·The benefit of CaviQg I knovvlcd£e. i . Heb.s• . •' I, 11 !: \. 11 I. I l !. I' . ! : I ! ~ . i Note• . 0 F THE ' ·the precious things in the world, itgoes be. yond them; Why~ becaufeit exceedingly in– creafeth grace: And whatis the profit of it~ It make_s Godto fet an high efteeme ofyou, it makes themightie God, whois.able onely tO· doe thee good, to delight in thee, it makes him readie to doe thee much good'; which I gather out of that Heh. 8'. faith theLord there, When r toeke·your Fathers bj the hand, aNdled' them ont ofEgypt, faith he, they brakemy Cove· nant, and I regarded them not, faith. the Lord;. .marke it; 6ut TwiU-m;1ke another kinde_ofCove.. mmt with you. Now,by the rule of contraries, thefe men·had little knowledge,, and h:Y that : ~anes they had no firength, and therefore– they broke the Covenant of the Lard, and therefore the Lor.dregardedthem nor, but caft· themaway;as you do refuferhings on the other fide now,there is much knowledge, that brings. . men much grace, that makes men keepe the· Covenant ofGodin greater ~eafilre; ifhe re· gardedn0t them that brake the Coven.mt, ~ertainelynowhe wiii regard them that keepe the Covenant, thofe that are his peculiar people,the men of his delight, the men whom he roves, upon whom he meancs to befrow all his fa– vours~ that are favourites to the Court ofH·ea– ven; thisyou fhall have, if you excdl in grace, thereare many other benefits, but ftill, I fay; rememberthis~ if thou wouldefr have mud1 grace-, .reade the Scriptures exceeding much, make it thy chiefdl: ftudy from day to day, enql!1re .; . •
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