Note. Simile. Note. layd upor:t thee, if there were no rhreatning, no Hell) yet thou delightell: in God, and defirefi exceedingly to have communion with .him; Th~re is nothing feemes to be fo beau- . tifuii as Grace) as the Image of God re· newed in thy Soule j I fay, this will be thy difpofirion, and this is for aman to be a Law to himfelfe: For youktlow this common Na ... ture is between the Image of the old 0~am, and the Image ofthe new, betweene the fldh and the Spirit, betweene -thofe lull:s that re~ maine in thee, when thou art undertheCove– nAnt of workes, and betweene this Covenant of Grace,and fervency in well-doing; I fay, com ~ mon nature is betweencthefe two, as a Bowle betweene two Byalfcs: Now the Lord, when he comes to write his Law in the heart,he doth not oneJy knock offthe old Byas offinfullull:s, that carried it out, but he fets a new Byas up– on the foule,that bowes and bends thee to the wayes of God,that ll:ill there isa ih·ong inclina– tion that carries thee on that way, beGdes the Commandement; that thou doell: not every thing as ofneceffitie: amanbefor~ this time,it may be, prayed,it maybe he was confl:ant in ·prayer,he would not let aMorning nor an Eve– ninggoe without it, it maybe he would doe every other dutie, 'but he cloth it as a taske,as a Duti,esper· Man that dares not omit it, there is a naturall formed out, confcience in him, that will be upon him if he offearc. doe; He feares God will become his~ enemie, I he {hail tall:e of fcarefull Judgements, if he . -negled: _
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