.. "- . .... i.t.t!!.t.t!it.t!!!!ll!!!£ ~ . " 1 I . ' THE , . EP I ST 1~ E to the R E AD ER : ' / ; -- - Efpeci~lly to .the ftriCl: and ferious- · .·· Profeffor of Chriftianity o • • . Chrifl:.ian Reade'r, r > • ~ ' ' • : TH ~power of Godline{s u muchfpoken of, but (l , am afraid) _very rarely to he found amongft . [ ev~n ]famous Profejfors: Moft content .them- ; ftlves ~with externalviftbl~ duties, -'!V_hic~:· formr:~,lifts .11Jay . ~arry on with as .much fuming z..eal and applaufe alfi.&.~: .. cere worjhipper;: :4 formP'll (pirit is the difea{e of tf?ep.~~l'j·' . fent day,: ,.the bea1iu ofGofpel-light, h~tvtfo far extralled an ajfent to fundamental truths., ·-and f.he necelfity_~.f[ .(!me ~ . practical duties, that 'tis a Jluune in fome pla_f,a!l~t.t.~~: · ~ave a Form ofGot/!i?iefs: jVlany tvil!~e found OfHbt4ixt.~ '· i~ thei-;: Judg·mcnts, .. and exte~n~tlly conformable in·ti;eir . : praClices; yet without a principleofqrace in their hearts, or· the life of·Religion in their Lives, irz the day ofac-: · counts; witne{j the fooli(h Virgins • ...Thoufandi _.do final- ; ly .mi(carry befi~es rhe grojlv prophan.e: So~ego ~o He~l · Wtth a candle z.n ~hezr han_d.r, Chrt{fs Colours 1n thez.r ha,ts, his Word in their mouths, _~nd in the haBit of Re"-. ligion : .. E1i~1(Y DIZ~ is _ not a Sa~nt, t.ha~look! ~ikt one; a · · painted pi[fure '. ~4kes _a [11ir, Jhew, but wan~s. life: A · . .~~rmali{f . wzl{ be con!~ly .indeed' if ~en.imated witJ: : t~e Jruth of $rPtce: .!!ut . tbe ,. leave'! of hypocrifie JP.oylt. , lt1fi11J$..o~d tlftt'le} .; ::.Thu was thllt lelfVt:Jl .o{th~.Phart(ees . - t.lh~t jl'l9red their p'rayers, an~ rendrea them, J,(fa{lf~tl ' ~~ 4 2,
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