378 l THE --------:- \ thou mayll: be taught of him 'once: He is the great Prophet that teacheth a Man fo, he fo prefents things in their owne colour~to theun– derflanding,thatthe willand affections follow and apprehend them aright; goe to him, and befeech himthat thou maifl:know them as thou oughtefr, and thou lhalt finde that thou {halt be able to beare the greateil: croffe with pati– ence, it fuaUbe nothing then to thee, it will ap– peare to be a fmall matter,when he hath taught · thee to judge aright, thou fhalt not be deceived in.ir.. 4 To know plearurea! right! ~.P~rtofthe Covenant. Chrifis kingly .offic:e,in three :rhings. I To-Cubdue ·finflllllufis. Solikewife,forpleafure, when aman findes ·hisheartfoweddedto any finfull lull:, to anye– villhaunt, wherein his heart is held inordinate• Iy, that it cannot divorce it felfefrom it, goe to Chrift~ be is.thegreat Prophet. Thus we may doe with the refi. This is_the.fecondparrofthe Covtndnt, · Thethird partofthe covc1Mntis, tnat which hewillperformc tous, ashe isa King, and· it confiftsin thefe threethings~ Yowknow the Office of a King is to·guide and rule; Now,ifthoufindethyheart nnruly, · ifthou finde thy felfe fubjed: to unrulyaffections,to finfullinordinate lufl:s,which thou canfr not mafter,itis a part ofhis Kingdome now, to– fetuphis owne government in thy heart,toput · his Ldwin thymindc, and towrite it in thy in– wardparts; that fo thoumayft be indeede fuh· ject to· the Kingdome of c hrift in awilling manner. When a. Man fees nothing ( as we· , faid !
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