The sae, e c call calling to Chrift. dity went offeafily, and hee wasrefpetled forhis partsand gifts : Andmarke what followes, ei- ther God will humblehim, and bring him upon, his knees, or elfe he will fall offfrom hisprofeffi- on, and all, and will rafter be content tobe abate varlet, than to have no credit : If the Lord breake his heart and humblehim, blelied bee his Name for it; but;if God doe not humble him, but that he falls off, thenhecommonly proves an enemy to Religion, andGod, andGofpell, and all goodneffe. L f}ly,this hypocrite fals fhort offaving faith, as in all the former things before mentioned of the f}urdyhypocrite, as namely, that he was ne- ver truly humbled, hee was never effet&wally per- fwaded by the Spirit ofthe Father to refl: upon his free grace inChrift, andheedidnot make a right choyce of Chrift : for if lice had feene an abfolute needof Chrifl, then beewould have pri- zedChrift more than allparts and gifts, becaufe hee hadgotten Chriff which was better than all hisabilities ; but he hath made a match with his fervices and abilities, andbath only traded with Chrif' ; hefaild inall thefe,but the maine wound ofthis hypocrite lieshere, heerefs not upon the LordJefus Chrift, but upon his ownebottomes, and his owne abilitiesand performances, which God'inables him todifcharge, andfo he fais ikort ofa Saviour. All this will not doe the deed, brethren, it is not rowingbut landing which will doe thedeed; kwas the guife of thofe wretched Hypocrites ira Ttt Ef4fl 509
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