The So4leI ee5ivallcalling toChrift. 507 to pray, andyet never prayIn their owne families, nor never humble themfelves before God ; as if the performance of a fervice publikely, could abate all the reft in fecret: It was not for his flare topray privately inhiscider, but onely among(c others; force ofthefe we have heard of, and we makeno queftion but there are more ofthis fea- ther ; ifyou know any fuch, either make them revoke thefe things, or elk catheere them ; the fervant haply is religious, and therefore he isre- folved, he will not dwell butwhere hemay have liberty to heare, and he will indent with his ma- fcerand mittres, that he will have thefellowfhip and communion offuchand fuch 3 this is all ve- rygood, and Ilove fuch aheart : but marke now when they returne home they are idle, and un- faithfull, and (curdy, and they are matters and miftreffes, and will not bee governed, and their plea is this ; My mafter is acarnali man, my mi- ftres is a carnal! woman ; but if they are carnal!, the Commandement is fpirituall, and the duties injoyned are holy : and therefore thofe prayers ofthine which maintaine thy finne, will one day be an acculation againfc thee,but will never com- fort thy confcience: thi s is not true religion ; all your letting your felves to fate, andall your our- fide fhewes and reformations, it is nor all worth a rufh, unlaf e there bee the difchargeofall thofe duties that God regaires : If there were Paving faith, and ifever thy foule retied upon jefus Chrift, hee would inable thee to all duties, as well asone, and cattle thee to make confcience in all,
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