The ñn,fuineJTe of Sinne. complaint,V6i D amine .glando Dorníne,where ever was the place, O Lord ; when ever was the time, O Lord, that I have bin an Innocent Creature Secondly, confi- lìder how continually it brings forth,. even every day, Gen. 6.5.. or all the day long, as fait as the Swine begets f warmes of vermine, or the fire fparkles. Thirdly, con- fider how defperately it breakes forth : When thou feeft a man wallow like a beat} in his owne vomir, dart out blafphemies againll heaven, revile the G ofpell of Salva- tion,teare the blefled name ofGod in pieces with abhor- red and htdeous oathes;_ Cain mut ehering his brosh r, Iudaa betraying his Matter, e#Inanias lying to the Holy. Ghoft, Lucian mocking the Lord Iefud as a crucified Impotter, Julian darting up his bloud againft Heaven in hatred of Chrift, the Scribes and Pharifecs blafpheming the Holy Spirit, then reflect on thy felfe, and confider :that this is thine owne Image, that thou haft the fame ,roo:e of bitterns fié in thy felfe, if the Grace of God did not hinder and prevent thee. As face anfr'ereth unto face in water, renders the felferame lhape,colour, linea- ments,proportion ; fo the heart of man to man,every man may in any other mans heart fee the compleate Image, deformities, uncleanneffe of his own. Suppofe we Two Acorns of molt exaet and geometricall equality in fe- minallvertue, planted in two feverall places of as exaa and uniforme a temper of earth,. reeds mutt they both grow into trees'of equall ftrength and talleneffe,unleffe the benignity and influences of Heaven doe come diffe- rently upon them. Our cafe is the fame, we are all na- turally cats into one mould; all equallypartake the (elfe lame degrees and proportions of originali lufts,our hearts equally by nature fruitfull in evill If then we proceed not to the fame compaffe and excellé of ryot with other men, we mutt not attribute it to our felves, or any thing in our natures, as if we had made our felves to differ ; but onely to the free and bleffed influences of the Grace of Chrift. 1s; ProY.27. 19.
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