172 Theperfit Patterne a kind ofimportùnity, bathleft their negligent commingto Church tbutwhat haue they changed itinto, but a ditrolute, carelelre,(leepy, andvnreuerent car. üagewhcnthey arc here Some haue fórborne their Sunday tporra, but they will befure to taketheir fill upon otherdayes : they ferme to fay as the (hun- g IA,0,1 s. kardinlfay,Towarm/hallbe,ute day, and muchmereabostndanta..- Soitae that (it maybee) heretoforecared not to readein the Bible, or in anyother booker nowbccaufeoftheir reading,defpife heating, and thinke theyhaue noneede ofin[lruftion: heere beemiferableexchanges, but this is not rhefilGngwhich Chrift meanesherein this place. And therefore let vs learnerhis Iellon ; that it is not enough by the preachingofthe' Gofpell, to bee broughtfrom fome euils,to whichbeforewe haue beenaccuomed,andwithall toentertains Come others as bad as theywere: but weemuffrefoluevpon a limpleand plaineforfa- king ; intending as weforbeare one fin, fo likcwifeto fat our feluesagainit all. This isthe fecund point. Doffrine 3. The third pointis,thatthefate here required,isanvniuerfalrfale; He/dleth (faiththetext) allthat he hash ; not forceperce ofthis finfull poilclliou, but e- uery parcell of it,euen t(re very whole and entire inheritance, This point 1 fpake ofnorlonglince, in the openingofthat text, Math. 3. where 1 Hewed thatthatd goodfreit, which proceedes out ofa ioynt refped uato all God,Cam. mandements: itmuff not begrieuous vntovs to haue the fame point againe in. filled vpon. Alwayes when one and thefamedoftrina comesoften, wee mom. accountit Cotofall out by the fpeciallprouidence ofGod, and that it is fo in his great wifedome,either becaufe whenwe heard itbefore,we heeded it not as we ought tohauedone, or vnder(}ood it notthroughly, or elfedidnot fo careful. ly fet our feluestothepra/lice ofit: fo that nowthe Lord-dothagainecall vp. onvs, tolay asit werebetterhold vponit, andfrom henceforthtolookebetter to theperformanceofit. Wellthen, for the point it felfe, thus it arifeth from thisplace; thàt lacewhichwould enjoy thisheauenlytreafure,dhich the Lord Bothfo freelyand gracioufly tendervetovs by the preaching ofthe Gofpell, snuff refolue to makea through-fale, and to forfaktnot fome,bnt euery finne, euery corruption, euerybreachof the will of Godwhatfoeuer.For the better vnderflandingofthispoint, to auoydallmiflakings, and todire& vs thepetter in the praftifeand performanceofit(it beingindeedthe very life ofall religion, baTim:;:p: and that which the Scriptureealleth thepower ofgodlineffe h,) I will thus drain- guifhthe poffeffionoffin. It isheld and poifelfed byvs,either inOur hearts and inward-affeftions,or elfe inour lines andoutward praftice.In theheartitis her. boured,hued,delightedin,lludiedvpon,caredfor.lnthelifc itis.exerciled,and byoften raffles receiueth Ilrength andincreafe,andis brought by degrees sir- to a kindeofripenelfe andperfe/hion. The intere(t that we haueeither of thee wayesinto finne,mufl neceffarily be forfaken. ClenfeyoarJelae,(faith theApo- isCella. f lc)fromallfilthineffeboth of theftepb, and ofelse Spirit ': fiat of all, wemuff la- bour to let goethe holde that the hearthash in it t for all godlineffe is but a fan- cie, vntillthe heart be reformed. Thoughthe branches and boughes ofa tree be cur, yet folongas the routelieth fallin the earth, therewillalwayesfotnebuds fpring forth.A riuermay bedriedvp,euen to thevery headandfountaine;but if that be notemptiedand choaked vp,in timeitwill;encreafe againe:& folong as hRom,6.1/a. corruption retires withinthe heart, force offenses or other mutt breaksour. You thalltrade in the Pfalmes,that the Ifraelitesmany times turnedvnto.God hrfal,78. when theyfelthis handheauyvponthemt : butyet becaufe their heart was riot vpright, theyfinned flill,whenthe (tonnewas ouer, and prouoked himafrefh as theywerewont todo.ThePrinceofthis world,the diuell,dweltineuery oneof Vsby nature,andthe fcepterofhiskingdomeis corruption: till by theweakning ofthe fm,Satan begin to be difplaced, the Spirit of Godcan haueno dwelling invs. Youwill fayperhaps veto met; how is it poffiblato cull"allcorruption out
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