550 The Preachersplea, . in this place. A fetledneffe of iudgement , following vponan orderly' courfe tobring a man thereunto. The fecondthing that mutt concurre , is the cone_ deration ache parties of whomwe haue learned e asifPaul had faid , Obferue and markewdwhat kendofinen theyare, by whofe Minifiery those haft been leflreetied; iftheybewins,whoóytheirfidelityinteaching, andbythoRepsofGedvpon theirla- bours, invfng their Latiniflery tocenuert m'ensfaules, doecarry with them thefiats q their Miniery; nay iftbineowneeonfcicececsnwitneffeforthew eitherof thefeoutof thine own.feeling,them&wareofa contrarydoab-inewhough Iwouldnot hams thee tietbj felts toarymans atethorttr,yet be well aduifedbefore thanalter thy iuddementconfirmed byfmcha (.. rn flery. This was Pauli meaning: and ifyou care to follow it, you flail in experience find it good counfell. Thus1 haue acquaintedyou with the bell courfe I knowasyet, both for thcfirflinforming,and the after-fetlingof your iudgement inGodstruth. Nymph. Ipray godtoenable mebyhis holySpirit,botbtoremember, Nadtoprailife tideyour goodadvice, !willnowmakethisanlyrequefp:yowknowitwNot mi mghforsee to beamanofknowledge, onle ehe doewithknowledge soya, ebadeute. If youknow bloha13.7 thofethings(faith our Sonar)bleffedate yeifyou doethemb whereforeas yew lianetarghtme how toheareprefirabyfor thegaiwiwgefknowledge;fo Irayyorediretk mu how I may beakegoodvfeofhearingforthe governmentofiuy lfir How to draw epaph. In the fiatpfáce thereforeremember, as topray tobe guided into dungshcard all truth, by the Spiritofaruth, fo cobegofGodro dire the Preachers tong, ìnto ptaeife that he may fpeakeveto your confcicnce, and char hisSermons may.bee asa- glaffe, in which youmay behold theverytrueeflate ofyour owne foule. Se- labourto putaway fromyou that whichSalomoncals afrowardheart e, that is, a heart that cannotbeate reproofe: remember itwell, and thinkefcri_ Doily vponit, thatthere canbe no greater teftimony oftruewifdome, then to dptca4.8. lowhim that rebukéthyewd: and thereupon refolue withyour felfebeforehand, that whatfoeuer is fpokenagainftyour fnne, be it neuerfo tartorvnpleafing, e Iee., t, at. yet youwill remises itwithallmeekneffe e,andefleeme itas apreciomeyle r. Third_ fPtal.n }x. S. ly, inhearing, endeauourwhenthe Preacher hauixglaidthe groundsof hisdo- &rin,commeth to application, toobferue what is fpokcn by wayofexhorting, what by way ofreproofe,what withan intentto minifercomfort r each point being referredtothere heads, fhallmuch the better be remembred. Fourthly when you are departed fromthe Sermon,forgetnot to findea timeas boneas is poffible,whilft things heard are molt frefh,in which to communewithyourewn çPflL77.6. heart t,and toponderh,and femme,andfords diligenrlythofe thingswhich were ;Lukeas9. delivered. This is that which we call meditation, anexerciCewhichDamidex- rustg.y7, ceedingly delighted ini e it is the fame to the mind, that digeltionis to thebo- dy: that which weheart is by it made our own,fothatthe foulereceiueehnou- rifhment thereby. Now in the pra&ife ofthis duty, it is good to confiderwhat thingsare prefently necelfary, andwhat otherwife. Thofe thingswhich are of prefentvfe, are eftfoones to be laidholdvpon,and a certain fecrctoath isrobe kPfaary.toó made betweeneGod and mans ownfoule k, tomakebafi,audnot to delayI, a fpee. !writ 6o. ely anddiligentexecutiOalYea though thedutyenioincd,be both islhrw pain ful,and an enemy to worldlyprofit,an abridger of carnaldelight,and ameanes by alllikelihood todarken dtimationand credit amongil men. Ifit be amat- t ter oftpirituall confolation,or ofprouocation andencouragement toperfift in agood duty , it mull bee reputedas a cheating fromheauen , andhcart(aswee fay) tobee taken thereby against all, either inward affaults,otoutward difcou- ragements whatfoeuer. As forother points, whichmayCeeme not to be offo in PfaIcre.n, prefent ere , theyare nottobe negle&ed, but to beebidden w andkept inthe' mid- UPtoa4.zi. defbofthebearte,thattheymaynotbetoleekewhentheLord (hallofferoccafi- on to imploythem. You mull doe in this cafe as you do in houlliold matters: ifypu findan Implement which youknow not howforthwith to bellow, you will
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