hathit taken in that place, where it isfaid of Chri~, hec JbaU not hre4ke.the brufld Reede~nor quench the fmoking Flax, till hee !Jringforth_ judgement to v.iCiory _.for it {hall not ceafctill lle- have brought forth ·,ludgementto viCtory: · where,byJudgement,is meant holineffe,and the beginning ofgrace or f.1nctification, the firft part that doth begin to finoke, .he cals Judge– ment: faith he., the Lordwill not put it out, but !hall blow that fparke, he £hall put new fu– ell to that fparke till it overcome,till he bath broughtforththis beginning ofjudgement, or integritie, orfancr~fication,, to-victory: that is toget -the _vid<?ry over finfulllull:s.: now this is donebyconvincing, bydealing with thtun• , derftanding, it is the workeoftheHoly Gboft>· . with the minde$ of men. Now, B:elov.ed, the ufe you,may make ofit is this; If this bee the waybywhichtheHoly.Ghoft fandifies, andin~.. f'ufeth, and communicates to the hearts of men the graces offlis NewCoverumt, ifit be by the altering of the opinions of mens,underftan· cling, the way then tha~ thoumufhake to grow excellent, togrow .firongin grace, is to,grow much in ~nowledge, to ftudy the Scriptures much.; and therefore let not this exhortation be in vaine to you, make this ufe ofit,_ftill to meditate in theLawofGodday and night; fiill to doe fomewhattherein,to be trading therein, to ·be bufi ~din fpeaking,,or in reading, or in thin– kingon it. Beloved, ifyou doe but take any piece of tl:lis
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