CHAP. L I 3. c..41Commef¢tarie upon the 268 foule:as in the body not eucrydificmper,or qualme,or headcach is a dif. eafe;but fome diftempered humor which bath bin longer on gathering, more tedious in afl=eóting , and more dangerous in threatning thevery lifeofthepatient.Now bothchele may be in a regenerate perfon,neither of them in thewicked: the former, becaufe regeneration is indeed the rooteand poffrbilitie ofall graces, but not thea9 ofthem:che latter,be- caufe in the wicked is no graceatall, againfi which finne ftriuethand grudgeth,none againfi which fin can frequently preuaile, for all is cor- ruption,all is rotennes and raigning finne ,as it is not in the weakeft of the regenerate. VJè. Let everyChriflian labour for faurrdnefje againfl both thrfe; the which beeing fo neceffarie aswhereon the comfort of all Chriflian life dependeth,I will fhortlydefcribe, t.fome meanes whereby the careful! Chriflian mayboth come by,and keepe this foundnes , and 2. fome tea., fans which (ball ferric as fpurs in the flanke to prouoke to the more care- ful! vfeofthofemeanes. Mean. to keep Themeanes which I will propound are three. a .To be careful!i toget fpiritufoundfrom andkee p good heart:fee that the heart be found , that is, vpright and allfick grates. fincere :for while a man is not heart-ficke,all other infirmitiesand difea. I lesarenotvnto death. y Secondly, when theheart is well, watch it tokeep it well,carefullya- uoidingwhatfoeuer would hinder or hurt the foundnes ofit:and efpeci- Ì ally,a.Falfe doh ine,which as poifon fpeedilydeflroieth the foule,whe- ther it be Popifh kauen , or libertine doólrinesofTome Proceftants. 2. Wicked manners,which if they be in (Mailer things ,are like thcfeflips and flidings,whereby men breake their armes or legges ; or if in greater finnes, are like thofe downe-falls, which threaten the breaking ofth- neckeof the foule,and a totall falling from foundnes in religion : both thefe mull be (hunned, becaufe the leafi finne breaketh or difloyneth fomething,and fohindreth Chriflian foundnes. 3 Thirdly,be careful! to knowand vie thebeft means offpiritual health: and here thofe which are ofdaily vfe are efpecially two. r. To keep a gooddiet, be conftant in the word,Sacramenrs, prayer , keep thy houres ofpublikeand privateexercifes before the Lord ; feede vpon thepurest food,euen vpon wholefomedorine;noc rilingout ofearch,but define- red fromheauen. 2. By fpiritud phy/r'cheor fin-serif, daily beate downe thy body,mortif+e thy corruptions, fubdue thy lulls and fwellimg affe- 6tions,by applying thecorrafiues ofthe lawe,and curie ofit againfi the fumes ofthy foule: and thenbind thy felfe vp with the lenitiues of the Gofpell; and if thyowne skill falle thee, fuffer thy felfe, if at any time thou bebruited or out of ioynt, although it bepainful! for the time , by Gods
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