. A New Creature,.7bhat. of converfation, and they are much to bee obferved, that is, in all the turnings of a mans life: As, if he bee a Magiftrate, hee muft bee exaâ in hearing of Cages, neither to feare any mans face, nor to bee moved by any mans favour : if hee bee an husband, his fpeeches and adlions muft be holy, his fpeeches muff bee graci. ous : If thou be a Subject in reverence to the King, and refpeétive to others,thou muff be holy in all manner of converfation, otherwife the frame is not altered, this muft be of neceffity; for that which God requires of us, is the keeping' if the whole Law, as Tames faith, lam.i.2 o. where he fpeakes of keeping the Law Evan- gelically, For whofeever fla/IJ keepe the whole Law, and yet fade in one point, he is guilty of all. d Goethorow the whole Latitude of our obedience; if in one part thou wilt favour thy felfe, thou art guilty ofall. In the fame Epifi a lam.i 26 If any man among you feetneth to be religious,' and bridletb not his tongue but deceives his own heart,that'mans Religion is in vaine.T hat which is here faid of the tongue, may bee faid of any thing elfe : Doeft thou doe thus and thus, doeft thou fanftifie the Sabbath,doeft thou goe to God in prayer, goe to all ',particular duties, I know not what to name unto you, and yet in any of thefe doe faile ; confider that the Apoftle might as well have faid unto thee, for that thy Religion is in vaine (he fpeakes of keeping the Law in an Evangelicall manner) a mar mua fet him - felfe to keep every Commandement, and if he doe but take liberty in any, he is guilty of the whole. Take this for a Pure rule, what God requires of us in the Gofpell bee gives us ftrength to performe, but if our hearts were not altogether newmoulded, the Z worke
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