t\red: ,hmin alone I a111 fafo1flerein l a,m bldfed.I may be all other B things, ~nd yet wuh 1hat dylllg Emp~rour comp!a!ne,With my !aft br_ea<h, That I am no ,.hit tht hetttr : let me be a Chnft1an, I am pnv!ledged from m1fenes; hell canner tOtlCh me, death cannot hurt me. No evill can arr<ft me while lam under the proteC!ion ofhim, which over-rules all good and evil!: yea fo foone as it touches me, ir turns good, and being fent and fuborned by my fpirituall advcrfaties to betray me; now in an happy change it fights for me, & is driven rather to rebell, then wrong me. ft is a bold and flrange word:Nopricecould buy ofme the galne ofmy finnes:That which while I repented,! would have expiated with blood; now after my repentance I forgoe not for a world;the fruit ofhaviog finned (ifnqt rather pf having repented.) Befides my freedome,how large is my poffdlion~ All good things are mine, to chat. lenge,to enjoy. I cannot looke beyond my owne, nor befides it; and the things tbor c I cannot fee, I dare cl~ime no ldl<:. The heaven thatrowles fo glorioul!y above my bead is mine, by this right: yea, tbofe celdliall fpirits, the better part·of that high creation,watch me in my bed, guardme ,in my wayes,t)ldter me introy dangers,comfort me in my troubles, and are ready to rec~vethat foule which they have kept. Wbat fpea~el ofC(eatures ! The G9d o fplrits i5 mine : and by a fweet and fe cret union, I am bfcome ~heir< ofhis g~ory, yea (as it were) :i lirobeofhimfelfe. 0 blelfednelfe ! worthy 0f,c;lifficulty,.wortpy of paine. Whmhou will, Lord, fo l may I be thine,what thou wilt. When I have done all, when I have .fuffered all, thou exceedeft more then I want. Follow m~ then, deare Uncle : or (ifyou will) lead me rather (as you have done) in thefe lleps; and from the rough way, look to the end: Over-lookethefe trifling grievances, :jnd filften your eyes up9n the happy recomD pence; and fee ifyou cannot Jcorne tq cqiT'plaine. Pitie thofe that ta~e not your paines1and perfift with..:;purage till yo4 fe~le the weight a! your yro.wne. ~ittl.!t''i!!iiiiii•ttt~t~f'tJMmmt~{,,.t!'~llitfl m:mil Rl1!!l:i!Erlil!il~~~m. a:en.a ~ ToM,. W.L. ! E P:V. E~opolatiwg tht e~u(t of his onjitltdntt in religi•"; ,./Jich is ple.,J,d to btoRr ds tnfions:Jhtwi!'geht in[i.jficitncitof.e :-t MDtivflt.Wd &~mp.riTJg ebejlm•four C urch hmin, with tf~<R•mifo. ' IWouldlknew where to findy<;m:then I could ttl~ lfqw rq take a direct _aime; l E "he~eas now I moll_ rove andcQJ;ljecture. To day, ,youpr~ in the te11ts o(the Ro.- .man~fts;tomorrow m ou:s;tbe.neJ~tday betw_qeq both, ag~inft both. Our. adverfat1es thmk you outs, we tbetrs, your confcience linds you with both, and neuher. I ' flatter younot: this of yours is the worft ofall tempers, heat and cold h~ve their U· j fe~; _ luke. warmnelfe as good for nothing, bwt totrouble the ftoll]BCh. Thofe :hat are fptmually hot, find acceptation1thofe that ~re ftarkc cpld, have a letl'<r (eckonmg;the mean between both,is fo much worfe,as it COfDCS ~eerer to good, and a!taines ic nor. How long wlll you halt.intbis indifferency~ .Refolve one way,and kno,if atlall what you d'?e hold~ what you fhould. Call ofi"either your wings or your te<th; aod lo~thmg thas Bat- ~lke nature, beeitbera Bird or a beaft. To die wavering and uncertame, yomr felfe wlll gram fearefull. If I mull fettle, when beginyou( Ifyou muft begmne, why not now~ It IS dangerous def~rring that, who[e want is deadly; and whofe . OP£0rtUnlt~
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