The coules ej`uadcalling to Chrifl. 9 3 apretence for it. Thereforeabandon all thole carnali pleasand foolifh imaginations,which de- lude thy foule, and perlwade thy heart that thou haft defired,when indeed thouhaft not : for this Ifay,a falte prefumption that a manbath a thing, Both hinder him as much from defiling of ir, as ifhe poflèfied it already. Wee finde it in nature, simile. the ftomacke is pinched with hunger, becaufe meat is wanting; now from this hunger there fol- lowesagreat endevour to get fuccour and fupply, if there come a cold winde that overpowers . theflomacke, and rakes away the hunger, and the winde in a mans ftomacke deprives him ofhis appetire,though he bathnomeat : Soit is with thefoule,there isagreat want ofmercie andcom- fort;and affurance ofGods love., the foule /lands in needofholineflè topurge it,and merde to par- donit; Yet when a man hath a fond fancie that all is well, and all his delires are good, he fillshis heart with avaine foolifh delire, and that takes away all his cndevours, and the prefumption that he lothdefire,doth make him,as well contented, as if hedefired indeed. So that I befeechyou,be notcarelefíè, doe not groundlefiy caf'c away the word that would ikiforme thee, and convince thee. When you heard the wordof the Lord, your laziehypocrite, fl:age hypocrite, and terrified hy- pocrite applaud themfelves, and clap themfelves on thebacke, and they knowwhat they know, contenting themfelves, and perfwading them- felvesas they did before, they care not for the B b 3 Words
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