CHAP.2.I2 474 3 1011.4.14 Rom.H.9. cis Commentarie upon the his pretence : let thy tongue reuerently fpeake ofhim and his goodneffe. Secondy, whatfoeuer thou doefi, whether thou eateli or drinke(t, and muchmoreperformeff the citifies of thy calling, to which thefe are but feruanrs,doe all to his glorie:being ab:,uc any thiug,askc thy felfe,what gloriewill redound to God by this fpeach, or by this a6tion. Thirdly, by euery euent make this vièto gather (till intohis fellowfhip : by euery bledìng,gatherencreafe offaith, loue, and confidence inhim : by euerie croffe, addevnco thy feare,reuerence, watchfulneflt: by euerie fpeciall proutdence, obferue his admirable wifedome, truth and goodneffe: and thus by euery thing growevp inbun : thele are worthy fruits ofpie- tie. The third rule is, to keep the let times of Gods worfhip both pub- like and private: for this is the pale, and preferuaciue ofpicric, which whofoeuer bath, he will vfe Gods meanes topreferue it. A godly heart reuerencethand reioyceth in all holy things, the word,Sacraments,fab- baths, and ftriueth tomake his houle a little Church: and he that makes littleor no confcience of the fabbath and family duties, let himpretend what he will, is anvngodly perfonwithout all religion, 4. Be careful' to attend the waies of chine owne heart : both how it fubìeð it (elfe to the will of God written, whether it be defirous to receiue the law at his mouth , whether it tremble at the word ; as alfo how it fubieiteth it felfe to the will ofGoddone: whether inprofperitie, it lift vp it (elfe to be fomeching betides or without God, and whether in corre &ion, it be filent veto God, becaufe he hach done it. Attend it how readie or beanie it is, to lift it felfe vp in prayer for wants, in praife for fupplyes: whether it pray alwaies,or in all things giue thanks.Watch ouer it in thy feruices that it (tart not away, and leaue thy worfhip liue- les without fpirir, without truth; know that God is a fpirir, and will be feruedofthee (ifaright) as he was of Partl, in thyfpirit : and looke well to this matter,for Iudas can follow and reuerence ChrilI,and yet his hart goingafter couetoufneffe, bepra&ifng to betray him : and Herod can pretend to worfhip, when he intends to kill. Watch it further in the motions to finne, whether it be zealous and refolute again(( it,and whe- ther it Rieke fall, and with full purpofe veto the Lord: whether it feare the leaf( offenceof God; or can (wallow (mailer finnes : whether it bri- dle the tongue from idle talke, and (maileroathes; vaile the eies from wanton lookes; or whether it can eafily digeft fuch things,which are no (mall departures fromGodwhen occafion is offercd,and know that fuch is chine heart,as it is found in temptation.Laftly,watch it in themotions ofthefpirit,how it entertaineth them; how flirting it is in the caufes ofGod, as when occafion is offered of promoting Godsglorie in his pure
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