.. ~~~--~------------------~---- Bdovetl, the rule·is exceeding true, ifthou · deceive not thy felfe in applying it: therefore I fay this to thee, take heed thou deceive not thy felfe:it is certaine,the Covenant remaines fure, notwtthfrandingallinfirmities, as long as thy heart cleaves to thine Husband, as long as thou Two rules to know~hetht>r webavtbro.. kentbcCo· takell: not another in his fl:ead: therefore ifthou wilt not be deceived(as manydodeceive them. felves) I will give thee but there two rules to know it by. . . lCnam. 1,Rule. Wheat the heaft is adu\. teroufly knit to anything below. The firfr is an immediate examination of thine owne heart, 1ooke narrowly to this, _if there be any creature in the World, any plea 4 illre,any profit,anymatter ofcreditor honour or whatfoever the thing be, any delight, ot· fport, or inclination, or lufr, wherewith thy: heart commits adultery, certainely thou hall: chofcn another Husband,whatfoever thou pre. tendeft: Ifthere be any finne that thou art in leaguewith, wherewith thou art entered into Covenant,as I may {ofay,~hou haft brok~nthe .Covenant, with thy firfl: Hu.shand,as you flull ~c an expreffion thereof, 1am.4. r ee ttdtJ!terers andaaultereUe~, ifyou l1ve theworld,you love not God. 'That is, iftherebe any thing in the : world that~ you love in that manner, it .is enA mitie toGod, theCoven4nt isbroken; . Youwill fay,How ihall weknow this'?· ~:!~ You1h:1llknowit by this, ifit divert, a,nd : · Howt1~~o~ · put oat, ·and quench the love to your Huf. ourlo.vcof ; band. You flnll fee a Wife oftentimes, her •.thecreat~rc hcartisftolne from 'her Husband fhecomes to· }ts GQ!ull. . · ' b 1e . ,. ~ . . · .. i t
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