48x' CHAP S. fin Expoftionvponthefrrfíi vER.14.. irlf, ferret pride, whereby men think e rhèmfelues better able to iudge of themfelucs, than others, yea, than all men, are. Buen in this feeming modeflie there is coloured pride. X The f u gard,laich SAL o M o rr,, thin keshimfel1e wifer, tbantenmenthatcanrenderareaton. A fecond cattle vital is,as they call it,torpor. pigritie.Men are loth to take notice of their abilities, and vndertake fuch fun£l ions 5 becaufe they loue cafe, and would gladly free.rhemfelues fïó incumbr.nce ofpubiik imployments. The lal is, fears of fainting veder the burden : which was that, it f eenles,which !Wayed with Mc f s. But as the Lord fpeak es. to M o s E s, who is it that raaade the tongue? is it not the Lord that called him to the funClion ? And can we thinke the Lord, whole hand leads vs to Inch irn- ployinenrs, will be wanting to vs in protection and fnp port ?W hat hefaidto fofhwah,rhinkPlpoken to all in like Cafe; Y Twill not failethïe,zaeïther forfair tliee' Whoü [effi- cient for there things ?faith the Apoflle: he meanes of him- Idle. Yet,' God hath trade vs able c2Íiniflers of the New Tefiaerent. Copetently, though not copietely I`ufficienr. A degree ofitin this kind,isto befeenein many,arifing from caufleile defpairc. So ouerwhelmed we haue feene fame with defpaireofpardon,that they refute to pray for pardon ; or to enter a ceurfe of repentance. Like mind is in many toward's their inueteratefins .Sucliflrength,they -thinke they haue gotten through long cuflome, that it Seems too late to f#riue againil thé;& in that conceit,they bgiùe th'efeltaes offer toworkwickedneseuen with greedines. Now if this be the opinion ofdur ability in nature, we mull all fubfcribe to the truth of it. But doe wee confider the power of Gods Grace,while we thus fpeake? Grace can work wonders ;euery day work es flrangelyaboue nature. It refeiced Pakl from perfecurion,161asnaffeh in old age,fi ó Idolatry. Gods hand is not fhortned. This ofpufilIani- miry according to the vfuallacceprionamongft Diuines. That which `Pau /there fpeaks of,feems fomthtng diffe- rent; Prou.2,F.7G. Y 'Will , 1.5. , zCors.r6. d zCor.;.6. rphe.419.
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