for a time of.Liberty. warm bed; he is Ioth to rife ; but when he is up, he wouldnor be in his bed again, if he might be hired again to put cff his clothes : I'Tall get no good, ,faith one, nor do none, faith another and when thefeburneffes are pall, and occafions over ; and at another time, I will leek God, and go about Gods work; and thus a flotiofdil fpirit hinders. 4. Want of Faith. s Cor. 4. 13. We believe ,, and hence we fpeak Faith emptiesus rnoft, and hence fits us wirh Spirit and Life of C hrift Jefus ; hence Steven, full offaith, and the holy Ghof . A lively Chrifiian, when he comes in another Chriflians company , it may be he knows not what to (peak ; but he looks up o Chrift, and (ayes ; Now Lord, .here is an opportunity in doing or receiving Come good ; a 4d therefore now Lord help:: 5. want offear of God, and confolation of the fpirit ofGod , from the fenfe ofGods love. Ails g. 3T. They . walked in the fear of the Lord , and confolations of the Holy Ghofl : the Church edified by the con- folations of the Hely Ghoft. A man that's wounded, keeps wi!hia, and !irs not bur when hers in health and fuengtf;', now her.:9 work is his meat, he cannot live e:tcept he w _ r Coe ;5. ult. 6. Not coifidering the fig?, j e. ofonr timeof fowing. Hob. to. 25. Whereas, if men were on their death -hod, they would with, Oh, that i had walked more 'blame- icily, and fruitfully ; men care not fee a comfortable reckoning as yet. There are twocaul s why they receive no good. I. From a mean efleem of the Saints ; looking on them as men , and not as an Ordinance, of Chrift ; their perfons, prayers, and fpeeches. And this is a rule; Men never gain any goad by that Ordinance which they defpife : if all were Scholars, Mi, ifters, or Saints glorie red, they could then cfter m them. Hence, Fph 4. r 5; Edi:ying is by love ; MaQing increafe of the b,dr, edify- ing it fel f in l;ve. 2. From want of being poor in fpirit, and fenfible of their eytream need of Chrift, con:inually in all cleans' -: &eggers will pick up crows, and watch for a word of encouragement. Ifa. rt. 6. A. little chile fball lead the Wolf and the Lion; that is, when, the Lord hlrh hurribled the heart ()fa man. O1i, when a Chrif i'aa E 3 thin s 53 6. Y.
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