Keach - Houston-Packer Collection BT155 .K4 1698

SOr Cohn wnt of peav Op ncb. z77 Jefus Chrift, bring them up in the Way that they íhould go. 4. Thisalfd reproves fuck that grow wea- ryof this Holy Calling, or that decay, or wafte their Stock, and growpoorerand poorer eve ray Day. (i .) The Price of HeavenlyCommo- dities are fallen in their Efteem, Prayer,Read- ing, Meditation, ChriftianConverfe, Church Communion, Peace with God, and Peace of Confcience too is but of little worthnowwith them. (z.) Their Faith is low, their Love to Chrift, his Truth and People is decay'd, their heat of Zeal is gone. (3.) They are but little at Home, do not watch their own Hearts,- or are more abroad to find faults in others, and fpying the Moat that is in their Brother's Eye. Queft. Can't Men Break, that follow this Trade ? Anfw. Falfe Traders, falfe Profeflbrs may ; There are nay, will Break, and come to nothing. (i .) fo effe They Set up without a Stock ; I mean, with- thefe ,uill out true Saving Grace. (z.) They Tradewith be undone their own Money, or have Confidence in the or Break,' Flesh, and trust in their own Strength,. which40 come had almoít undone Peter. (3.) They are far to nothing; inDebt, and fee not the way of coming out . but others g cart t Break they do snot fee that all their Debts are paid by Jefus thrift. (4.) TheyTrade not alone in Chrift's Name, nor are they ítrong in the Grace that is in Chrift Jefus. (5.) They look one way and Row another, look Heavenward, but their Hearts are Earthly. (6.) They prize Earthly Riches above Heavenly Things ; fo T 3 that

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