Rhe tzigaRh r 84 A wholefomeCaveat 2. 2. They think they (hail prefun'e. No, ifconfcience be bound to it, 'tis no prefuroption, to keep a Sabbath a- right, or to receive Ghrift as God offers him : Oh, this quiets confcience. 3. 3. The Lord layes his chain on the moll tenderplace ofconfcience, as it will anfwer it at the great day, or will have any peace; take heed you refufe not fo great falvation. - 4. 'Tis a chain, not of bondage, but of liberty, and mercy, and love : Come and receive, not a Kingdome ; but Chrift, Peace, pardon, and grace freely.; whichmay draw the heart, as it will at the great and loft day. Came ye bleffed, take a King:dome ; take a Chrift prepared for you from before the foundation of the wcrid. Oh that this might found in. your cares : This is the fiat, and thiefeft ; without this, all year obedience is hypocrifie, and abominable ; but this will pleafe, aid then all poor obedience [ball pleafe. 2. Secondly,Love unto the whole Will ofChrift; efpecial- ly to that part of it to lave thole that be the members of Chrift. Some Chriftians they believe, and feeling a heart fo croffe to ai hrift and the will of God; think they are from under the government OfGod and Chrifia& fo from under the grace of 4".:1.1:ir iil (and the argument is ftrong, if true ; ) but why nor under his government? becaufe they find daily a feirit fo croffe to the will ofChrift ; anai hence under continnah (tars of condemnation. Oh but confider,haft thou no love to the will of Chrifl and law f God ? ( for ifany believe, this is found in him ) iffò, then under Chrifts Government. R.cm. 8. a- The Law of the!brit of life bath made me free. What is that Law ? See Chap. 7. 2.3, 24. Spirit ofdelight in the Law in the inner man, and mourning for contrary captivity. know therefore, though you cannot do ail ; yet love the-whole will of God, and mourn where you do not ; and then fay. Now no condemnation. Do not fay, 'Tis Oh,. here is mens wo, and tryall of fubjeaion to arias will ! 0ow do you love it,. love his Sabbaths and Ordi- a-lances, becaufe of his love to you ? How do's this con- Main ydu inparticular ; Love the people of God , that is, his fpeciall, commandment,' John 3. 23./ohn 13,34.But now the want hereof, or the contrary hereto: As when a man (hall become, t, A - Diftafter. 2. A Coniemaer. 3.-41
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