6z SERAIL t tor. .1. ! Feare. Sorrow. That the Nature of man is full of Delight, and fee if that be not turned upfide downe. The Wheeleturnes the quite contrary way. We de- light in things we fhould not delight in; you know we delight in vaine things, in f t }full things, in things that are finable to our lufts and humours. Againe, w e delight in the falls and fuflerings of others ; as r Cor.5.2 They wereprof up when others fell, and they Mood. It fhould not be to, we fhu1.ld be humbled at the fats of others, and be grieved fur them,that they being members of the fame body with us, fhould be any way blemifhed. Againe, the things we fhould delight in, are they not tedious to use Are they not grievous r The Sabbath fhould be kept with delight, but how burthenforne is it to give G o n his whole time, to keepe it holy, and not to rob Him of any part of it r That is, not to pollute it with unholy at`tions : And fo holy company fhould be our de- light, wee fhould thinke our (elves in our Element among them,and fo the hearing of the Word ; how tedious are thefe to our natures r But I cannot ¡land on this. Come we to Feare. Doe not we feare men r Doe not we feare the Creature, and this and that particu- lar evil!. a But G o n wefeare not. Take it in that one finne of lying : A man will lye to a man,to keep his credit with him ; but he cares not to lofe it with God. This is a fgne you doe not fanaifie God in your hearts, that is, not reverence Him, not value Him. Come to Sorrow, how ready are we toexceed in worldly forrow e Let us be told of an Injury in our names, lee in our eftate, of troubles and calamities any way,it affeìs us much, but fin we make nothing of;
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