feprpbate^tis motethen weeliaue Warrantfor: yettofayoffeme,thatforthe prefent.jthey arein awretched condition, and(hall,excepttheyrepent, pefiflj « . - vhdoubtedly,is not vnlavvfull.Nay,fo muchtheMiniftersofGodswordought tofay. The wordsofthetextarepiaine. Hethatdothnotrighteonfnesisnotofgod. Ifu befound vpon enquirymade,that it iscrue ofmanyof vsthatweedoe not righteeufneft,(\\rdyhecthat/hallforbearetp fpeakethe truth asit is, ihallbus dufenible.with v.s,^ndtherebybpthfinneagainft God,andby his flateries hurt vs%lfo. Therebefashathbeenefaidj fwp forts guiltyerfnotdoing ngUeoufnes> , Firftjthofe which knowmtthli&mc^o€^te^wferSecondiy9 thofewhich knowing them, feekenot to performe them, le t vs looke to our felues,how weecan fhiftour felues'butofoneofthefetwo.companies: fure 1 am, that for ,/ pcrfonsvnskilfull in thewaiesOf%^/>»j|«^,it (hallnot behard todraw forth S a greattroupe, men andWomen, wofullyignorant inthofevery things, with- - : • out tileknowledge whereoftheycannot beifaued, withoutanyconceit euen in the,vcivfirftprinciples and.w. thebeginniggofChrifi*. Alas, howcan wee doe _*Heb,6.i. right,ewfeefaifwedoenot knowiti Ignoranceand obedience cannotdwell togethe^yThinkeyponitjouwhom it toucheth 3it concernedyou neerly: and that fp>niuchtherathec, oecaufe otirignorance isinexcufable5 God ispot wan- ting'tp.-ysfor themeans,onlythis,wearewantingto ourfelues.The knowledge ofrighptottfnesoffer,etjr itfelfe daily vntoys, andis an carneftfuter. tobeeentertained : ifit werenot lor ourovyneynwilhnghetTe, wecould notpoffibiy beignorant. I pray.Godopeh our eyesto lee thedarigerofit, andflirvp ourhearts ■ to labour quickfy to cbme Out©fit;. Asthe number isgreatofpeople ignorant in the holy.dutjesof^j^w^wjwhich.God hathrepealed in bisWord,/©there are as many,whoknowingfomewhat, yetdoe vtterly negJeifthecarefull and confeionable pra&ice ofthatwhichtheydoeknow. Thofetbat’arethe greateft enemiestothe exercifesofthe Word,andipeakeworftboth ofthePreacherand Doftrine, andwhen theyarehere*fometimeflecpe,fometimefcoroe, fometime -bu% theirmind^aboutother things5yet whetherthey willor no, fomething they-heare,yea |heyfo heareit, fo conceiue it, andfofeetheexpretletruthof it, that althoughtheyfainewouldi yettheyare not ableto denyit. The fwearer ( | : v'V'; % hearethfy?earin|jreprooued,andcannot denytheiuftnelTeofthereproofe.The ^ ifa-v ! conteronerof the Word, heareththe necc/fityofthe minifteryofitvrged,and canpottell howtofayagainft«.The vfurerfullforeagainfthis wij,hearethplain , reproofes againftvfury,and goethawaywith aconuidedconfcience.The Sab- bath»breaker,and hewhocurtalleth thewor/hipofGod, & ferueshimbyhaifes, •1 r, he alio heareththeexprelfe doctrineofthe Sabbath* andhathnot in theworld* 4 ■ : ■ ' wherewith toreprpoue it. So the(upedit.ipusperfpn* theadulterer, the drum* hard,,thediforder.edandriotous Jiuer,allthe/ccommingto heare,whatfacefo- - e,uertheyfgtvpon it,yct.thatwhichtheyaretaughtflicks by thcm>&theyknow 1 theyihould dootherwifc.: Sothat (1 fay)how flecpiIy,orfcornfully,or carelefly foeuermenheare,witj3butanypurpofetoiearnc,yetatvnwaresfomethingclrop-- pethin,andfomegeneraIl tafletheyhaueoftheduties oirightepufnes* Y et for •all!this,,thoughmenare brought to know, that fuchandfuch,holydqties God requircth, fuchandfuchgroilefinshedifalQweth, few notwithftandingmake ■ any5opfcience either Offramingfhemfeluesto the.performance^theone,r.oE "offirming tQkeepe,themfeluesvnfpottedof theother; but asthough,it were nothingtofinnsagain#knowledge,tofinpeagain#confeience,theyrulhonin thdr accuftomed mannerofbehauiour j.thefcornerin contemning,d^efwea- rer in blafpheming,the Sabbath*breaker in negleff ofGods worihip, theadulterer in vicioufnelfc,thedrunkard in exccife,.theIyer infej/hood,thevfurer in ■•vH pppref^ngjthcnialicious in yn^haritableneffe. Is thistodoerighteopfueffelczn thefethingsraigneinthofethat areofGodl /So, it is vnpo/fible. Wee /hallbut , . ;o ■ ...................: i " ........................decciue 322 The triallofAdoption.
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