V•as.13· A11 Expofttion, "With Notes fuccdfes, to take notice of fuch fpeeches?. So before Gods Jud~ ment Seat thus ; Would I defend fuch atliotls or fpeeches before the Tribun~l of God ? Will thefe carnal deliberations endure the fe– vere Search andTryal of the great Day? Thus lhould you in all ~afes reviewyour atlions, and as the Prophet faith,Beh9/d ror~r Wa7 m the v allcy. · Ye that f ay , To day or to morr1w 'We Will go into [uch 11 Ci– v,&c.J By an imit111tio11 he reciteth the fpeeches or thoughts of the Jewi{h Factors or Merch:mts; NowWe Wtll go to Alexandri111, Dr to Dn,m111ftm, or to Antiocb, which were the places of their ufual Traffique. Obferve hence, o b[ervat. I. lo That carnal he~rtsarea//for carnal projeEl!. Thoughts are the purefl off-fpringof the Soul, and do difcover the temper of it. M.en are according to their device~; fee Ifoi.3z. 6,7. Liberal men de~ife· liberal thing!: Carnal men are projetl:ing how to fpend their days and moneths in buying and felling, and getting gain. The fool in the Gofpcl is thinking ot enlarginghis 6arns, and pluckjng down his houfes,andbn.ilding great er, Luk... 1 2. I 7, I 8. this ingrotl – eth all his thoughts. One ApofUe defcribeth fucbmen thus,Mind~ ing et~rthf.J thin ... (S , Phil-3-19. Another thus, Having aw heart ex– erciftd withcovctoNJ praEiife!, 2. Pet. z, 14. that is, wichcarndt contrivances how to promote their gain and earthly aims. Agra– cious heart is for gracious projecb, how they (hall be more thank– fui,P[AI,t 16.1 :z. how more holy,more ufeful for God,more fruit– ful in cvt:ry good work; Whlllt they .Pull/ do to illhtrit eternAl life. Oh confider, this is the better care that more fuiteth with the end of our Creation, and the natureof our fpirits : We were fent into the world not togrow great and pompous,but to:enrichour Souls with - rpiricual excdlencies,&c. , 0 /lfirv. z. 2. .Again you Jllly obfervc , ':(hat ~arnt~/ men fen~ ()Ut t h1i1' · thoughts to fore·fttl/1 andfore-enJoy thnr contentm,ntJ ere thq ob– tain them.. "Tis ufual with men to teed themfelves with the pleafure of their hopes. Sifera's mothers Ladies looked through the lattice,. pleafing themfdves,in the thought ofa triumphant return; J"dg·5• ; Thoughts.are the fpies and mdfengers of the Soul; Hope fendeth them ouc after the thing expeeted,and Love after the thing beloved. When a thing is firong~y '€xpetl:ed, the thoughts are wont to fpend, themfelves in creating..imag~s. and fuppofitions of the happinefs of enjoyment. If apoor man were adopted imo the fuccellion of z · Crown
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