., . ' , ' Heart~·lreafore: · ; ·\\ · ··· ~ 85 · ;Havenot you beenmarried to Chrifl:, andcan , I .yoube conten[ to be without anypart ofyour Rom. 7·4~ dowry? Are n«7t you rt}en,wi.th ,Chrrj/,andlb.ohl~ . Col·t·• ,. 1 yoLi not then fell{ After thmg.s. above ! Are not a ,•' · -the thing~ of .God Magnalia; great thingso£ · eternal concernment.1 and d·id yolt not prize them at an high·rate at your fidl convi61:ion ·? And was not that ·your Motto [ non e-ft »-J9rtale quod o'to ]. I feek nor, .} 'purfue nor mortal .things, temporary,-fading enjoyrilents f Ar1d are not thefe as ll1l:'JCh worth enquiring af-ter · now, as forme-rly-?' Yes certainly , the(e ·do 1 ' nqt'dFcay 'through age. It was ·the ma.tte.rs . belonging_to the old Co!flenAnt, or Legal•dif- Heb.S._I). penfatio11 'that JecAJetl and ~axetl o/{.11. an cl fo ~Y ?egrees didvttnifh~waJ. Ne._... covenant m:r· lfa. ' . · , ·ctes, are the furt. m6rczes o.f Dav1d, ancl they . SS l· areahvaies fre[h and gr(en~ Hence (aith the, · · ,- ·Church in c~nt. J,. 16~-Alfs DHr 6ed b green, ,, ·i_ e. Our mutual delights ineach other are . ~Lvely~ { weet and !atisfyin_g, never glutting' I ·. • as earthly delights·are; ·He t·hat drin~s . ~f thefe ]oh.4-.t-t: , liviilg ~Aters fh~r~l neverthirft, i.·e. After n1ud- : die·waters of earthly comforcs, but fhal :more , ardently thirft -and pawt 11(t1r the lf'ving GD4; , WelL firs, look to it, there's nothing worth · ddiring, but thefe heavenly Treafures -~ if yoll can finde.anyJbetter, ~ake it~ much goodmay itdo you,vet brag noc of your bargain, til you · fee the i!Iue. · . · ,. · . - z. Are you in apy danger pf ,having roo much of the(e things'- Surely there~s.no [nimi- .·,,ot]fuperfiuitiesin the internals of religion: . ·· jn theoutward. part too much may be d~)ne G 3 (though· 'I I / ' ' • I' r ' I
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