Heywood - Houston-Packer Collection BV4510.A2 H49 1667

' . Heqr.t-7reafurei ,'·\, : in Obedience, bawlks ·not the l1ardeft and moft hazar:dousDuties; will not ferve Go~ · · ·wich that whichcofishim nothing_: ·Andthls <~ : ·' is a·gran~ difcrimin~tibg note betwi~tat~ea~ . . ·.. ·· ~ fured Satnt, and a trcafure1efs ' Hypocnce: r . ' \ ·. The carnal pedon lov~ a cheap Religion, : -. ·~ ¥id is.loath tobee at any cofi or pains for . -:· · " · God/ tn a wayof commandedDuty; but to aChilde ofGod the more fpirituaJ aDuty is;, anddiemoreoppofice 'tis to carnal eafe and ' profit,themorefreely cloth the foul dofewith it : He .is willing to cut off a right hand of a belovedLufi,pr'ay forenemies;forgive wrongs, I ' I give to the poor; as know~ng t~at all thefe · (yea, even the lafi)are e~enual par~s ofour re• Jam. I·2.7 , ligion;thereforewh·en the heart is full ofgrace . the hands Dorc.u•Hke, wil oe full of good Phil.I•IL · works; ~hich are ~a!led fruits of ri~ht.c:bu(- Col. 1 • JC) nefs. 'T1s the Chrtfhan.s·duty and dJgntty to · ··~- ,. be{ruitful inevery good work; which cannot ' proceed from anyother root than this Hearttrea(ure. A willing hearc/wil flnde a .liberal hand to rclieve..the poor;' the Merchandifeof peni~ent•7)re is creafured lJP in the bellys,and Ifa•1 3· 1& · itporft~e backs of Gods holyones: Tbisliberal ch.3,. 7>~ --foul acvi(ech liberal things, and wil not make' u(c ofca~dil reafoning~; as danger ofpo,verty, . unword1tnefs of the poor ·, hardnefs of the tim~s1 ~d d~e · like; ~ which th{ opbet calls the lnff~uments of the Churle; P~1t the lan:re- .. · nefsofaSaints inward treafure. wil makel~m ~ai·eltllly t6 fcek, a~d_thankfully toaccept ob~ . Jeas ~nd occafions of .chanty : yea, in fome , cafes, he firetchelh ·bey-and his power, where · . ,. - by . I ' I • . I

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