514 Thesouk:effeatea1dcalling te Chrift. that bath no favour ofgrace,norgodneffe in him, how can he tell that which he never hadexperi- enceof? make privie fearch, whether ever you had graceor no, and ifnot, then labour toknow the way Low to come to it ; ifa mans flare did lye at hazzard, he would have everymans opi- nion, andLee would inquireof this man and that man, whether his evidences were found, and his title good, and hewould fpare for nopaines nor coft s muchmore fhouldwe doe it for the title ofeternal! life : there is much conterfeit faith in the world, and thoufands perifh upon this ground, like motes in the iunne, and never know where theyare, till they are in hell', .heref,regoe to the Lordby prayer, aske thecounfell of tome faithful' PVlinifler, and never reft till thy heart is perfwadedof it. Trfe loft, It is of exhortation : you that fee the way, walke in it, you thatknow theway, I fhould let an edge on your delires and endevours, labour, I fìy, hard for this bleffedgraces as for you that have beenelabourers, you are to be encouraged, continue your prayers, and quicken thofe ende- vours every day more and more : you that ne- ver did yet, you are to be provoked to the per- formance ofthe dutie, and give no fleep unto your eyes,nor reft unto your felfe, untill youhave this : and here are two things robedone : Firft,youmuff labour to get it. Secondlya youmua labour to Life it when you have it. Fir
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