I ~ t 1 But m) heart waketb~ . I Sut. IIII. jba!lneverdepartftomm:.OneChriO:ian is.becter I then another,by how much more he wakes, and / Who arerhe feares more then another. Of all ChriO:ians, f beftcbriftians. marke thofe are mofi gracious, fpirituall, and ~ l j. heavenly, that are the m.oftawcfull, and carefuU \' oftheir fpeeches,courfes, an·d demeanors : ten– der,ev~n of offending God in little things. You l fhalfnorhave light and common oathes come fr-om them,nor unfavonry fpeeches. Sometimes a good ChriO:ian may in a fiate of fleepineffe be faulty fome way: BUt he growes in the know– ledgeofthe greatndle of God, and the expert. ence ofhis owne infirmities,. as he growes in the fenfeofthe love of God. He is afraid to lofetha~ fweet Communion any way, or to grieve the J Spirit ?f God : Theref~re, alwayes ru ~"!an 1 growesm grace,he growes mawfielneffi:.andtnJCa· loufie ofhuorvne torruptions. Therefote,let us preferve by all meanes this awefull affection, the fear ofGod:Let us then ofcen fearch the ftate of our own~oules,ourgoing backwardor- forward~ . how it is betweenGod and our foules ; how fit l I - I l ! J o j \ t we are to die,and t'o.fuffet; -:· how.fit for the times that may befall us '!· Let us exami~ne the ft.ate of-! our own fouls,which wil preferveus inawaking ! !efiate, efpecially examine·our felves. ~n regard of !· I the finnes of the place, and the ttmes. where , we live;ofthe fins of our owne inclination,how we fland affected and byafed in-- all thofe re- . fpeCt:s, and fee h'ow jealous we are of da~ersin 1 this kind. Thofe that. will keep vnking fou!es, { rnuft confider .the·danger-of the ·place where l ). they -~--~'"'~-.--. ...... ---~--~---·------· ·--4--,0·~- ---·
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