rs4 2. King. 8, 13. Mat.2.6,; 3,3 f he fnfulne/fe of Sinne. Chriff, and his Spirit which bloweth where it lifted). Laffly,confider how unexpectedly it will breake forth. Is thy fervant a ` Dogge that he fhoulddoe thie great thing, To dafh children in peeces, and rip up women with child ? It was the fpeech of Hazaelto &tfha the Piophet. As if hee fhould have laid, I muff ceafe to be a man,I mutt put off all the principles of humanicy,I mull change natures with fierce and bloudy Creatures that are not capable of pity, before I can doe fuch faòts as there : Is th7 fervant a VDogge ? Yes, and worfe than a dog ; when prlde,am- bition, felfe- proleaions, the lrobabilities, and promrfes, the engagement and exigencies of,a Kingdome !hall en- liven and roufe up that originali inhumanity that is in a man, he will then be no: a Dog onely, but a Wolfe, and a Lion, 'will not deny thee, I will dye for thee, though all fhonid be offended becatrfe of thee, yet will? never be offen- ded : They were the words of a great Dfciple; Alas `Peter, thou knoweff not thine own heart; 'cis but like a quiet Sea, when the winde, the Temptation (hall blow, thou wilt quickly be ti osbled and finde an alteration, thy tyde will turne,and an ebbe of thy zeale will follow. Who could have expeaed or feared adul,e, y from fuck a man as David after filch communion with God ? Im- patiency from fuch a man as Jeremy after fuch c evelaci. ons from God ? Idolatry from Inch a man a Salomon af- ttr fo much wifdome from God ? Fretfulneffe ard tro- wardn.% of fpirit of filch a man as Jonah à,fter lush deli- verances from God ? Fearefulnelhe in fuch.a man as A- braham after fo much proteCtion from God ? Curling from fuch a man as lob after much patience and e4e- rience from God ? O 1 in fuch examples learne thy kite and feare thy fife. The Dilciplcs could fay, Majier is it I ? that mall betray thee. Peter did not aske,Matlet is it lohn ?nor John, Mailer is it Thomas ?but every one,Is it I? true indeed,1 have a deceitfullílefh, a revolting heart, a raytor in my bofome, It may as foone be I as anóther man.
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