' Ar.5, Epifiletothe7hefale7ni4Ps. VEK. il. ordained as helpes and furtherance to obtaine the ends whereto they are ordained. This vnderfland here. The neccfliitie,our many infirmities,and ìmpetfe£tions,abun- dandy teach vs in experience. Finit, Our inconftancy cfpecially in good courfes, if there bee not continual) moues of confirmation. There is nothing more varia- ble than Mans Nature, from good to worfe. No mar - uell, for goodnetle is all from without ; hath neither root nor nourilhtnent from our Nature. M o s s s is but a while from the people, they' fall backe to Idolatrie. P A V L tExcd.31.r. no boner gone from Galatia, but they are turned to ano- Ì therGofJdll. in 'marked, faith hee, it is foboone. His mvalI6 matuell grew from this : hee reputed them gracious ; re- lapfingotherwife, is not ftrange in men that are Natu- rali. Secondly, A kindeofremittenelí'eand torpor,Anci- ents call it c"fcedia, the belt are oft ouer -taken withal), except there be continual! excitements. It is not a fault peculiar to the Angell o f E phet tu,to hatee n his fervour aba- ° Reuel. Z. 4. ted;cuery of vs admit fuch declinations; a (pith of flurn- ber we are oft ouer -taken withal), that makes vs dull in hearing, praying,praelicc, all holy duties. Wherefore fufferyee the word of' exhortation, and admonition each from other. Davin ° prayes fora ° Pfai.14h5. friendly ` eprooeeer ; a fora, óregt benefit : andi o s demI- feth not the adulce of ham P feruant contending with him. e Sob 31.13, Our times are generally in a Lethargie of fecuritie: no man is more troublefome, than hee that would keepe vs waking ; though that, faith Auji?in, bee the way to cure vs. We think our felues able to aduiíe, and exhort our felues;weloue not many /Wider:. Are wee acquainted with our owne hearts when we thus fpeake? Alas, how cold, and euen frozen are our affec?ions often? How ditfglute our praaice ? How dull our memory ? How drowzie our Confciencc? &c. wherefore buffer the word of exhortation.And to this end further cöfider,that what we fuller not our Brethren to quicken in vs, by admoni- nition: 459 . W- ., sAS
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