upon the Epiffle of J A M E s. VE RS.I. defended with Arms. So aMagifirate may arm his Sub}e:..'ts :~gai r.fi an invading Idolater : Th,e Efiatcs of a Kingdom ma)' maintain , their Religion ag:ain.fi rhe Tyranny and malice of the Prince, after Faith given to ~aimain the Laws and the Religion eflablifht·d, h_e £hould go about to violite it: but if the Prince be abfolt~ tt>,and not under former Obligations, we have no other ronedy lch bur pray– ers, and tears, and meek defences. Out ofall you may learn, 1. Not to cry up aConfrder~cy with every one that cryeth up a Confederacy ; Wars may eaGiy be un· ·righteous, and ' cis dangerous to come onder the guilt of it : Here we walk upon the brink ; 'tis the mofl: folenm and fev Te AB: of ·vindicative Jufiice, and therefore mufi not be uoderraken Oighrly. z, 1f we may fo manymays Gn in War, what caufe have we to be lmmbkd, if any of us have been guilcy of a:1um~ ue concurrenc~ to fo greac an evil, either by irregular engagemem, or perverfe inten– tions? The more univerfal the influence or fad con(e-quences of a fin are, the more grievous £hould it b_e in the remcn;brance ; befldes the hurt done to our own Souls, there is a wrong to o– thers. 2. The next Quefiion is, Whether lu!ls war in the heart of a !2.!!_efi, i. godly man? The occafion of doubring is, becaufe he wriceth to Chrifl:ians, and faith, Lufts that \Var in your mtmbe~s : And Pet er writing to the fame faith, Abftainfrom jlefb!y lu[ls,c3·c. I Pet. 2, I I. . I anfwer,. Yes: The life ot .a Chrifiian is a wre!lling, conflicting Anfw. efiate; there IS a double narure m the befi, jlefband Spirit, Cjal. 5 .17. We carry an enemy in our bofoms; the Canaanite is not wh0lly · cafi out. 'Twas P a good prayer of him that [aid, Lord,deLiver m11 p Lif;era mt a from one evil man, and it jh11./t fuffice, meaning himfdf. Flefh and ma(u bumine, a Spirit, like the twins in Rebek.ahs womb, they war and Hmggle ; mcrpfo. yea lu~s ftir and rage more in agodly heart to fenfe and fceling,then maWICked~ When the j1roi'Jg man k§epeth the hou(e, the rroods are in peace, Lu_k.: ~ 1. 2 I. There ~s no fiir; wind and tyde go~th cogethe.r : ~.onv1ctt?n may fomeumes awaken drowfle lufis, otherwife al11s ibll and qutet; but ufually there is more trouble w1rh fin afcer conver~on, efpecially ~rdemly upon converGon: q A JJulloclz is qTcq t.t8. moft unruly at fir.ft yokJng; andgreen \Vood,.u form M it begirmeth to be ji1-ed, _c.ajleth muchfmoa~ The D~vil rageth when he bath but a iliort time, Rev.xz. I l· And [he ,like you mull: expeCt,though I i i · in
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