Tell him that I amfickeof Lo"Pe. all errour to whiE:h we are all prone, to thinke that much is gained by favouring our felves, but we £hall find it otherwife. See here agaioe t]lat 303 r Sn~t..XIII. God will beare with nothing though in his owne ; but he will fharply pun.fh them even for 1 omiffions, and that not only with defertion, but fomtimes they fhall meet withoppofitions in the worl~. Davidcannot efcape withaproud thought in ' Sam. '· numbring of the people, but he mufi fmart tor it and his people alfo.God is wondrous carefuU of Amos 3. :.. his Children rocorrechhem,when he lets firangers alone. It is afigne of love when he is at this coil with us. And it fhould tie us to be carefull of our behaviour,not to prefume upon Gods indulgmce ; for the nearer we are to him, the more carefull he is overus,hewiO he[anffijiedinallthat Levit.Io J· tome neare him. We fee the Corinthians, becaufe .they came unreveremly to the Lords Table (though orherwifethey were holy men, fome of c th~m Are Ji,ke, Jome weake, others .fleep, that they 1 or.n. mtght not be condemned with the world. Let none therefore think the profeffionofRe– ligion to imply an immunity, but rather aflrai– ter bond; for Indgement begins 4t the hou{e of God, wh:ttfoever he fuffers abroad, he will not fuffer diforders in his own houfe,as the Prophet fayes, You only have I knowne of all the families of th~ Amos 3,1., earth, therefore you ]hall not goe unpunijhed. The Church is neare him, his Spoufe w·hom he lo~ veth, and therefore he will correct her,not endu– ringany abatement, ordecay of the firft love in her. --- - ---·--· ._t J I '
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=