Preston - BX9318 P725 1633

Heb.t t.I4 ObieF.i.,5; Efay 6,;. Mat.Y4.ii, 66 TheDear ncofMartific4tion. witheating of honey, thoughit be pleafant untothe fenfe s a man is weary with meat,andwith fleepe,with ref(, andwithpleafure, whenas thefe are delights,and very pleafant in the fruition ; but over much of any ofthefemakes them a burthen : but the fpirituall fen - fes arenot fo,for theyareendleffe ; Juffification, Re- millionof finnes,and Reconciliation are without end; therefore labour to finde thefweetneffe that is inGod, ref( not till thou get the Spirit whichbrings grace into theheart; and doe but talke with thofe that have ta- ffed of this fweetneffe, that have firff tailedofearth- ly things,andnowhave tattedof fpirituall, and they will tell youofthe excellencyofthe oneabovethe o- ther. Heb. I I.1 ,dJ c. Theydeclareplatnly,that theyfeeke aCitie, not in thisworld, for then they might returne but a heavenlypace. The third Objjedlionis, becaufeoftheopinion and fpeechofinenconcerning thefe earthly things ; and this batha great force : ,Efa.6.5. Woe is rne,for1 ana man ofnncleane lippes, anddwell in the riiddefl ofapeople. ofuancleane lippes : that is, I (hall havea bafe opinion of this people, if I (hall prophefie unto them. So, Mat. a . Manyfalfeprophets (hallarire,anddeceivema- ny : that is, men (hall be taken in a trap todoe evill, . by the falfe opinion and fpeech of the multitude ; for men that fall into errours, are alwayes drawn by fancy. To this I anfwer, fir((, you (hall finde them but mouth-friends, and therefore when they perfwade men by fpeechandopinion, it is becaufe they would deceive ; and therefore I befeech . you take heedof them: It is a dangerous thingwhen the devill will plow

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