Epájtle ofS. Pau' tç Titus. thismailer cornmeth with hiswages, what becommeth of the louas of pleafures more then of God?confider the fruit offinnefull pleafures for a fealon, the heft is (bathe and forrowe,and what then is the worts?Salo men that triedhis heart with inch pleafures more then enough, proclai- med of them all, that theywerebut vanitie and vexation of fprrit : and truely; for who can conceiue the fhame,terror, guilt of confcience, and torment offpir it, which as a fhadow follow vniawfull aollenpleafures, eaen in thole that at length efcape from them? but for others that haue let downe their refnlution , to make it their pleafure,to liue delicioufly for a lesion, they (hall not faile to receiue the wage of vnrighteeafneffe. Ohmiferable feruice! 2. This doétrine (heweth, that fuch menas haue not received grace tomoderate themfelues, and their affeótions in their pleafures , are not yet regenerate. It isa dangerous note when pleafure mull take place of things of au higher firaine,euen matters of Godsworfhip, publike or private. TheApotlle Peter teacheth, that where grace taketh vp theaf- feótion, and worketheffeaually, there is girding vpofthe tomes with fobrietie. 3. It teacheth vs to flriue in the renewing ofour felnes; that feeing this feruice of lulls is fo deceitfull and dangerous, we fhould neuer find our fettles at cafe til we find achange in our will,till thefe finnefull plea- furesbe as bitter as euer they were fweete,till we can Rriue as refolutely again them, as euer wee fettled vnder them cheerefully. And becaufe this change isnot wrought all at once,but by degrees; nor fprouteth vp as the lillies,which grow,but neither labour nor fpinne;we mutt vfe the nacanes appointed hereunto: as namely, the dailyvie of theword, pray- er, faith, obedience, watchfulneffe, combate againfl fnne, and no grace mull be wrapped vp in thenapkin,or hid in the earth: but as thefemeans workeandvphold this change, by begetting &confirming faith,which isa dailypurifier ; fomull they be carefully vied ofeueryone that would finde thisbleffed worke ofgracewithin his foule. 4. Seeing when we are moil renewed in this life,we (hall be changed but in part; and the lawof themembers will be Hill rebelling againfl the lawof the mínde; let vs lookevp, and long after that gloriewhereinwe (hall be totally let free from this rebellion, and haue the full accomplifh- mentof that faluation, thebeginnings ofwhich wehaue here onelyat- tained vnto ; whereinwe (hall not onely not finnc,but not will to Inne; nay we (hall as perfeélly hate and refill it,as we (hal perfeótiy loueGod, and infeparably cleauevnto him for euer. 5. Efpecially profefforsmull increafe their skill inknowing,iudgment in difcerning, anddiltgence id auoiding thefe difordered and noyfome Qa 3 lulls, CerAv.3. -61f L,PCC.L.tr ,.Pet,r.ij.
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