TheSoulea Taigacalling to Chrifi, q9; is fbaken and totteredwith the windeof perfe- cution and temptation, the fòule is fettled more deeply upon thepromife,for the guidingof him - feliein a good way; buteafe,andpeace, andpro- fìperite, dry up a mans endevourQ, and all the lap of grace end good which formerly a rir feemcd ro have ; t'ien if it be fo that profpc itie bribes the judgement and couzens us, and if by piofpe- ritieour care and diligence isBeaded, no wonder then though honour and cafe prevaile fo much againft u4, to hn ler ns more than perfecutions can doe : thus you fee this mans falfeneffe. Now the evidences whereby he difcovers his falfeneffe, they are two : and it is pretty to ob- ferve, ho.v his hafeneffe within will difcover it felfe without ; the firft is this : Firft, you fhall finde him tomaintaine his Cor- ruption and his profeífìon too, theworldcarries him,hemuff have that, and yet his profeffion muff not bee call away, hee will have Chrift and eare, Chrift andhonour, he holds bothin hand, and he divides his forces, he will bea profeffour, and yet be bare in the world, and in his profits too, and youcannot take awayeitherhekeepes a flail inbothmarkets, Luke 8, 14.. it is faid there, that the thorniegroundbrought forthno fruit to per- fe&tion, it brovbt forth fruit, but the thornei did choke it, and ro it broughtforth nothing to any perfeftion ; as it is in the thorny ground, the corne haply bath afull earewith all the graine of it,and is as greeneas a leeke, butit continues not greene flill,andcornes not to rime& andperfe- lirr &ion,
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