. . 38 Awholefome Caveat that flail therefore make him a King as theydidJohn b. He was their Cook, therefore they made him King. Therefore this I fay, take heedof difputing againft, or denying, or nullifying, not only outwardly, but in thy very heart fecretly, any of Gods Ordinances : for that theLord complains of his people, that their hearts went af- ter their wickeduffe. Oh take heed of doing thusagainfi any one of Gods Ordinances, becaufe (traits do attend on them : It was the fpeech of David, Pf. 119. Thy law is pure, therefore thy fervant loveth it. Suppofe thou fhould- ell never get any good byany of Gads Ordinances ; yet thy law is pure, the fault is in thy own heart ; and cer- tainly the Lord he will remember, as there he fpeaketh, Prem. 2. i remember the love of thine efpoufals, when thou didff follow min a land of barrenneffe,in a land where there was no water. Thy life Mall be precious to the lord, that fhall follow the Lord in a'l afflittions ; yet thy heart doch cleave to the Lord, and follow the Lord in all his Ordinances ; therefore this is that I would fay, there are many wants now in the countrey ; But yet notwith- rtanding, let the people of God get neer to Chrift ; fpeak often one to another, and find out wayes and means to pay your debts, and lye down at the feet of the Lord je- fus, and be content if the Lord will have it fo, to be no- thing, be content thus ; and though thou dolt not finda- ny benefit from the Ordinance of the Lord as yer,yet not- withitanding loath thy own heart, but love them yet leek after the Lord, and look to the Lord in them. hind this is certain, the Lord hark bletlings for his peo- ple not only in this life, but as he there fpeaketh tohis Difciples, when they fay to hi F11, Lord,whar fball we have? faith the Lord to them ba that have followed me, you pallfit on thrones. But take heed of this, ifonce ye come to flight Ordinances, and call off Ordinances, becaufe of e _theft: firaits and wants, and lb forth : And what are your prdinances, Sze ? and a generation of men rifen up ( 1 think Chrithans fhould fend forth their graylings to the Lord, that the terrour of 0,e Lordmay fall upon them) they deny all the Ordinances of the Lord, and the Spirit mull teach us only 'Its true, the Spirit mutt do it but w hi ye therefore take away the means ? and hence, the very Scripture is madean Alphabet for children, and fo they do deftroy the Ordinances of the Lord. Beloved, if it be from this principle, take heed of it 5 fcr if it be, ye will certainly find bondage, - , -
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