66 The settles efeEiva(1caßing toChrift. 3,Reafan. Thatwe may bewatchfull and carefall, left we lofe thecomfort thatwe have: lightlycome,light. lygoe, got with little;paine, loft withWecare; therefore the Lord will make us feekeunto the meanes. 1. Yfe. Inftru&ion: to teachus the worthoftheGofpel above all other things in the world, for it isac companied wit1 the Spirit, and it brings falvati- onwith it. What if a man had all the wealth, what if hee had all the policie in theworld, and wanted this ? hee werebut a fook. What ifone wereable todive deepe into the fecrets ofnature, toknow the motionsofflarres, and yet knowno- thing belongs tohis peace, what availes it > what ifa mancould (peakwith the tonguesofmets and Angels,yet without this, he is a novice inknow- ledge. Why doewe valuea myne, but becaufe of thegold in it? and the cabinet, but becaufeofthe pearle in it ? oh this is that pearle wee fell all for, 2 COY. s. t,2. 2. qfe. For triall : a man may knowwhetherwe have a fpirituall heart or no : IadR. 19. he that bath not the Spirit, is a fiefhly fenfuall man. Wouldeft thouknowwhether thou art carnali or fpirituall ? this do&rine tells thee. How came the Spirit? If thouhaft it, itever came with the Gofpell : ther- fore fee nowhow thy foule 1h nds affeëtcd with theGofpell, and fo it Rands affeûed to the Spirit. Ifthou wilt noneof the Gofpell, thou wiltmite of theSpirit, thenChrift will noneofthee. Now reafonwithyour owne foules, Why,unlcffe I take the Spirit, woebe tomee, I mayowne my (elfe, Chrift
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