Humiliation before luse1ification. and that is the reafon that you have faith in the Mef fsah prcfled fo much, to beleeve that that was Hec . But that is not the thing to bee prefhed.fo much in there Times. But, as you fee in the old Tcfiament, when the Prophets fpake to a Church to confirme it in the truth, they doe not prefle fo much to beleeve there is a God, and that He is One God,and that a God of Truth,but to truft in God,and to make ufe of their knowledge. So mutt we doe. There is therefore another thing that hinders from drill, and that is; Negligence :Men care not for Chrifl, they are not af- feded with Him ; and this is two -told, Totall, or Partiall : Totall is that which they were guilty of that were bidden to the Feafi, and excufed them - (elves ; one had bought a yoke of Oxen,another had married a wife, another had taken a Farme,and ther- fore they could not come. They were per [waded there was a feaft of fallings provided,but they min- ded other things, for they were not hungry, and therefore cared not for it. And in this kinde the greatefi part of men, of your common Proreflants, negledt the Gofpell : Tell them of Remrftìon of fins and Iufiification,they minde it nor. Secondly,there is a Partiall neglect: And fo many profeffe Chrifl, doe many things for H,m,but regard Him not. And in this the fecond and third Ground failed, the fe- e-cud did much,but not fo farre regarded Hinn,as to endure perfccution.The third did refpedi Hirn more, but not fo as to forgoe their lufts for Him, this is a partial] negledâ. And that that helpeth this double neglect? is Humiliation. Now to give a reafon or two of this point, and to It SERM.1. 2 Negligence which is two - told. z Total'. 2 Po 6,111.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=