-------------:----------~ that_knscketb•.. this plac~,and fuch like,where the lighdhines in SB R. V. amore abundant rneafure. Minifiers have been fenr, and v~uiety ofgifrs~there hath been piping,. and mourning(as Chrifi complaines in his time) thlt they were like froward children, that neither fweet piping, nor dolefull mourning would moove to be tractable to their fellowes, they had John whocame mourning, and Chriftcom- Mac.u. 17· . forting with bleffing in his mouth, all kinde of meanes have been ufed. And for ~he Motions ofhiJSpirit, who are there at this time, who thus live in the Church under the Minifiery,whocannot fay that God thereby hath finotetheir hearts, thofe ha.rd rocks againe and againe, and awaked their confcie.nces,partly with corre6Hons publike and perfonall , and partly with benefits ; yet ootwithfianding what little way is given to Chrifl: ~ Many are in– different and lukewarme either way, but rather incline to the worfi. Let us then confider ofit, The greater means, the greater judgements afterwards, if we be not I woonby them. Therefore let us labourto hold 1 ·chrifl:, to entertaine him, tee him have the beft . 1 roome in our foules, todwell in our hearts, let 1 us give up the ·keyes to him , and defire him to : ·rule our underfl:andings, to know nothing but him,and what may fiand with his Truth, Not to yeeld to any errour or corruption ; let us defire .\ that he would rule in our wils and affe6tions, fway all,giv~ all to him ; forthatis his meaning \ when hefayes, open to me, fothat I may rule, as \ • L 3 in i ----
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