., _· 1 . , Opeued ani 4pplied. " - 1 7 7 3· God bl#j{td him,&c: burirwa$ nothing hede(ired, only another above; 'henc;e God is nor alhamed to be called his God; bur the foolilh Virgins fell l£hort of rhi$, and hence they nmv leek on_ly i~ rimes of extre':liry": A11d th1s lis the frame of many gracelefs ?earrs 111 ume of extremJry• . I, When all grace isgone. 2. When death IS come, then rl)ey feek earnet1Jy ~fcer the Lord, and Gri!ce ; Oh their fin lies heavy ! Oh then an l]umb)e heart js fweer! but before their hearts were overcome with lulls after other ~hi11gs ; and this double hem ev\!ry carnal heart barb, Ephefz. 3, fu!filling the /!<Hs of t pupind, U. Diabolical lulls, and lufts of the ~t;'h1 i.!. fenfual and p~altly lulls, ir',s the !!are of all men ; and hence prom~fes are not made limply w mef)s (eeking rhe • Lord, forrhey r;nay mifs, bur to them that do it ~vi rh .their whole h,earr '1' fat. u9.l2. Jer. 1.9. q. 1his rhey never do; a"dh;:11ce men -pray dai,ly, and Jiv<! in rh:!ir lulling fll rhe day ~rer; me1;1 'ol}g il) mifeFY, but a~e c:ool in peace. S "E C T. ~V. ~~1l.B.Ut feeing there i; ,in iaints two Natures, ~e(h tufting a~;zinft the '· ' f]irit, ' and {fririt againft ~e(h; and' a double heart in "'a Repr,oSate, wherebJ he defiru grace "'"d other things, how jha/l l'le diffingui(h them! dnjw. I. The lulls after grace and worldly things in an Hypocrite aoree roged~r in rhe fame hem; but rhofe lulls which are after rh:: flelh and .(piric 1 in a regeneraEe heart are conrr~ry one to another, and like.lire and water on:: feeking to deHroy the whole being of the or her. Exem. ur. A man wants the things of rhis world, he feeks aqd delires af~e.r them, riches, honor, relt, and peace; bur rhinks he, if I have>Do moretbur rhis, I may to hell; if no Grace; hence he detires that, and fo doing now he bath peace,and all is quiet with him, ~n,d goes 'On fwee~ly in i1 wf!S of:pro~e({ioil a11d pr~y~; ,a-n:d r 1graci~ps1hearc Is ready rhus to do, and ro ma.ke htshead J1e fofc With cwo pi!I01vs, _but yet the Spirit riferh up againll rhis, that the,Co~l:t~!nks,,J o(b.~IH~tl by1~fi~~ejrt; Lord, how apcro re!t in rhefe lees! Jells in Hypocrites are like brerbren, that help one G•l. ~.i; ai~Qrher, to rhi~ end eo get .P..<:!Ce_; ~IJt h.!;~ a_s enemie~, to <!e~roy ~uc~il5!J~d peace as that is m the Godly. , 1 2, In a falfe hearr, Jufis and defires afrerrh~fe things a·re dearro them, like their limbs and bell members, they c.annot be nor .ca,nnot do without them. ;\ but in Saints they are [ores and blains, and fo hated of ihem; ex. gr. Let a · man have a f~ll rabl!!, andfair.e[la,te, and·outward blellings,,promitingmu~h, <tnd the Ord>~n.ces of God, at;d a neart,to follow-God rhe~;e; ,np.w fe.eJum ·, lively in the fc;rvice of God; but le1chiqrbe b'ri>ught eo exuem.iries, ,an~,~r of all this, and fears of poverty, e!lare wa!leth, ' poverry a'pp_e,lrs, m.'o~Y ~ai:es omein, and thewifecryso4t; ppw he,£al!? - ~owlno . theearchindifconrerit or worldlinefs,cand his life;~n . d,affeCliqn.to. Qr~ ..inapces,pt ~h:e;[e·rv. ants ofG.od, 1 is ~now gone .; as it is with-a bird, when (he pa'th .t~vo .winos , (be <;an flye, 1 ~ut when. ihe bat~ only one, then fhe falls, ·at~d rbe fo~vler rake.s her, ~<:~1;1Ce lt r.vasa ltmbprectous to her; fo';here: :rh)!s.tt .w.as WltP 'D,avi.Js ferya'tJtS at I r:?ig/rtg.,.l s~m. ~o.~. jail ~epHi-l~rliv~co:tld.we5P f!O.. f)we.; b,ut. l).e~s ir IY~S ,P. tper- .lvfli!with Dav~, ~e. Goula .f\.yeto God , r!!th~ut ~bp£qvi\1os. i fo ,vHeri ,GPd , gJvesa tnan a cop,dmqn ,nQt ~ great , as1 !ie.w~ld, .al:lfl ~be b~ai'G 11Jf1s jlf.~er1 fo #.!W~b, and God oroffe.th ;-~~G~~>Potbe.sonrel'j_s,w~li.a ~i~~Le, os rvicp a. ipean 1 ~re, becaufe h!s ll}f]ls .his bmb, he call\'!o~I,Utter .1r tp be ~ut olf, or -~e w.- ·. rc.d ; , if_a ma~ bath __a woo,Qe.nclyg, j ~fi<lll~Cut it ~pfi'V.erab~e ~Q his !bp?, b~~t~ \
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