'< ·' I ' ' .·fle(lrf-Treafure. . read tho(e Books,that lay down marks of true grace; hear and attend the Jil?fi hearc·{earch– ing Minifiry, take much patns i~ defcendit1g · frequenrly tnto your own h.eans, and the God. of Heaven make you fenous in a through ,{earch. · , ·" .. More particular\y, that 1 may help·you in· I ' ·a Bifcovery whether yoit h~v~ laid up a:rrea:;.. . ' fure of holy·rhoughts; flowing f~om crutbs, ' . grac< s.comfsn-rs, experietices. Ask, 1 befeech I . )'O.t ~our own hearrs·the!efour qudHons~ · .' I·· How came yotf.by it · ~ \~- r· 2. How do you value it? . ' ·3. How doyou ufe_it ·? ~ ~ 4· Howdo you inc:reafe it? ' : I. ---Let me ask you , and do you ask yottr fdves if you pretend to f~ch a tre~furc, how youcame ~Y it? Men ufually know how rh'ey get ·a trea[ure, the hand' of the diligent ma• keth rich. Prov# 1 o. 4· i ..e.. the·~leffing of the - Lord upon diligent endeayours,'Verf2.2. men that would be richply the oares, run to mar– . Jan'•4· •3· ket~ at1d fair<;s, . travel fromCity. to City, tO . buy 4nd fel ·,and get gain, they:travd by Sea atid by..Land, compaffing the \Vorld tO' po{- / , ... . fefs a fmal pert ionof it : \Vhy now', what do -Yoil in fP.irituals? · Where are your thought– fuL cares-and painful hands-? though I labour vJil not get this trea:fure (tis a free gif~) vet it will not be hadwirhour labour. Gods Or– dina.nce,muft be bon6ured ; 'tis the immura.;. ble' decree of Heaveq fir:ce tlYe faH: In the Q n.:: 19. fw~at ofJhy {Ace fh~lt thou eat thy hread, ye;t . .. ' ~hjs _ holds good .for tne Soul. ·r'ho 6. ' ~1· ~~- ,/ . · · · , · hour ·.
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