Jll mendi"Pided into trvo ~!-n4!:t. · · ~henwe take from them gold and filver, that i5 truely precious,arid give them Counters, things that have no worth in them ; onely they have a goodgloffoeupon them, which quiets them, be– caufethey be children, becaufe they cannot put a difference betweenethings offhew; and things oftrueworth;foreventhns Sathan ufuallyquiets the Confciences ofmen, with thefe bare formes ofpietie,becaufe theyarenot able to difcerne, . not ableto di!l:inguifh between the precious du– ties, and the right performance of them,and be– tweeh theformall &empty performance, which hath an outward fplendor and glittering fhew of performancc;but in truth he cofens and deceives men with it. Therefore, I fay, a manmaydo thefe duties, he may beconftanr in prayerfi--om day to day, he may beconfi:anr in hearing, and performing all the ordinances ofGod, in facrifi– cing(astheWiflm.tn fpeakes here,)yet f'()r all this not tobeone ofthefe goodmen, according to this note,becaufe he·doth not performeth~m in an holy and fpirituall manner. You will fay to me,how fhall I know that~ You iliaHknowitthus ;1whentheordinances ofG.od,arcfpirituallyperformed,when holy du– ties are performed in an holy manner, you fhall finde thefe effeCts in them. · Firfi:, They are a fire to heat the heart, as in ]er. 2 3. UUywortlis aftre.._,. Againe, They quicken the beart; when it is dead, heavie and dull, and indifpofed to any _good dutie,they raifeand quicken it. Cc3 Againe, . ~41. .Anfw. Howtoltnow ....hen we ufe GodsOrdi– n:tuccs. I Theyarua fire. . Ier~.~3·49• z They~uicke
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