Am 488 î he Salulet effet.irsaBcAlQínX toChrifl. ftibjert, laaply his heart is not difquieted for the crowne of the kingdome, for tree bath no hope nor likelihood ofit, bee 'cokes not to attain,: it; but now ifhee were the heire apparant of the crowne, andhad by confpiracygotten faire way to the crowne and kingdome, hee would lofe life and all rather than goe without it : and as it is withan adulterous woman, when fhe comes fartt into the family, thee loves her husband and the houle and all; but when her companions come in and entice her to turfed dalliance, then thee leaves the houle and her husband and all ; thee was badbefore, but the hadnot theoccatìons be- fore : this is the falfeneffe in this wretch, having no hope toget wealth, he is not troubled with it, and having no hope to get honours, heeis not troubled with it; but though his heart was as bad before, yet the falfeneffeof it did not fo difcover it felfe before, becaufe hehad not thefe occalons offered; and thisIs the reafon why many a man that bath beene very forward in profeflion, and bath fuffered much for the truth, yet oneman is pluckt off from the profeflïon ofthe truth by the world, and hee proves a ruck-worme, and the world eatsout the power ofthat grace which he feemed to.have: Andanother man is taken by his bale lufhs ofadultery,or the like,their hearts were as bid before, but they never had thefe temp- rations before; and therefore they abide trou- bles, becaufe thefe temptations came not: and therefore when thefecome, they decline and fall away, and this is the caute ofthe bale declining and
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