431 Remedy for Security. kReb.rt.sf. IfthisLeag&bter bee butmcmentanie, ifthis toy bee but for 4 fuifcnk; furci it place'¢s counfell oframesaduifingvs to reic&it,isrot vainer l'or what wiftlmauwil! yid .dvidd let his hearty onthat,whichlikeafhadowinthewater He eeanda e.l guedvidte p t water) yf queplacetque andeatch,after,but can ',millbeldon t non mercer in. 4. TheconduGonof thisIey is fearefull. Theend cfit is heauinefl: f, and (miff Woe htoyeawhicbnow lasgb,foryoufbaRwaile and weepem; If youaskewhat Hea- Oxid.deNar- aisefi:Heart what Abraham laidto the rich man in hell : Them in thy life tone re- 4R miaedlfthypleafarer,ncwthereforethat arttormented °.Thusintbeend,itbiterlikea 4 Ru.14.1 [Prow 14.13 Serpent°, and leads donne to the chambersofdeath P n Here is loabr Kffe arrested , Luke6.21. vpon witha reactflab q, and whereas the Tleafuresoffanne were batfor a Ira- nLuke 16,7. fn r, muff pProa.7.a7. g thewoewbich followeth will beperpetual!. The worn(dicth not,tbefce .Prous3.3r..l oethcmt : The breathoftheLord,la ake arieterofbrimflonedethkindleitr. This qa Sam.no,to is the la(t reafon,but not ofthe leaíEvalidity. Tbewife maneEierare inhit bead, r Heb.ri. sf. faith Salomon'. Flee lookcth not ondyvpon the prefent face ofthings, but fMae. 9.44 eonfidereth before, what the iffuewill bee: It isno good purchafe,to procure tIfa.3o.33. an endleffewoe,for a littlefliding fhadowof contentment.Thus I bane labou- nEccLa.14' red tofortifieSaintlameshiscounfell withfoureeffedìuallreafons,thatfowe may haue no colourof reafon toreieSt it. This carnal], Ioy, ifit be againft the general! driftofChriflianiry , if it hauenot thatfalneffeofcontentment which itpromifeth,if it be ofnocontinuance, ifit will certenly let in fucha cloud, out ofwhich will stile alt eternall tempef,neuer to beblowne over withany tra& oftime,how mull not the counfellgiuen beworthy to be accountedof, which nduifeth vs to turnt our Laugbterintoanother tune, and our fecure lay , into Come ladder quality? Ihaue expounded and prooued the Do&rine,nowlet ms make vfe. The Pfe.. This DoStritsewellagreethwith the times. lüiceaeh was called aReieycing nzeph. (.110 City", this may truly bee termed a Reieycingage; and like the people of Lath, y lud,r &7 we dwell careleffe , quiet and fire 7 inour owne opinion. Larry man tangs a Requiem to his owne heart. God hathof hisgoodneffe bleffedvs with peace, and peace (through our corruption) hathbrought forth intolerable fecurity, Religion isbecome nothing but amatter ofTitle, wehave a name(as was laid Rem.;, , ofSardis,)butall islittle other thenaveryviandofgodlineffe. Are we notall generally without any feare ofeuill ? Doth not entry man applaud himfelfo inhiscourt', andmakehitnfellebeleeue that his fafhion and carriage isasie ought tobe? Doth not curry company carry the very face ofcarnall quiet. nelfe, menvpholding and bearingvpone another (like the (tonesinsuArch) in their cat elefneffe ? Examine our thoughts, confiderour fpeeches, fee into our houfes,looke abroadupon the current oftheTimes, and feewhether plea- aEcals.a. fureand Epicurifine,and that madmirtb(whichSalemonfpeakesof.) hamnot engroffed the greateft part. I would ithad but a weeke(whichyet is averyvn- reafonabledifproportion) for one ferions minute about mattersof godlineffe. This ismade to be the very Endofall: Andas itwasa Law in Ahafhaerafbhis Court (beinggiuen topleafure and jollity) That semen might ester it, being bEft.4s. ci.atbedwithfackolotbb, whichisamournersweede ,fo,nowadaiesmencannot abide that which maymimic them any way to intermit their carelefneffe: A difcourfe or conferenceof religion dalheth all, and feemeth alwaies as vnfeafo. eProasó,r, nnble,asis the SouSis Summer'. ASermon ofRepentance is the very burdenof AA@,a4.a6. the Lord: either webe like Re/ixa, notatleifuretobeam it,orwemakiefhwitk e Ezec.33.3r. ourmoatheir,and oldas Lot tohisprofane fonnes in law, foweCreme tomanyas 1,G"'9'14. tbeughweda dmeet faywe what we will, you will fay toyour fcises,We/ball nsas9. 10 bauepeaees,ehe Fuillfhallnot comet. Thuswe flop the carelike theAdder', and i Ppalf$.4. althmugh the Lordringmany alarmes toawake vsfrom the bedoffecurity,yet k Prou.7.ta. we refolue (like the (trumpet inSalomon) to rake our fillk, and determine (as i tor.44.17. thole in laremief time) To deewbetfeeacr thinggoof, eat °four arsemouth1, This
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