IJfle~rt·Treafo~e: ~ 6! ifheth- 1 Ptt. I. 7. Nonecan fet a righ~ efti• mate upon a grain of. true grace, .which is ·no other than th.e off-fpnng of ·Heav.eo, the ~~r:"" chafe of Chnfts blood, and thebleffed frutt of thefpirit' of grace: it is part of the divinel1a• [ure, the Image of God, and {eed of immor-– talitie, grace is t.he muniment and ornament , of the foul, 'cis the onlieemolument and ac• complilhment of a Chriftian ; let the Wodd behurryed to gather great efiates, filling their . hOufes with:, goods, their barns 'with grain, and bags wu-h gold, let the good foul, get - filled with the fruits of righteoufnefs, thegra– cesof the fpirir. Th_ere are four forts of graces, that I filal advife ~11 ChriUians in a fpecial manner eo tre~(ure up in their hearts. · · · · . 1. DireCl:ing ~ , .. 2. Subje6ting · 3· Proficing gr~ce~ 4· Perfevering , ,. · Whichare thefe I. The.believing foul is to layup, with di..: ligence, diretl:ing,condueling, r~folving, and farisfyinggraces, that is, abundance of know- ' · ledge, wHdome, prudence, and judgment , ·that he may h4ve light and light, al:>out the ' . , things of God: Dayes are -coming, wheA · Chrifl:iansmay needchewifd0meof the Ser· Mat.1o. i~ pent, as wcl as the innocencie of the Dove : - a Chriftian in' his jouroe.y is often puz,ed ·· - with variou~ paths, and intricateMa:anders, 0 how much worth is a fpirit of qnderftaoo• ... ~ ' ing., ., ', ,, 1. I (
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