Hieron - Houston-Packer Collection BX5133.H54 S4 1624

The Platferme ofObedience. 333 and are altogether inbondage thereunto. They account themfeluesiollyfel- lowes, becaufethey can telkeprefamptuo ,y, oldfeitheir math41'40Heayen Pfa73.8,9; and can fay ,Wha ie Lerdoaervs`? Setting allinflruétion at naught, and making Pfal,s a,4, a left ofeuerygood thing. But for all that, the mercerbeing well looked into, they willproue themfeluestheverieft flaues, and the Weftvaffals vnder hea- uen. For whatbaler thing thenfrane? And howbatethenare they,which giue themfeluesouerrhereunto,whoasfoone as they feele their corrupt hearts pro- uokethem to any thing , doeprefently let themfelues to performe the fame? Many fuch flaues every place is fnllof. The Adulterer is aflaue tohis fin, he is whollyat thecommand thereof he is many times ftudyingand mußnghowto compaffeit,howclolely to carry it,and tofatisfie his vncleane and beafily de- fires. The Drunkard is a vaffall to hisfin, becaufe it is his lifeand buuneffe to fer himfelfe to the committing ofit, toget money tobeftowon it , to gather company, that hemay have fellowes in it, to rifeearl tofollowit x, tomake his x tfa.4,t r. body iroag wdmighty y tobeare it.The couetousperfon is a drudge tohis rim- y Vede se, ney, he is fuch a feruant tort,as theCenturions feruants were tohim = Ifmo- >,Maqa.9. ney fay to him,Gee, he trudgeth (trait:ifit fayCime, it bathhim atabecke : if it bidhim,Deethis,be it innerfovile,vniuf+,orvnlawfull,hçBoth it by andby. Sothe (Cornerand(coffer at the4bórd,is awn avillentohisown profanenes; hecannot fecret his contempt,his heart is fall, ifthe Dwell bid him fpeake,hee cannot be filent,he mull needs[bootethe arrows;ofbitter and difgracefurlwords 0, aPfal.,e 64.1 againft Gods truth, So the maliciousman,thevncharitableperfon,hispoyfon raignethin his mend/body, allhis members areweapons ofvsrrghteeofneffe, his tongue to raile,and all thateuer he cando toworkereuenge.Many fuckparti- cularsmight be infrfted vponb,butthe briefeof all isthis,that albeitmen think bSeèPre,- themfeluesat liberty when theycan line licentioufly,vetifwe wilfudge righ- chers Pica.: tenon iudgement,there isno gally_flauein the world liueth ingreaterferuilicy thenhe whichlinesinbondage to hisownecorruptions. Ifinen therefore dOe defireliberty andaffeft freedome, letthem then labotìrfor this chiefly, Cobee' freedfrom the bondage offtores: and let vs all learnt this;to rakeheedoffecret` takingpleafure, andofdelighting in the tuftsandallitrementsoffane:.offtaay, ing anddeuifing withoutfelues ,forche-accomplilhmentofSia:It is the Lords' requeff,that we fhouldgivehimour Hearts: though we may fometimebeo. rProu.al.as. uercaried by infirmiry,and fall intoeuill,yetbewareoffufftring Mir-hearts to dHeb,n:af. be enfnaredwith thepleafares d and deceitfalnèf nut nnec.ykooantarhYm(faith the a Hebgr3. Prophet) that imagine inigairyvpontheir Bellsr, luthdoe makejf,vne their very f t in.t Trade,and arecalledtheferaanrsof¡runes. g lob, s34, Secondly,out of that which bathbits fpoken, there may bea good IAmade inregard ofthe erial ofeserymastsel'cate.He which wouldknowior hiscons. They'yfe' fort,howit fareth with him in refpeft ofhis foule,let him ittand ezaminhim - felf,how he !lands affefted tows rdsfin.The chiefe feateofthe kingdomoffix, isthe heart;ifhe bath loll ehat,the ('cengthofhiskingdome is takenfrom himi Ifthou feels thyferret corruption inCome goodmeafnCe&loather+ir,& labo. ref+ againflit,and defireft to be delivered. from it, & artwoewith thy felfe for thepowerand preuailing ofit:oh,itis a goodague:there fruits are tobe found' innose but in Gods children.Ifwhen thou heareftfo muchfpokenoftheabun-- darncorruption that is inmans heart,thoumaruelleft what irmeaneth,haning in thy felfe no feeling ofany fuch thingtoriffeting fame thingsamiffe in thy felfthou lamenter+them not,thou groaner+not vndertheburdenofthem,thoù' labourer} notto reforme them,thouha(+noreafon tobe gladofthis,orto take conteatmét its ir;it is fo with none,but only with the lianes ofb's,& the bond- menof iniquity: and totheewhich artthus enthralled,I fay as Salomondorh to him,thar hathGeared himfelfe with rafrfuretifhiph,Gïaenofeep tethineeyes,aot bProv,6,y, (lamber totbrne ye-lids:get thee outof thisbondage asTooneas it ispoffible. Gg The

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