Epifileof S. hail to Titras. CHAr.3.t. feruice ivaled out for fome carnal) matters : other times weeks exerci- 563 fes are negleêted, becaufe this inconuenience or loffc in the-calling, was not feafonably and prudently preuented ; the private feruice ofGod al- fo in the family , mua nowand then be laid downefor a time or turne, becaufe Come otherdomeflical diaraólion bath deuouredthe time allot- ted for it. Let no man then fcparate thofe duties, which the Lord bath coupled; if thou beef) readie to the duties ofthy particular calling,for- get not the duties ofthe génerall;if thou would[) be feruiceableto men, forget not in thé meane time thy feruice ofGod. Ifthou cana be dili- gent to prouide for thy felfeand thy family, let fometinte apart to looke .out, to enquire into and releeue the neceflitiesof Godschildren and fa- mily abroad. But woe to fuch knotsofcompanionfhip tiedfat by the det ill, to (porting, gamiog,or otherungodly luas, that neither thedu- ties of their callingon the weckeday,nor religious exercifes on the Sab- bath canobtainc them. DoEfr. 2. That eueryChri ai an ought tokeepe in himfelfe a fitneffe, aucHe chrli and readineffe toeuery goodworke, is plaine in the Scriptures. For, t. an mutt pee. in duties of pietie, we are enioyned not onely tocome to the houle of "[elfe, rC'áince God, but to talebrede toour feete , and towall, our bands in innacencie, be- to eucrr good fore we compaffe theAltar, and fira to fanaifieour (clues before God, Woke' and reconcile our felues tomen, and then bring our gift. Ifwe preach, , c., we muff doe it readily, and of areadieminde, for then we haue reward. If e.PCts.s. you heard, you muti befryer toheart, and readie to heare, rather then offer last jú`9¡, a factificeoffooles, 2. In performance ofduties ofloue and mercievn 2 tomen, we are called to readineffe indifiributing, t.Tim.6.18. and mimic- fulneffetodiaribute, Heb.t 3.16. 3.Inprivate duties, when Godgiucth 3 vs peace and opportunitie, we mull ferue him witheheerefalnefe and goodhearts, Deut.28.47. 4. Inprivate injuries, we muabe ready to re- ceiue, yea tooffer reconciliation, and to forgiue,which is another good 4 worke: and fo in the refl. Reafons. I. Weherein become like vnto God,whofe nature is to ac- Raton% commodate himfelfe to our good;whofe readineffe togiue bountifully, t and forgiue freely is hereby fhadowed. a. Herebywe al Co bewtifie,and 2 as it wereguild out duties, when they come off without delaies , with- out grudging, murmuring , or heauineffe, but as frommen inured to weldoing. 3.Hereby wemay lay hold of Chriaianconfolatieo , in that this ready andwilling mindis accepted, where often power ofdoing good a.coe.s.n. is wanting; and indeed the regenerate often want power and ability vn- to good, but towant will and.defire, is dangerous. Nnm:eo vie Vfe. Whofoeuer would finde this grace in himfelfe, muff trie it by ,` ,,;, ;,4. the companionsof it. As, t. theremull be a good heart , cheerefully i I N n z and
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