,_ . ., .... ..., ... "'· ' . - -· - .. but OQt overcom<! .: Thq th4t arc Chrifti havecrucified the fle/h, With the lufts andajfeEhtms thereof, Gal.5.14. He is a carnal man ~hat is carryed ~way wifh any inordinate affetlion or lufl:. Nowof - ttlllu£1s thi~ is mofi nt~,.tural; The JPirit that is in m lufieth to en. YJ, {tttr~.~·5 . Children bewray it fidl: Pidi z:.elantemparvulum, 1 faw (f3ith (lttgFtrtine) a little child lool<ing.pale with envy. As ~cis natur!lli, fo 'ds. odiom ; 'ci~ inj~ioUJ to God and his difpenfa– tions, as ir he had unequally difhibuted his gifts : 'Iis hHrt(Nl to othGrs, we malign the good that is in them, thence hatred and per.. feeutiofl: 'fisp.-cinful ~o our felves, ther~fore called dre rottennefs Pfthr bouu, ProV·l4·3G· In fhor~, it arifeth from pride,"ciscarryed out in covetoufne{s,and evil defire,and ends in difcontent. Oh thm, bewa~of this bitter envying and firife; Ephef. 4· ~ r. L(t all bit– te.ri1efs, tmd \l.Jr~t.h, andanger /Jc put away from you: •ris hateful ro God, prejudicial to others, troublefom to your fdves; 'tis its· ' own punifhment : Nathingmore unjuft then envy,4ndyet nothi11g mari. j11-jf, faith N4~i4H«n. \!\~il~ yQu knowwlut 'cis? difcon– tmtedn~fs a~ another m.ans good .and profperous efi:ue, hoHnefs, dl:e_~m, r-t'Pown, p~ns, &c~ Inc.am:ll things 'tis for:did, in higher ~hings 'c-is dc·'e!·ilijh; in the ene we partake with tke BeAfts, who r~v~no\l!ly fe~k to raRe the prey from one another, in the other wit·h (h.f D.e?Jils., and ~;vil Angels, who being fain from happinef~~ f!O.W ~lign at'ld (illVy thofe that enjoy it. Envy dt.fcoventh it fel~, l• l3y, gl'·ttf at otbe{S:enjo,Y'men~s, GeH.4·5· Cain ~s fad becaufe A· ~e_l.r. Sac~·ifice was accept<rd ; th~ir ha-ving is not the caufe ~ onr w~nt. hnt our-envying it:. 2. In re-jby!Cing at their nits, d'ifgrace, fllif\e; Pj(,{.t l-·7· Thq l.aMghed me tafc~Kt~,This· 1s htv:P·c• Da.vid fa.n~d f~ aAI!tltn1ies tia;lnefs, &e. 3. 13¥ incommugicadon ~ Mea \VC~Jldba.v~ all things indofed within their ~ine and pale; are vexed 1 ~q ~.h.~eoln.monMfs of gifts, becaafe tke~ woold 01ine alone: Mo– [e:s. co~ltta:~ily, lY~t~JrJ. "t.Q~ G:.od aUJid p7:ophefle-, Namb.u. a-8,2.9•· C.P>J16·.d~-\'· t-bef~ ~hings, hQW UL'lfuit~k-to.yDur pPa~ton. Seulfb fQr £\r1.f~s., t~f ~ not ~come- tbofe· wh0 iihouM be eernented g.l!~.1em.f~r-; W:itb thtt faa\~bloodefCbrift: AlU~JS~sareb~· yol.tl' M!M!e·was sr:~ cl:rtz OJi'VfrJ:: dJ~fil~tter Wbf111 y.oUC!\tne f,rOVM Ml€-~; but envious ftrifes are ' 11 mall, ug. worft of all; and yet ufually this is the fum of ett~ ~oal!d~s, W.htJ folilf.lie-.g~caA.1f, ?· Opimi0lil6are draws· in·(or·~he greater gl0-fS'and :v4rf;li~ €~ P"a~tfOOi, Somept(QC~_d: Qofpet ·<i>U!·ef: enV:y; PhiP. ~··lS•). bijt u~iJ th~~t.the:~qll,l!tel;· an<lfb R;.cl1g-iot~, wfti'c.& IS
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