oftrue conüerjroti. z60 o tome whofe conuerfation isrecorded in the S ripture, in whtïm there is noted a plaineforfakingoffurmereuils, and anvttQrdiAikingand abhorringof the things which before theyCooke pleafure in. Thofe Iewes ofwhom 3 coo. were conuerted at one Sermon ofSaint Peter r t indeede atthe firfltheywere hard. fAei :gat nedand fenllel%,theyreproached the Apollles,and called them drunkards,theÿ fcoffedat theWord, and carednot forthehearingofii: but we donot findethey continuedfoafterwards, butthe contrary rather ; their hearts werepricked, they honoured the Apoihes as Gods Minifters, they trembled at the Word, thor cares wereOpen to hears, and their hearts prepared to learne any thing: So Paulonce6reathedoat threataingi and laughter againf1 theDifeiplet ofthe Lord a, RA 0,i. once hewas ablafphemer, and anopprefforarh 5 but was bee fuch a one !fill after haTiaa.t,tá God had called him? No, nay her preachedthat fame faith which beforehee de- ßroyedr, and facrificed his lifeforthe religion which hee fomètimes perfecuted, ï Gala,a,: Thofeof Ephefus before they had the true and found knowledge of religion, vfed curious Art',andwere given towucherafr,andforcery r but after their hearts Were touched',there wasa Change, theycame andcoofefed(faiththe text) andfisw- edtheir werkee, andbmrnt their books; before allmenk. I heard Ephraim (faith !es e- lc Ad 19. 4; mtie)lamenringandfaying5 Sorelyafter`thatl was toflrutled,Ifmstevponmy thigh, 1 teat afbamed and cofounded, becafe Ï did bearethe reproachofmyyouth 1. Benold iter.; r9: heere, ir. head of delight informer finites, ablufhing at thevery remembrance Of than. Paul writing to theCorinthians, and making mention of fundry kindesof euill doers,frncators, idolaters,adalterere,wartont,coreetoae, dran&ardf, rayler:, extortio'aers, and fuchlike, faithindeed, that fuchfume of themwere/erne- times: barrowyeaarewafbed ,reowpox arefanc5iifted m; Thelike tellimonyhe giu.-s sii , Cned.ri ofthe Ephelians,7ewereowe darkeaeffe, butrowPe y are light its theLorde, of the siSphtf58. Coloffrans,Is theft. things (faithhe) yamwalkedonce, bat nowyeabanepotofftheolde *as*. That woman that wantedChrß:feet,ofwhom mention is made inSaint oCot;y, Lak r hadbeeneawomanofanotoriousebill life brit when Theeonce had a PLuk,y. ;ye feeling of the graceofGod; and that many'andgreathimet /wereforgiaen her, had ;8' her vnehafl life in fuch deepe dcteflation,that intokenthereof, Ikemade her eyes which had alluredothers tovncleanes,as veffelsof water, inwhich towall' the feet ofChrifi iand the hakeofher head, which nodoubt had beeneplatted and laid abroad for the famepurpofe, as towels to wipe themcleane: Bythis plenty ofexamples, to whichothersmight be added, itappeareth,that there is afelling anda forfakingofformer fumes, adillikingthew, growingwearyof them, in ail that aretruely converted vnto God. Aman that!meth inprifon, and is there hardlydieted;feedeth with verygreat appetiteandgreedintlil'e upon fcraps,and parings, and the refufeofother mens tables, and thinkes himfelfe Very well, ifhee may fillhis bellytherewith: but when hee is firat liberty, and commethamonghiswealthy friends,where beefades variety andplenty, al, ter hehath oncetailed ofit, he knoweth nothow to faltohisold diet againe but wondersrather withhimfelfe how he could lindeany fauout in thofe comic and homely leanings: after the famemanner, a man being heldcaptive by Satanat his pleafnee, taketh great contentment and delight in thepraetifes of *fie andfilthyfumes; and thinkeshimfelfe happy if heemay euen fill himfelfe therewith ; but beginning once tobe fee atliberty, by the power ofGod, and tailingofthe fweet prtuiledgesofa Chriflian, heegroweth euen to aloathing of hisformer inityuities, anddoch maruailehow it was poffible for him to re- ioyce,andpleafe himfelfe in finch grolfe and abominable courfes.Thus youmay teethetruthofchis fiaft point touchingthe relinquilbingthe interefland poilef- fmuofoldfinnes ,fortheobtainingof thiseternallinheritance. Let vs make vfe ofir. If we doethinksthat there itaGod in heaven trueofhis word, and iufl and 7h. 4Jft/ $pright inalibis tourfcs,slid that this verfe whiehaatee haue in hand, is apart of that
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