The perfit Pattern dricthvpquickly. OthersI hauefeencand heard,who etlïen they haue been£ ficke,and their confciencebathbeetle waked, and deathhath beene looked for, hauefeemedvery penfiueand forrowfull fortheir life pall,and hauepromifed(,f theLordfparethemlifeand ,health)greatamemdment. Well, theLordhash re- timed them, they hauehealth, they haue,Iheñgthi,where is their amend- " ne.z'sa; mein: They are fallenback,like the`dag to his4pma,asiti ilt ríajsw to the ',geea;' Awofullcafe. Thouwhoreconfcience telleth thee, that thisis thy cafe; that Moe' didfl,whenthe Ciotti was thee, fell away thyfinnes, but now, thou bath siPfalby.it. bought them- againe, Remdmber what Daitiddidu: Andwhat Salmon laid; faOsi'l.4a When thenhaft vowedavain toÇodsdg$rre not.fapayitY. Itisbetterthat thou fit out. deft notvow,then thatthowß,onldeftvow,andnotpayit. Itinnodallying withGod: to renounce finnefor a fit, to let itgot for a feafon, and then to fallto itagaine, isbut mockery. This is a repentance that God delights notinä Orreweld ranitouching the labt point,which fsube vpfhot ofall. He6ayetdí thatfield, faith my text. This is the thing to which all the former tend. Wee know what it is tobuy, soon tomake athing a roansowne, that it may befree to batik, ; himfor his vfe;andthat hemay take comfort ofenjoying itt fo, tons/thisfpi rituali treafwre,is to endeauourby all means tobecome the owners(At, tofeele andknow it tobeours ; noronely to polfeffethekxsowlcdgeofitin the mind, buttoenjoy thecotnfortand fweetnetlkofit in the heart. Thin :6 thetrue goéd ofallreligion; trotoncly to knowthereisaSauiour, but tokoowhim tobenny Sauiour t not limply that therein eternal! life but thateternal! life is ordained forme; not barely that my finnesare pardonable, but that they arepardoned. Theformer knowledge isneceffary, butyet the treafure is not bought, till this latter beattained, A man,mayfee a pieceofland and likeit, andknow the otth ofit, and be willingto glue the price; butyet the matter is not atart end till:thewritingsbemáde, and the reeksenterchangeably fir to, and thethbig foleinnelypuffed oser tohim thatdelinea in So this is the full period and full lhuttingwp ofthisfpiritual púrchafe,wheri as the Lord giueth (as PawlLpeaketh) xEp9rit,iq hiafpirirtabeane sree/lpennys,and a pledge, that it 'hallcertainly beonris and to, yfe thealfurance thereofisfealedvpfecretlytoourfnules, Andthe making vpof thisaffurance, isthat which suetyChriltian mulldailylabour in, andcarefully vie allgoodmeans appointedof God for thatpurpofe r as,oftenhearing, by which thepromifemay be applyed;diligent and prepared trimming to theLords table, which is a feuleto ftrengihenhis faith; earneftprayef,thatfo byoften commingg beforeGod, he mayfrelebimfelfetohaue dailymore andmore inteu áeft into his lone,-This isthebuying of the field, thee two things, thefelling a- way ofallmans hones,bywreftling with inward corruption, andlabouring a gainft outward tails s andthefeeking tofinde Chrilt robeamans ovine; that hemay be able to faywiththe comfort ofa good conrcience, with the Spwjt äÇlsap;ìad_ in the Canticles), Jammyfelottedr, Ado*, sty balonedir shier a; theftewothings Ifay willfiudeaChriltiaits swanworke while he hues neither can hei haueany truecomfort in- hisowneffouly.tbat clothnot (peed fools partof suer/ dayin one oftheft two,
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