T e Vexation of the Spirit. difappoints it. Therefore the Apofile Both heron princi- pally note the oppofition betweene heavenly and carnali wifdome, that the one is meeke, peaceable, and gentle ; the other devillifh and full of firife. Fifthly, Lufs are a proud, cfpecially thole that arife from abundance of the Creature , and pride being fet upon by any afiii%ion makes the heart breake forth into b impatience, debates, and fioutneffeagainfi God; a proud heart grows harder by AIR...ions, as Metals or Clay, after they have paffed tho- row the furnace. It is faid of c Pharaoh that he did not let his heart to the judgements of God, but exalted him- felfe againfi his people; Pride grew ftronger by affli6ti- on. Belides, d pride in earthly things fwallowes up the very expeaation of Affliddions, and therefore mui} needs leave the heart unprepared againfi them. Sixthly, Lufts are rooted in e f Ife -love and therefore when Chrifi will have a man forfakc his Tufts, hee direéls him to f deny. himfelfe. Now the very effence of Affiiciions are to bee grievous and diverfe to a mans felfe: Seventhly, Lofts are g contentions armed things, and their h enniitie is a- ga-iria God, and therefore utterly unfit to i accept of the punifhrnent of finne, and to k beare the indignation of the Lord, or to fubmit unto any afiaions. .fighthly, Luft: 1 refill the truth, let up thenifelves againfi the Word, and thereby utterly difable men to beare AffliSti- ons ; for the in Word fano`iifies and lightens all Afiliaions; the word fhewes Gods n moderation and o intention in thcrn, an p iffue out ofthem; the q benefits which will come from them, the r fupplies of firength and abilities to beare them, the f promifes of a more abundant and excee- ding weight of glory, iircompàrifon whereof they are as nothing. Lafily, if we could conceive forne Affliaions not contrary to lufi, yet afiliaions are ever contrary to the 109 'ar11.3.13.17. a Ezek. 28.5. , 1'fa1. ro.4. Obad.verf.3. Efay Io. rz. ter. 22.21. and 43z Hof. 13.6. b Malac.3. 13, 14. IVchem.9. 29. Ier.13.17. c Exod. 7. 23, and 9.17° d Pfal.ro.6. fer.zl.ró. Ezek.z8.z. e z Tim.3.z. fMatth.r6.24. g Iarnm..r.4. t P,:t. z. I I . h Kom.8.7. i Levit.z6.41. k Mic.7.9. 1 zTin1.3.8. ter. zI. ar, Zech.7.9,1z. Luke r 6.14, Ads 7.5r. z Cor.t'.35 m PIaL r 19.92. 114,t43,165. n Ier.3o.1I. Efay 63.13. Efay z8.2.7,28. Pfa1.7838. o Heb.1 z.6. Io, II. Efay Io.tz, p i Cor.to.13. Zec.r.r6. Efay 64. 7, tz. Hab.3.17; i9. Prov. ro. 3. Ier.r7.8 gPfal.Itg.7í.Hebr.tz.II. r zCor.1z.9. Phtl:tz9. Phi1.4 .iz513,, I Cor. co.t3. f z Cor.4.ry. Efay 61,7. Bt 54.8. proviön,c.
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