. upon the Epiflle of JAM E s. V! R S.6• 'it ofSatan (as we hinted,)' Who Vvorkph in the chi~d~erJ of difobe– ience, Ephe[2.z. but more properly of our own _fpmt, the bent o~ ·our carnal hearts: N aturotlfy U:c have all a wic~ed jpir!t that · Jwclieth in t#. We commit fin; .as heavy bodies move d(lwn– ward,not from an impreffion \Vithout, but from our o.wn fpiric and nature. Oh be the more e:irneU: to partake of the dtvme mture, and be more watchful over your felves : your own fpirit is the canfe of fin; inward concupifcence is the worfi en~ll!Y· } •'ir11• 449' ) • .. ~. ~ t t. 14. · . ~. .. , ,.-., . ; • From that [ '71'e9S' q;9ovov 61n'71'o9it, luffeth to e'!vy, ot defir~th Ohfervat.) . towards mvy.] vicarnalJPirit u flrongfy carriedout in the ways offin ; it de!ireth after it : Sufped fuch defires as are too vehe':llem; . pantings after earthly matters come from lu!l:, · · · · . 6. From that [to envy ~] Natural corrupt ion doi.fi moff of/lt Obfcrvai, 6~ hewrRJ it felf by envy. : We have it as foon as we come in,ro'the ~ · world, and 'cis an hard matter to l'eave it ere we go out of i.t a-, · -gain ; e children fuck it in with their milk. The Devil firfr envyed e Vidi '{!{an– us the favour of.God, and ever fince we have envyed one another : ~m p~rvut'ft'!l' l"he children ofGod are often furprized; fo {ofbt-tt:!, Numb. I 1, 2'9• _vc,_ · ugttf ·' So Peter envyed John,as excelling him in·the l6ve ofChrifi:,Juh.z r. · .. o" ·..;.. , 20, 2 r. 'Tis a fin that breaketh both Tables at once; it b~girineth · ' ,. , \ in difcontent with God,and ended1. in injury to man; 'cis the root of hatred againfr godlioefs: They that.are at the bottom of rhe hill, fret at thofe _that are at the top, and menmalign what they will not imit.lte. Wicked men would have all upon the fame l~vel.: Abels facrifice was better then Cains,and therefore Cain murthered him. Man would have his own weaknetl'es lie hid under the common de- ' feas; or elfe out of felf-love, like the Sun, he would fi1ine alon~; and thence come outrages in the world: Prov.27.4• Wrath is cruel, arJd Anger outrag~om; btU "W,ho uable t~ fland befor~ Env],? 'fhe heat of Anger is foon fpent, but Envy fsafetled cr.ooked ma- · lice, that doth out wat~h·adv:mtage to ddl:roy! : ' ~ I ~' ' . . .... . }. "'' Verfe 6. But he-giveth-more- gr'!_ce: ~'herefore he faith, God . · rejifleth the proud, but givethgra~e t~ th! h~mble. ~ • ·- ~) \ ~ • r .I r . ~ . t • 0 : I t. l I ·But>he gi:;efh:_more'g'r~ce :·:.T Some ·read/Jt~gi_veth,. ~pplyiQiit ! to die ~triptu'f'e) ; 'it giv'ethgrJiCe,·becailfe1~1 off'ereth, i'~', t 'atJd isLa m~ans mGods hand bt 'Working it. But I rather fuppofe 'tis to be · Mmm applyed
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