Ofturningfrom our el1ill 'DJayes. 1 141 .f ------~----~----------~-------- truth you get into' Y.our hearts, the more grace. I Gr4ct_and truth goes together, I Joh. and came I ·by CH a 1 sl- , ·whois fuU of hoth. Therefore 2 . Pet. 3.ul1. thefe two are joyned, Grew in grr:ce,ant!l it~ the k.nowledgeD[chrip. By truth: hut what truth~ ihy· Jfgrd is trutb. Every truth is not fit to fanetifie 2 as ·all water will not take !ope to fcowerl the word is that truth that doth it~. UUoraUtruths may doe many things in the foulel they may adorne it, but they cannot heale or purifie it. WA}b in Iordan, faith the Prophet to leapre>us N~tt~mlln. There is afpe– ciall vertue iti .this Iord~t.n to heale thee of thy fe· profi~, that is n.ot in the waters of Dar.fht(csu. You came not to the word as to alectureof Philofophy., but as to that which workes wonders: the powerof God goes wth it.For withal marke thisJthat it is not the word of it felfe that doth it ; it doth not worke as Phyficke that hath a venue in it of its owne~ but . the L o !l D doth· it by the word ; and therefore Chrift prayes tO his ·father to flm[Jije them 6y the word. As aman writes a letter byapen,fothe Lord fancrifies by the word. To confecrate the hearr to Go Dis to [anttifie it; and divine truths alone doe confecrate the hearttoGoD, and no other. Let us therefore get much grace and truth into eur hearts, 1 alfuran~eofjufli.fic14tio» and joy in the Holy Ghof!,that , by ta!hng ofbetter the heart may be taken offfrom the pleafures offinfull wayes; found joy will'fwallow upall other joyes, th~joys offinne. ' - Sdrre up thofe graces that are in thee :' for when Rule 5. wee exhort you to goe to God tohelpe you, our meaning isnor,that youthould leave all the worke: R 4 fome , I
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