56 That. the 1s1ature.o mant is full of _._.. SE RAt.l1, Laic. s ;.so. ordination required. But when this runs out aml fe, affecting ofthings.inordinately,though you doefup- prcffe ir, yet that affe5tion is finfull, and you muuft be, humbled for it; God fees it in you, and it is hateful!, and abominable to Him. There things .I fhould make ufe of, But I am Ieffe carefull of that, becaufe all there points are im- mediately ufefull. Why ! It is to make you know your felves, and ro bee acquainted with the corrup- tion of your nature. And doe not you thinke it to bee enough, that this be as an hand in the margent, pointing to the corruption of your hearts, or that you may content your felves with the contempla. rive knowledge of there things, fo to caufe a new light to Wine in your underftanding. Our end is to make you examine the corruption of your na- tures, your difobedience, your rebellions, to fee how you have behaved your felves, to beacquain- ted with your owne particular firmes, your owne particular failings, and to labour to bec humbled for them. Otherwifc you may have a know- ledge of thefe Truthes, but not a Paving know- ledge, and fuch as will bee profitable : But this you Wall fee when I come to make ufe of them. And now for the Sacrament thefe things bee of fpcciall ufe, becaufe, as you heard before out of the three and twentieth of Leviticx4, oar the day of recoxcilietioa, whet es moment war to bee wads, bee that affh led sot hi, crone look, roan to bee cat !f from bps people. When wee come to the Sacrament, there is a reconciliation, an atonement to bee made in a fpeciall manner; What muff you doe then! Aflliâ-
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=