fir a time ofL iberty. 49 Love edifieth, Car. 8.. i. Knowledge puffed) up, but Chaa city edifieth. It's the joy of the Saints, and that which makes the Saints to bleffe God in heaven ; where, take any one Tingly, all joyntlybefides honour it, ten- der it, and leek the good of it ; and that one blelleth God, and feeks their good more than its own again; and this is propliefied, Zeph. 3.9. This they may call up- on-the rame of the Lord, to ferve himwith one confen.t, to ferve the Lord with onefboulder; to help one another fpiritually and outwardly, where thr.re bemany griefs and burdens which depreffe the fpirits, and make it unferviceable, is removed : As, what is there that dotl-x alienate the hearts of assn more from God and his Churéh, but want of love ? Now when mess love grows cold, that a godly man is not efiezmed whiles lie lives, nor his death Iamented fo ,i tich as he lofle of a fwine. When people grow ftrange one to another, and take difthiles and prejudices ; w hen they can fit by the fire-fide, and ceofttre, and whifper ; and make of- fences, and take off:ncts ;- and minds divide, and hearts divide; that if'you ask what filch a one is good for ? the anfwer is ; he is good for hiinfelf, and goo 1 to breed biawles, and divide a Church ; A Kingdoi;:( divided againfi` it felf, cannotfand; & rhrerfore hereby yea caft offthis Kingdom. Oh, Chri.îians fhould pray for this,- and mourn for want ofthis; and ftudy peace,& íolia it> Jr, fhould be death to differ, orfide, or make a party, ou againfi another. 2. Earneff prayer fdr the Church, & all in it bf;des thy ,zc Pelf: and that wish flriving with God, tilt an answer is given : Stretcht-out prayers, as they made for Peer. ;a n s Ails 5. s 2e. g. i 6. Confefsyour faults one to another, and pray one hr a- then, that you may be healed. And fo Jude 20. But ye belo- ved, building upyour felves in your m0 holy faith, praying in the holy Geoff. This is a meanes to edifie- one another when there is inlargedneffe of heart to pray one for ano. ther ; Pfalme 122. 8. For my brethrens fakf , l'le wifb thy peace. Sometimes a Chriflian can do others little good ; yet he will wraftle for him in his prayers to God One knowes not the good comes hereby ; if withal" a man keeps a good Confcience , making confcience: of his wages. And 'tis one óf the greateft privi- ledges that a man bath, when once he hash a fhare in all the prayers- of the Saints as his own r and : , .;::=.- ..:,--- , : .;,:. : . - _ ": . :; _ .-:_
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