CHRISTS
COVNSELL
to
His
languishing
CHURCH
.
REVEL.
3.
2
,
3
verses
.
Be
watchfull
and
strengthen
the
things
that
remaine
,
which
are
ready
to
dye
,
for
I
have
not
found
thy
works
perfect
before
God
.
Remember
therefore
how
thou
hast
received
and
heard
,
and
hold
fast
and
repent
,
&c.
THe
author
of
this
Booke
was
IESUS
CHRIST
;
the
pen-man
was
Iohn
the
Apostle
,
the
matter
of
it
,
is
generally
mysterious
;
the
persons
whom
it
concernes
are
the
seven
Churches
in
Asia
,
but
the
scope
of
it
extends
to
all
the
Churches
,
succeeding
the
Apostles
to
the
end
of
the
world
.
Ephesus
(
the
first
of
these
Churches
)
is
taxed
for
apostasie
;
Smyrna
(
the
second
of
them
)
is
encouraged
to
constancie
;
Pergamus
&
Thyatira
(
the
third
and
fourth
of
them
)
are
charged
for
permission
of
some
idolatry
;
Sardis
(
the
fifth
of
them
)
is
deepely
questioned
for
hypocrisie
;
Philadelphia
(
the
sixth
of
them
)
is
commended
for
fidelity
,
and
Laodicea
(
the
last
of
them
)
is
condemned
for
neutrality
or
indifferency
.
In
this
Epistle
to
Sardis
,
you
have
,
1
An
inscription
:
1.
To
whom
?
unto
the
Angell
of
the
Church
in
Sardis
.
2
From
whom
?
He
that
hath
the
seven
spirits
(
▪
)
Christ
,
who
hath
manifold
abundance
of
spirituall
gifts
and
graces
in
his
owne
disposing
,
and
imparts
them
by
his
spirit
.
2
A
description
of
that
Angell
and
Church
;
what
they
were
,
1
In
semblance
;
Thou
hast
a
name
that
thou
livest
,
q.
d.
so
thou
boastest
,
and
so
others
imagine
that
thou
an
furnished
with
vitals
for
doctrine
and
discipline
.
2
In
substance
;
but
thou
art
dead
,
q.
d.
there
is
no
such
matter
,
thy
Gold
is
but
Tinne
,
and
thy
piety
but
formality
:
the
powers
of
truth
and
grace
were
extremely
fainting
&
languishing
,
and
as
it
were
expiring
.
3
A
direction
of
them
what
to
doe
,
the
which
direction
is
,
1
Generall
,
Be
watchfull
or
awake
:
no
reformation
without
diligent
and
serious
consideration
.
2
Speciall
,
where
,
1
The
matter
of
it
,
Strengthen
the
things
which
remaine
,
that
are
ready
to
dye
2
The
equity
of
it
,
for
I
have
not
found
thy
works
perfect
before
God
.
3
The
manner
of
performance
of
this
direction
expressed
in
two
particulars
.
1
In
remembrance
of
the
good
truths
,
or
rather
of
the
manner
how
they
once
received
and
heard
them
,
amplified
with
a
speciall
exhortation
to
hold
them
fast
,
2
In
repentance
of
all
evill
,
especially
of
their
hypocrisie
and
languor
,
(
And
repent
.
)
The
matter
is
so
large
which
might
be
insisted
on
,
as
that
I
know
not
well
where
to
pitch
,
I
shall
onely
be
able
(
as
reapers
doe
in
the
full
field
)
to
cut
down
many
particulars
,
and
leave
the
binding
of
them
up
to
some
one
more
skilfull
harvest
man
:
take
them
thus
.
1
That
people
living
under
evangelicall
teaching
,
may
yet
be
but
in
a
decaying
and
dying
condition
(
the
things
that
be
ready
to
dye
.
)
2
That
spirituals
are
to
be
succoured
and
strengthened
if
once
they
grow
languishing
and
dying
,
(
strengthen
the
things
that
,
&c.
)
3
That
the
estate
,
though
visibly
faire
to
the
eyes
of
men
,
yet
it
may
be
really
imperfect
in
the
eyes
of
God
,
[
I
have
not
found
thy
works
perfect
before
God
.
]
4
A
right
remembrance
and
retention
of
originall
truths
,
are
the
way
to
revive
a
dying
christian
,
to
fetch
him
againe
.
[
Remember
therefore
,
&c.
]
6
Spirituall
decayings
doe
require
spirituall
repentings
:
[
and
repent
.
]
I
begin
with
the
first
of
these
,
viz.
Doct.
That
people
living
under
evangelicall
teaching
,
may
yet
be
but
in
a
dying
condition
:
for
the
opening
of
this
assertion
,
premise
with
me
these
particulars
.
Three
things
premised
.
1
There
are
three
sorts
of
people
who
may
live
under
the
preaching
of
the
word
.
1
Some
manifestly
prophane
,
who
are
starke
dead
,
there
is
neither
the
substance
,
nor
the
semblance
of
any
heavenly
life
in
them
.
2
Others
are
cunningly
hypocriticall
,
whose
leafe
of
profession
seemes
to
live
,
but
secret
core
of
corruption
convinceth
that
they
are
dead
.
3
A
third
sort
is
of
such
as
are
vitally
good
,
there
is
a
spirituall
life
truely
implanted
in
them
,
and
a
profession
in
some
measure
answerable
thereunto
.
The
proposition
I
understand
even
of
this
latter
sort
,
that
even
these
may
be
in
a
dying
condition
.
a
This
dying
disposition
properly
consists
in
a
manifest
decay
of
spirituall
principles
;
for
looke
as
when
a
man
is
dying
in
a
naturall
way
,
the
vitall
principles
of
Calidum
and
Humidum
are
notoriously
impaired
;
so
when
a
Christian
is
dying
in
a
spirituall
way
,
those
principles
of
heavenly
life
within
him
,
are
exceedingly
sinking
and
failing
,
and
decaying
:
there
is
not
that
strength
,
nor
that
activity
,
nor
that
assiduity
in
the
spirit
or
heart
of
man
,
as
formerly
,
Simile
.
but
he
works
man
,
as
formerly
,
but
he
works
weakely
(
like
a
dying
pulse
)
and
cum
laesis
facultatibus
,
as
a
man
goes
with
lame
legges
,
and
a
sickly
body
,
so
he
walkes
with
wounded
principles
and
a
languishing
pining
soule
.
3
But
if
you
will
have
the
point
in
a
more
ample
manner
,
then
know
that
a
Christian
may
be
dying
partly
,
1
In
profession
,
his
very
A
Christian
may
be
dying
in
seven
things
.
leaves
may
wither
;
that
visible
forwardnesse
of
zeale
and
diligence
,
that
wonted
presence
of
his
at
the
ordinances
,
they
may
admit
of
an
extreme
sluggishnesse
and
remissenesse
;
he
may
grow
a
stranger
to
God
.
2
In
conversation
:
His
hand
may
shrivell
and
disflourish
:
that
former
association
of
himselfe
with
the
people
of
God
,
may
now
be
no
delight
,
and
profitable
discourses
of
heaven
and
of
holinesse
,
may
now
be
much
laid
aside
,
there
may
now
drop
no
such
waters
from
his
fountaine
,
and
very
little
good
from
his
society
:
his
candle
may
burne
darkely
,
and
with
a
very
imperfect
and
loosing
light
.
3
In
affection
,
that
flame
of
love
and
sea
of
desires
,
and
Eden
of
delight
,
may
like
a
great
fire
be
reduced
to
a
few
coales
and
cinders
:
Christ
puts
the
Ephesians
in
minde
of
their
first
love
that
it
was
left
,
Revelat.
2.
4.
Revel.
2.
4.
though
not
absolutely
for
nature
,
yet
eminently
for
measure
,
and
S.
Paul
upbraideth
the
Galathians
for
that
strange
coolenesse
in
their
affections
to
his
person
and
ministery
,
whereas
at
the
first
,
their
zeale
was
so
forward
,
as
that
their
very
eyes
Gal.
4.
15.
were
at
his
service
.
Gal.
4.
15
4
In
duties
which
may
now
be
chopt
off
by
intermission
,
or
wrought
out
with
voluntary
distractions
,
either
none
,
or
rugged
,
done
with
a
kinde
of
formality
,
coldly
,
chilly
,
carelesly
.
Heretofore
no
time
was
too
long
,
no
diversion
sufficiently
excusable
,
no
praying
satisfying
without
lamenting
compunctions
and
groanings
of
spirit
,
or
without
some
more
fervent
violence
and
wrestling
with
God
.
But
now
this
and
other
duties
are
like
a
pulse
hardly
felt
;
words
suffice
,
and
almost
an
opus
operatum
is
enough
.
5
In
judgement
,
that
whereas
formerly
the
minde
and
understanding
were
Simile
.
(
like
the
Needle
looking
to
the
Polestarre
)
with
much
admiration
and
delectation
taken
up
with
the
meditations
of
God
and
Christ
,
and
divine
truths
and
waies
.
Now
vaine
objects
are
doted
upon
poore
,
inferiour
,
transitory
delights
and
profits
,
take
up
the
lodging
,
and
so
fill
the
soule
,
that
it
becomes
almost
a
stranger
to
holy
contemplations
and
meditations
.
It
hath
almost
lost
the
rellish
of
the
studious
thoughts
of
God
,
or
Christ
,
or
salvation
.
6
In
gifts
or
parts
,
which
through
too
much
indulgence
to
carnall
ease
or
affectation
of
worldly
greatnesse
or
defect
of
fit
imployment
,
may
like
a
sharpe
sword
,
grow
rusty
,
or
like
standing
waters
in
a
poole
,
be
almost
drawne
dry
and
empty
.
7
But
which
is
the
mainest
and
worst
of
all
,
the
Christian
may
be
dying
in
his
very
graces
;
as
the
health
of
man
may
admit
of
eclipses
,
and
the
very
life
of
man
may
admit
of
sownings
and
faintings
,
Simile
.
so
the
very
graces
in
a
Christian
may
be
much
checked
and
wounded
,
and
impaired
in
their
ancient
degrees
and
acts
.
Partly
through
want
of
exercise
,
partly
by
not
administring
succour
&
strength
unto
them
by
a
constant
application
of
the
ordinances
,
partly
by
hearkning
unto
some
sinfull
temptations
.
So
that
now
repentance
may
become
more
difficult
and
unable
,
and
godly
sorrow
can
scarce
be
discerned
for
that
extreame
hardnesse
of
heart
,
and
faith
can
scarce
finde
the
way
,
or
make
any
use
of
Christ
,
and
the
promises
,
but
the
gates
of
unbeliefe
seeme
to
possesse
the
soule
.
Yea
,
the
feare
of
God
may
now
not
so
restraine
and
awe
,
and
the
love
of
God
may
not
so
prevaile
and
excite
,
as
they
have
done
in
former
times
.
Object
.
But
you
will
demand
what
may
be
the
causes
of
this
dying
condition
?
Sol.
I
conjecture
these
.
1
Simile
.
Some
deadly
corruption
which
hath
seized
upon
their
spirits
:
if
poyson
get
into
the
body
,
it
works
upon
the
spirits
,
and
so
weakens
and
indangers
life
.
The
people
of
God
are
sometimes
tasting
of
poyson
,
they
are
tampering
with
unsound
doctrines
,
which
as
they
doe
infect
the
judgement
,
so
they
doe
abate
their
spirituall
principles
and
abilities
.
The
Apostle
was
afraid
that
he
had
lost
his
labour
,
and
spent
himselfe
in
vaine
to
those
of
Galatia
,
that
they
were
even
leaving
their
hold
in
Christ
,
and
what
was
the
cause
of
it
?
Surely
some
false
Apostles
had
leavened
them
with
errour
about
circumcision
,
and
the
observation
of
the
law
.
When
the
judgement
is
corrupted
with
any
errour
,
then
truths
are
not
of
that
power
with
the
soule
,
&
where
truth
looseth
in
authority
,
there
grace
will
loose
in
its
strength
and
efficacie
.
2
Some
deadly
wound
is
given
unto
them
;
you
know
that
a
man
may
dye
,
not
onely
by
a
draught
of
poyson
,
but
Simile
.
likewise
by
the
cut
of
a
sword
,
which
divides
the
parts
,
and
le
ts
out
the
bloud
that
carries
and
preserves
the
life
of
man
.
There
are
things
which
doe
fight
against
the
soul
,
1
Pet.
2.
11.
1
Pet.
2.
11.
and
not
onely
fight
against
it
,
but
wound
it
;
nay
not
the
soule
and
conscience
onely
,
but
likewise
our
very
graces
.
Sinnings
doe
not
onely
prove
a
troublesome
wound
to
the
conscience
,
but
likewise
a
killing
and
dying
wound
to
our
graces
;
if
any
thing
in
the
world
extinguisheth
or
abateth
our
graces
,
they
are
our
sinnings
,
which
are
to
graces
as
water
to
the
fire
.
But
now
even
the
people
of
God
doe
many
times
hearken
to
some
baser
lusts
and
viler
commissions
(
as
you
know
in
David
and
others
)
and
when
sinne
hath
got
any
favour
in
the
judgement
or
affection
,
it
is
like
a
disease
which
will
not
off
without
a
manifest
breach
of
health
and
strength
;
Simile
.
sinne
Iames
our
graces
.
3
Some
deadly
neglect
;
Simile
.
if
the
soule
grow
negligent
,
it
will
quickly
grow
dying
,
as
you
shal
see
that
inordinate
abstinence
and
neglect
of
food
brings
a
man
quickly
into
a
consumption
:
so
when
the
people
of
God
through
spirituall
pride
,
shall
grow
carelesse
of
vitall
assistances
,
that
they
keepe
not
so
close
to
the
word
of
life
,
nor
to
the
Sacraments
of
life
,
nor
to
the
great
principle
of
life
by
an
earnest
and
constant
communion
in
prayer
,
no
marvell
if
they
grow
dying
persons
.
It
is
with
us
in
respect
of
God
,
as
it
is
with
the
plants
in
respect
of
the
sunne
,
which
live
or
dye
,
flourish
or
decay
upon
their
conjunction
(
if
I
may
so
speake
)
and
Grace
is
not
a
life
and
strength
it selfe
.
Minuit
supra
vires
alimenti
penuria
,
said
Fernelius
,
l.
1
de
morb.
causis
.
neerenesse
with
its
heat
.
So
our
soules
,
yea
and
our
graces
live
by
that
conjunction
which
they
have
with
God
;
if
we
keepe
not
to
him
close
and
neere
,
but
draw
off
,
what
doe
we
but
draw
off
from
the
principle
of
our
being
and
conservation
?
4
Inconsiderate
toleration
of
particular
evils
;
not
a
timely
expurgation
of
them
.
Simile
.
You
know
that
if
peccanthumours
redound
in
the
body
,
and
be
not
considered
of
,
and
purged
out
in
time
,
they
may
of
ordinary
distempers
,
turne
into
deadly
diseases
,
and
so
it
is
with
particular
corruptions
(
admit
they
be
such
as
wee
are
pleased
favourably
to
call
infirmities
)
or
any
other
sinnes
,
if
they
be
not
quickly
expelled
and
reformed
,
they
may
bring
us
neere
the
gates
of
death
:
one
sinne
may
bring
on
another
,
or
the
same
sinne
may
steale
unto
a
strange
degree
of
strength
,
so
that
a
person
(
unawares
)
is
languished
extreamely
,
and
whence
comes
this
?
not
onely
from
an
inconsiderate
admission
of
sinnes
,
but
also
from
an
untimely
correction
of
sinne
.
The
soule
should
presently
have
physicked
it selfe
with
,
first
a
right
apprehension
of
the
greatnesse
of
the
evill
in
the
beginning
:
secondly
,
speedy
humiliation
before
the
Lord
:
thirdly
,
fervent
supplication
for
mercy
,
and
more
strength
:
fourthly
,
resolute
reformation
and
abandoning
of
it
.
But
the
neglect
of
these
hath
brought
the
soule
into
a
spirituall
languor
,
and
perhaps
into
a
deep
consumption
of
graces
.
5
Defect
of
frequent
examinations
:
though
at
our
originall
and
first
conviction
of
sinne
,
and
a
sinfull
condition
,
we
are
very
tender
and
circumspect
,
and
ever
and
anon
feared
,
and
overlooked
our
spirituall
conditions
,
whereby
we
found
singular
additions
to
our
graces
,
yet
after
a
while
,
after
Christians
have
got
over
the
pangs
of
the
first
birth
,
and
have
procured
more
peace
and
comfort
,
(
as
if
a
gracious
soul
would
thrive
of
it selfe
)
they
are
generally
apt
to
keepe
on
the
course
of
obedience
,
but
thinke
it
superfluous
,
at
least
not
so
necessary
,
often
to
search
,
and
view
,
and
fannow
themselves
.
And
what
now
befals
them
?
surely
two
great
evils
,
viz.
that
the
estate
and
operation
,
and
acts
of
sin
,
are
not
so
strictly
eyed
:
secondly
,
that
the
estate
of
their
graces
is
not
so
well
knowne
and
guarded
against
speciall
motions
and
temptations
,
whereupon
it
often
fals
out
that
the
poor
soul
is
reduced
to
great
streights
and
leannesse
,
the
man
cannot
pray
as
heretofore
,
nor
finde
that
love
to
God
and
Christ
as
heretofore
,
nor
have
that
delight
in
the
ordinances
,
nor
doe
that
good
in
society
,
nor
receive
that
profit
,
nor
feele
that
mournfulnesse
of
spirit
as
heretofore
:
why
?
hee
did
let
and
suffer
his
spirituall
estate
to
run
on
at
hazards
,
and
the
lesse
searching
of
heart
,
the
lesse
strength
of
grace
alwaies
.
6
Defect
of
solemne
humiliations
in
extraordinary
fasting
and
prayer
.
Those
meanes
which
beget
our
graces
,
are
likewise
ordained
to
preserve
them
,
and
as
the
use
of
singular
meanes
confers
more
power
and
life
to
our
graces
,
so
a
cessation
in
the
use
of
them
,
proves
an
exceeding
decay
unto
them
:
it
is
as
if
you
should
take
away
the
pillars
from
the
house
,
or
the
raine
from
the
earth
.
Now
this
is
certaine
,
that
extraordinary
times
of
fasting
and
prayer
,
they
have
beene
blest
with
power
from
heaven
to
make
the
strongest
temptation
and
corruption
to
flye
,
no
sinne
is
able
to
stand
before
them
:
and
so
likewise
they
have
been
blest
with
an
answer
of
singular
enlargement
&
addition
to
our
spirituall
estate
:
oh
how
cheerfully
,
how
tenderfully
,
how
much
more
fully
and
fruitfully
is
thy
soule
inabled
after
those
duties
rightly
performed
?
but
Christians
grow
very
strangers
to
these
solemne
duties
,
either
totally
omitting
of
them
,
or
slubberlie
performance
of
them
,
and
therefore
they
get
not
that
strength
over
spirituall
corruptions
,
nor
that
fruitfull
supply
to
their
graces
,
and
consequently
slip
into
dangerous
languishings
and
decayings
.
7
Inactivity
in
our
places
and
relations
,
is
another
cause
of
spirituall
languishing
and
decaying
.
Simile
.
A
lazy
Christian
will
quickly
prove
a
dying
Christian
:
the
Physitians
doe
observe
,
that
as
too
violent
exercise
overthroweth
health
,
so
likewise
too
much
rest
may
cause
extreame
sicknesse
,
because
therein
the
superfluous
humours
are
not
carried
or
breathed
away
,
and
the
spirits
and
naturall
heat
are
not
stirred
up
to
performe
their
proper
functions
.
It
is
even
so
with
Christians
,
in
respect
of
their
graces
;
if
they
let
them
lye
still
and
dead
,
they
will
quickly
grow
weake
and
dying
;
though
their
life
be
an
implanted
by
an
operation
of
Gods
spirit
,
yet
it
is
preserved
by
an
operation
of
our
spirits
;
therfore
grace
is
compared
to
fire
which
must
be
stirred
up
and
blowne
:
He
who
will
not
use
grace
,
will
quickly
lose
it
,
or
decay
in
it
.
But
Christians
many
times
imploy
not
their
graces
,
they
do
not
any
good
with
them
,
they
doe
not
stir
up
their
hearts
to
beleeve
,
to
lay
hold
on
God
,
to
call
upon
him
,
to
walke
before
him
,
they
doe
not
lay
their
knowledge
,
their
zeale
,
their
love
,
&c.
in
their
particular
relations
;
but
live
together
,
and
do
no
good
together
,
meet
together
,
and
provoke
not
one
another
unto
further
holinesse
.
8
Lastly
,
all
perturbations
or
excesse
in
passions
,
cause
a
languishing
,
V.
Fernel
.
l
,
1.
de
morb
,
causis
cap
,
18
,
p.
198.
and
therefore
they
observe
in
nature
,
that
immoderate
feare
,
or
griefe
,
or
anger
,
or
joy
,
or
agony
(
which
consists
of
anger
and
feare
)
or
desire
or
care
;
all
these
,
or
any
of
these
by
their
immoderation
,
doe
checke
the
spirit
&
naturall
heat
,
immarcescere
spiritus
&
calorem
,
and
consequently
diminish
health
and
strength
.
And
surely
so
it
is
in
the
spirituall
condition
;
all
inordinate
affections
are
the
empayrers
of
grace
,
whether
it
bee
desires
of
the
world
,
or
delights
in
it
,
or
fears
of
men
,
or
griefe
for
losses
,
&c.
but
I
cannot
now
inlarge
.
Vse
.
I
now
come
to
the
application
of
this
point
,
which
shall
be
in
the
first
place
,
to
reflect
upon
our
owne
hearts
,
to
see
in
what
condition
our
spirituall
condition
is
;
whether
we
be
not
Sardians
,
yea
or
not
,
either
having
a
name
onely
,
but
are
totally
dead
;
or
if
we
doe
live
,
whether
that
life
of
ours
be
not
growne
so
weake
,
that
wee
are
almost
dying
.
Reasons
to
move
you
to
search
your
hearts
in
this
particular
,
are
these
.
1
Many
among
you
(
who
Three
things
.
professe
and
have
a
name
,
and
I
hope
,
the
truth
also
of
grace
)
doe
not
get
on
,
you
doe
not
make
progresse
,
you
have
not
advanced
your selves
in
your
spirituall
condition
.
Though
the
Lord
hath
given
you
plentifull
and
rich
meanes
,
yet
what
you
were
many
yeers
agoe
,
the
same
you
are
now
:
a
man
may
say
of
you
,
as
we
doe
of
our
friends
,
whom
wee
see
perhaps
once
in
ten
yeeres
,
that
they
looke
,
and
are
just
as
wee
found
and
left
them
then
.
So
many
of
you
,
after
many
yeeres
preaching
and
hearing
,
are
just
as
you
were
,
have
not
attained
to
any
further
perfection
in
holinesse
.
Now
it
is
an
ill
symptome
,
this
;
for
a
staying
heart
is
seldome
otherwise
then
a
decaying
heart
.
Creation
,
though
perfect
at
once
,
yet
it
is
not
so
with
sanctification
;
the
old
saying
is
,
Non
progredi
est
regredi
,
grace
is
either
getting
or
losing
,
Simile
.
like
a
river
,
either
fuller
or
lesser
,
or
like
an
oake
,
growing
or
dying
.
2
Many
persons
expresse
palpable
decayings
;
all
who
know
them
,
can
see
and
say
,
how
strangely
they
are
altered
;
they
are
scarcely
knowne
now
to
be
Christians
,
but
by
the
judgement
of
the
most
favourable
charity
,
who
formerly
have
beene
very
forward
even
to
exemplarity
.
The
judgements
of
men
are
so
altered
with
fond
opinions
,
their
strictnesse
of
conversation
is
so
strangely
slack'd
into
that
which
they
themselves
were
wont
to
call
a
licentiousnesse
of
walking
,
there
is
such
a
dumbnesse
growne
in
their
families
,
and
withall
there
is
such
a
chilnesse
come
upon
their
affections
;
oh
where
is
that
thy
former
zeale
,
and
love
,
and
joy
,
and
pitty
,
and
brokennesse
of
heart
,
and
flames
for
Christ
,
and
desires
of
strength
and
assurance
,
and
circumspection
to
please
thy
God
?
3
Though
we
be
not
dead
Christians
;
yet
if
we
be
dying
Christians
,
it
makes
our
condition
very
evill
,
and
very
sad
.
1
Very
evill
,
no
man
can
Evill
.
1
Causally
.
decay
in
good
,
but
by
something
that
is
bad
;
it
is
alwaies
some
sinfull
evill
,
which
makes
us
to
wither
in
spirituall
good
.
And
then
it
is
a
thing
very
2
Formally
,
evill
in
it selfe
;
if
it
be
a
sinne
not
to
thrive
in
grace
,
it
must
be
a
greater
sinne
to
be
dying
in
grace
.
And
then
it
occasions
much
3
Eventually
.
sinne
,
for
it
were
a
wonder
to
see
a
man
dying
in
grace
,
and
not
withall
,
living
in
sinne
;
however
,
beleeve
it
,
that
sinnes
will
live
the
more
strongly
in
thee
,
by
how
much
the
more
weakely
grace
doth
live
in
thee
;
when
naturall
heat
growes
low
,
then
doe
diseases
multiply
and
grow
high
,
if
that
which
should
keep
downe
sinne
,
be
kept
downe
by
sinning
,
how
exceedingly
sinfull
maiest
thou
prove
?
2
Very
sad
:
the
Christian
condition
is
excessively
perplexed
and
prejudiced
by
it
,
v.
gr
.
1
There
is
an
extenuation
of
7
Effects
of
it
.
our
chiefest
excellencies
:
Simile
.
our
gold
is
now
clipt
and
washed
:
Beloved
,
we
have
not
more
reall
excellencies
here
on
earth
,
then
gracious
and
holy
qualities
.
If
the
naked
soule
be
more
worth
then
a
whole
world
,
what
is
grace
,
the
which
highly
elevates
and
advanceth
the
soule
?
But
even
our
graces
(
in
a
decaying
condition
)
are
drooping
and
pining
:
for
a
man
to
have
a
finger
withering
is
nothing
to
that
as
to
have
his
heart
consuming
:
to
behold
a
candle
put
out
,
what
is
that
,
to
behold
the
Sunne
growing
dim
or
purblind
?
When
graces
decay
,
then
that
To
lose
an
house
,
a
friend
,
&c.
but
which
is
as
the
heart
to
the
members
,
or
as
the
Sunne
to
the
earth
,
or
as
the
soule
to
the
body
,
a
vitall
spring
,
decayeth
:
as
she
said
about
the
taking
away
of
the
Arke
,
that
we
may
say
of
diminution
in
grace
.
Now
the
glory
is
departing
from
Israel
,
now
thy
honour
is
lying
in
the
dust
;
the
lesse
good
thou
growest
,
the
more
vile
thou
becommest
,
it
is
as
if
thy
faire
hand
should
become
leprous
,
or
thy
sunne
set
at
noon
day
.
2
It
is
a
depression
of
our
heavenly
strength
;
when
Sampsons
haire
was
off
,
he
was
then
as
other
men
;
he
lost
his
haire
,
and
lost
his
strength
too
.
Simile
.
When
the
fountaines
are
low
,
and
roots
weake
,
then
the
streames
prove
thinne
,
and
branches
grow
almost
fruitlesse
,
for
these
are
the
principles
of
being
,
and
of
assistance
unto
them
.
Our
graces
are
a
kinde
of
Springs
to
our
gracious
abilities
;
when
we
be
lesse
good
,
we
shall
alwaies
doe
the
lesse
good
,
and
the
more
evill
.
Thy
wheels
will
move
slowly
,
and
thy
feet
(
like
those
of
a
sicke
man
)
will
move
staggeringly
and
wearily
;
there
will
be
much
a
doe
to
doe
a
little
good
:
thy
services
will
be
like
the
thinne
rayes
of
gold
,
which
can
hardly
be
discerned
for
the
multitude
of
ashes
and
drosse
.
Now
this
is
a
sad
thing
,
when
at
the
most
,
it
is
the
most
that
a
man
can
doe
to
beleeve
,
or
to
grieve
for
sinne
,
or
to
love
God
and
feare
him
,
or
to
pray
unto
him
,
whereas
heretofore
he
was
able
to
beleeve
and
rejoyce
,
to
mourne
and
lament
,
&c.
3
A
dampe
upon
our
communions
with
GOD
;
there
is
a
double
communion
.
One
is
direct
,
which
is
our
active
communion
with
God
,
another
is
reflexive
,
which
is
Gods
gracious
communion
with
us
:
now
by
a
dying
in
our
spirituall
conditions
,
there
ariseth
a
cloud
and
a
dampe
upon
this
reciprocall
communion
.
Wee
cannot
so
behave
our selves
to
God
,
and
God
will
not
so
behave
himselfe
to
us
,
as
in
former
daies
.
Note
.
1
For
our
communion
with
God
,
it
will
grow
more
strange
,
lesse
confident
,
and
more
gainlesse
,
small
for
heart
,
lesser
for
trust
,
and
least
of
all
for
benefit
and
successe
.
2
For
Gods
communion
with
us
,
it
will
be
eclipsed
both
in
the
effective
and
assisting
part
of
it
,
as
also
in
the
affective
and
comforting
part
of
it
:
hee
will
not
give
thee
his
hand
or
his
eye
as
formerly
;
David
found
(
upon
his
great
decay
)
not
onely
a
cloud
in
Gods
face
,
but
also
a
strangenesse
in
Gods
spirit
,
Psal.
51.
Psal.
5●
.
12.
We
doe
by
our
notorious
decaying
,
debarre
our selves
of
much
help
from
God
,
and
of
all
manifesting
favour
for
the
present
.
Desertion
is
ever
the
consequent
of
decaying
.
4
A
vexation
and
restlesnesse
in
the
conscience
;
when
we
take
our
leave
of
grace
,
wee
must
take
our
leave
of
peace
and
comfort
.
A
dead
man
(
many
times
)
rests
in
peace
,
but
a
dying
Christian
is
never
without
trouble
;
the
remaining
grace
serves
most
to
trouble
us
for
our
decayings
in
grace
.
Spirituall
comfort
usually
attends
us
,
either
upon
great
griefes
for
sinne
,
or
upon
great
progresses
in
duties
.
And
spirituall
troubles
usually
follow
us
,
either
upon
great
adventurings
in
sin
,
or
upon
great
remissions
in
holinesse
;
for
conscience
will
trouble
us
as
well
for
loosing
what
is
good
,
as
for
committing
what
is
evill
.
5
A
great
silence
in
heaven
:
the
decaying
Christian
shall
either
heare
of
much
displeasure
from
God
,
or
little
and
no
good
from
him
.
The
ordinances
(
to
which
he
now
more
perfunctorily
applies
himselfe
)
shall
either
bee
dumb
and
speake
no
incouragement
,
or
bitter
,
and
speake
no
strength
or
peace
.
His
prayers
(
which
now
are
more
cold
and
formall
)
shall
either
have
no
answer
,
or
else
the
answer
is
more
feare
and
trouble
in
spirit
;
God
seemes
to
have
no
minde
to
speake
unto
that
man
,
who
now
hath
scarce
any
minde
to
speake
unto
his
God
.
6
A
strange
suspition
of
the
reality
of
a
spirituall
condition
;
if
grace
be
often
put
in
dispute
when
the
Christian
cannot
perceive
it
to
thrive
,
how
much
more
questionable
will
it
be
,
when
the
same
Christian
perceiveth
it
to
abate
and
decay
,
(
usually
it
must
be
more
then
meere
grace
which
must
assure
us
of
grace
)
forasmuch
as
nothing
resembles
hypocrisie
more
then
to
be
formall
in
our
duties
,
and
with
it
to
be
withering
in
our
dispositions
.
A
dying
Christian
looks
very
like
to
a
dead
hypocrite
.
7
To
all
these
may
be
added
other
evils
,
as
horrid
temptations
,
externall
miseries
,
feares
of
death
,
&c.
but
I
may
not
insist
on
every
thing
.
Q
But
here
it
is
demanded
,
how
may
we
know
whether
wee
be
in
a
dying
condition
or
not
.
A.
I
know
no
better
way
to
discerne
this
,
then
by
a
just
comparison
of
things
present
with
things
past
,
as
also
by
a
faithfull
observation
of
our
owne
spirits
and
graces
:
thus
then
,
1
Looke
,
first
,
upon
your
judgement
and
mindings
,
2
upon
your
wils
and
affections
,
3
upon
your
hearts
and
consciences
,
4
upon
your
worship
and
services
,
5
upon
your
waies
and
conversations
,
so
may
you
discerne
whether
you
be
dying
or
not
.
1
For
your
judgements
and
mindes
,
formerly
in
these
there
were
strong
endeavours
to
know
the
truths
of
God
,
and
to
search
out
the
mysteries
of
salvation
,
and
admirable
appretiations
of
holinesse
and
Gods
favour
,
and
sweet
meditations
on
the
will
of
God
;
the
minde
was
eminently
taken
up
with
God
and
Christ
,
and
grace
and
obedience
and
heaven
.
Is
it
so
now
?
or
rather
doe
not
worldly
things
seeme
great
in
our
eyes
,
are
not
our
mindings
more
for
inferiour
good
,
then
for
spirituall
good
?
divine
studies
,
are
they
not
rare
,
and
poore
,
and
transient
glancings
?
where
is
that
study
to
know
God
,
or
to
see
his
favour
in
Christ
unto
thee
?
where
is
that
reverend
regard
of
the
truths
of
God
?
where
is
that
diligence
to
know
the
estate
of
thy
soule
?
where
is
that
sweet
delight
thou
tookest
once
to
know
Iesus
Christ
as
thine
?
2
For
your
wils
and
affections
:
time
was
,
that
thy
will
was
a
flexible
will
,
easie
to
obedience
,
submissive
to
the
divine
will
,
cheerefull
in
the
duties
of
godlinesse
,
much
closing
with
divine
promises
,
ravished
with
love
to
Christ
,
fearefull
to
offend
,
carefull
to
please
,
desirous
of
nothing
more
then
Gods
loving
kindenesse
,
strictly
hating
all
evill
,
joyfull
in
this
alone
,
that
God
was
thy
portion
;
flouds
of
teares
swelled
thy
griefe
,
heavenly
delights
satisfied
thy
soule
,
mercies
were
blest
,
threatnings
feared
,
&c.
If
in
stead
of
these
,
thy
will
growes
weary
and
surly
,
hard
to
be
perswaded
,
often
clattering
with
the
divine
will
,
impatient
of
strict
obedience
,
indifferent
to
please
,
slow
to
hearken
to
the
counsels
of
God
,
and
the
mercies
of
God
,
and
the
threats
of
God
are
of
small
efficacie
;
sin
is
not
so
watched
and
loathed
,
God
alone
is
not
so
delightfull
and
sufficient
,
thy
heart
grows
more
insensible
of
sinne
,
and
hardly
mournfull
;
thy
delights
are
lesse
in
heavenly
things
.
Ah
now
,
how
is
the
mighty
fallen
,
how
is
the
noble
plant
degenerated
?
&c.
3
For
your
hearts
and
consciences
,
compare
them
now
with
what
formerly
they
were
;
how
quicke
was
conscience
to
direct
,
how
apt
was
conscience
to
checke
,
how
tender
was
conscience
to
offend
?
how
unquiet
was
conscience
till
peace
was
made
,
how
exact
was
conscience
to
obey
?
Is
it
so
now
?
thou
canst
sin
;
and
conscience
strikes
not
;
God
strikes
thee
,
but
conscience
strikes
thee
,
not
;
conscience
strikes
thee
,
and
thou
carest
not
;
conscience
is
growne
sleepy
and
drowsie
,
almost
dead
and
scared
;
thou
canst
omit
duties
,
or
performe
them
carelesly
,
slip
and
fall
,
and
lie
;
and
either
conscience
saith
nothing
,
or
thou
reformest
nothing
.
4
And
for
thy
worship
and
service
of
God
,
how
pretious
were
the
ordinances
unto
thee
,
how
delightfull
?
thou
hadst
rather
have
spent
a
day
with
them
,
then
a
hundred
daies
in
other
employments
:
what
secret
impressions
made
the
power
of
them
upon
thy
heart
,
what
griefes
,
what
joyes
,
what
degrees
of
perswasion
,
what
expectations
of
hope
,
what
furtherance
unto
holy
duties
,
what
conflictings
with
,
and
conquests
over
sinne
and
temptations
,
what
more
serious
care
and
diligence
to
walke
with
God
.
Oh
why
is
it
,
whence
is
it
,
that
now
it
is
not
as
once
it
was
?
there
is
not
that
connaturalnesse
as
formerly
,
the
word
works
not
on
thee
as
formerly
,
the
Sacrament
works
not
on
thee
as
formerly
:
the
word
of
threatning
reveales
wrath
,
and
thou
tremblest
not
;
the
word
of
promise
reveales
goodnesse
,
and
thou
lovest
it
not
;
fidelity
,
and
thou
beleevest
it
not
:
the
Sacrament
opens
the
bloud
of
a
Saviour
,
and
thou
thirstest
not
,
thou
rejoycest
not
;
thou
art
growne
dull
under
all
,
and
bar
ren
after
all
;
thy
dead
heart
argueth
that
thou
art
a
dying
soule
.
5
The
same
may
be
said
for
our
conversation
and
wayes
,
if
they
be
now
dead
in
respect
of
sinfulnesse
,
or
dead
in
respect
of
unprofitablenesse
,
that
wee
are
now
become
as
the
Heath
that
brings
forth
nothing
,
or
as
the
Briar
which
brings
forth
thornes
,
that
we
turne
all
religion
into
a
discourse
or
censure
,
or
dispute
;
we
can
eat
and
drink
,
and
talke
,
and
sinne
:
how
have
the
shadowes
of
death
covered
us
?
how
chill
and
languishing
are
our
graces
turned
?
Well
,
seriously
consider
of
these
things
(
you
who
heare
me
this
day
)
and
looke
to
it
that
you
be
not
a
dying
people
:
more
fearefull
would
your
condition
be
,
then
the
condition
of
others
:
for
,
first
,
you
have
more
enlivening
meanes
then
any
people
on
the
earth
;
no
City
like
unto
you
for
publike
offers
,
or
for
private
opportunities
;
yee
are
even
exalted
unto
heaven
in
the
abundance
and
choyce
of
spirituall
helpes
,
and
therefore
your
decayings
would
have
more
in
the
account
then
other
mens
;
the
more
meanes
of
strength
and
life
(
accidentally
)
make
dying
diseases
to
be
the
more
deadly
.
2
Wee
cannot
but
approve
your
flocking
to
the
word
and
service
of
God
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
as
if
you
would
take
the
kingdome
of
heaven
by
force
;
if
now
under
so
faire
a
complexion
you
should
be
in
a
consumption
,
that
the
vitals
of
godlinesse
should
slacke
and
pine
away
in
your
hearts
and
private
walkings
,
this
dissonancie
would
be
not
only
shameful
to
your
profession
,
but
also
uncomfortable
to
your
conscience
.
2
Againe
,
another
way
persons
may
discern
whether
they
be
dying
and
decaying
.
By
an
observation
of
the
acts
or
operations
of
their
graces
;
as
if
they
be
faint
and
more
inconstant
:
Simile
.
you
see
that
the
root
is
lesse
able
,
when
but
a
little
fruit
appeares
on
the
tree
,
and
that
the
Spring
is
fallen
when
the
streames
scarce
runne
,
which
yet
were
wont
to
flow
;
when
graces
are
scarce
active
,
or
are
uneven
in
their
generall
actings
,
surely
there
is
some
spirituall
languor
in
thee
.
O
Christian
,
thy
faith
doth
not
commit
things
to
God
as
heretofore
,
and
thy
love
is
not
so
setled
on
Christ
as
heretofore
,
and
thy
patience
cannot
beare
in
any
measure
as
heretofore
,
and
thy
sorrow
is
dry
,
and
thy
zeale
is
cooled
,
&c.
Simile
.
If
thy
eye
cannot
see
so
well
,
but
growes
darker
,
and
thy
foot
cannot
goe
so
well
,
but
growes
lamer
,
and
thy
shoulders
cannot
beare
so
well
,
but
grow
weaker
,
it
is
an
argument
that
naturall
vigour
is
decaied
.
The
same
may
be
said
for
our
spirituall
condition
,
if
graces
exert
not
themselves
in
a
former
vigour
,
&c.
Note
.
I
pray
you
to
observe
that
graces
are
given
unto
us
for
three
ends
and
uses
.
1
To
be
inclining
principles
to
gracious
or
holy
acts
.
2
To
be
inlarging
principles
to
pious
performances
.
3
To
be
cleansing
&
opposing
principles
of
sinful
corruptions
.
1
They
are
inclining
principles
to
gracious
acts
:
the
nature
of
man
without
grace
,
is
like
a
dead
man
,
who
hath
no
disposition
to
walke
,
but
when
grace
comes
into
the
soule
,
it
doth
enliven
it
,
and
inable
it
,
and
incline
or
dispose
it
unto
holy
operations
,
to
minde
,
to
will
,
to
desire
,
to
doe
heavenly
works
,
as
you
see
in
Saint
Paul
,
when
converted
,
that
renewing
grace
enclined
him
quite
to
another
way
,
and
to
other
acts
,
to
pray
,
to
preach
Christ
,
&c.
Now
where
is
that
ancient
disposition
in
thee
unto
good
duties
?
whence
is
that
wonderfull
unwilling
esse
and
untowardlinesse
of
spirit
in
thee
?
how
comes
it
to
passe
,
that
if
thou
dost
serve
the
Lord
,
it
is
as
if
it
were
of
constraint
,
there
is
a
kinde
of
aversenesse
and
hanging
backe
;
thou
doest
not
minde
him
in
any
measure
,
and
his
law
is
not
in
thy
heart
.
2
Againe
,
they
are
inlarging
principles
,
they
do
not
onely
inable
a
man
to
good
performances
for
the
matter
,
but
also
for
the
manner
;
they
make
us
a
willing
people
in
the
day
of
our
offerings
,
and
to
delight
to
doe
the
will
of
God
,
and
to
be
glad
in
going
to
the
house
of
the
Lord
.
But
now
there
is
not
that
rellish
of
godlinesse
,
there
is
not
delightfulnesse
of
service
,
there
is
not
that
libertie
and
alacrity
of
spirit
;
thou
art
become
a
dull
and
heavy
Christian
,
as
if
there
were
not
that
suteablenesse
'twi●t
thy
heart
and
holy
duties
,
thou
art
growne
very
slothfull
and
carelesse
,
and
negligent
in
thy
worke
.
3
Lastly
,
they
are
cleansing
and
opposing
principles
of
corruptions
,
therefore
compared
to
water
which
washeth
out
the
spots
,
and
to
fire
which
fetcheth
off
the
rust
;
and
as
our
corrupt
flesh
is
said
to
lust
against
the
spirit
,
so
the
renewed
spirit
is
said
to
lust
against
the
flesh
,
and
they
are
contrary
one
to
the
other
,
still
in
opposition
and
conflict
.
And
so
the
time
hath
beene
,
that
thou
hast
found
it
,
that
grace
did
humble
and
cleanse
thy
heart
from
the
love
of
sinne
,
and
raised
tender
feare
about
it
,
and
singular
hatred
and
opposition
of
it
;
yea
,
the
very
thoughts
of
sinne
were
an
heavy
burden
to
thee
;
how
often
(
by
reason
of
the
rebellion
in
nature
)
hast
thou
cryed
out
with
Saint
Paul
,
O
wretched
man
that
I
am
,
who
shall
deliver
me
,
&c.
Is
it
thus
now
,
why
is
it
not
thus
now
?
is
sinne
quite
subdued
,
or
thinkest
thou
that
grace
and
sinne
will
ever
be
at
truce
?
nay
,
but
why
dost
thou
suffer
those
contemplative
evils
to
lodge
in
thy
minde
,
or
those
delightfull
imaginations
to
tickle
and
invegle
thy
affections
?
nay
,
how
darest
thou
to
be
tampering
with
acts
,
if
not
sinfull
,
yet
doubtfull
,
and
as
like
sins
as
can
be
,
and
which
occasion
sinne
?
yea
,
and
sins
prevaile
much
on
thee
,
as
pride
,
vanitie
,
&c.
and
under
all
this
thy
heart
smites
thee
not
,
restraines
thee
not
;
the
time
hath
beene
,
thou
durst
not
have
beene
or
done
this
for
a
world
,
&c.
Object
.
But
if
the
case
be
so
(
may
some
tender
conscience
reply
)
then
I
feare
my
estate
is
not
right
,
for
I
never
had
so
much
adoe
with
a
sinfull
nature
all
my
life
,
as
of
late
,
daies
,
and
if
the
greater
power
of
sinne
shewes
the
more
weakened
estate
of
grace
,
I
am
then
the
person
in
a
dying
condition
.
Sol.
To
this
I
answer
briefly
.
1
You
must
distinguish
betwixt
the
turbulency
of
sinne
,
and
the
prevalency
of
sinne
;
the
spirituall
condition
is
not
decaying
,
because
sinne
is
more
molesting
and
rebelling
,
but
because
sinne
is
more
prevailing
and
leading
.
2
Betweene
sinne
in
conflict
,
and
sinne
in
subjection
;
my
grace
is
weakened
when
I
yeeld
to
sinne
,
but
it
stands
in
strength
when
it
stands
in
defiance
and
conflict
with
sinne
:
it
argues
the
violence
of
sinne
to
breake
out
against
grace
,
and
also
it
argues
the
potency
of
grace
to
keepe
the
soule
from
serving
unruly
and
boysterous
lusts
.
3
Betwixt
sinne
in
temptation
,
and
sinne
in
the
affection
,
even
a
strong
castle
may
be
assaulted
,
and
a
stout
Christian
much
tempted
,
then
the
spirituall
part
is
weakened
,
when
sin
is
favoured
:
If
as
there
is
much
temptation
in
thy
sinfull
flesh
,
so
there
is
much
detestation
on
thy
spirituall
part
,
thy
bow
yet
abides
in
strength
.
Object
.
But
another
Christian
replies
,
if
these
signes
of
decaying
be
right
,
which
you
deliver
,
then
surely
I
am
in
a
dying
frame
;
for
heretofore
when
(
as
I
thought
)
God
looked
on
me
in
mercy
,
in
quickening
me
from
the
dead
,
I
had
a
very
melting
heart
for
sinne
,
and
a
surpassing●y
zealous
love
to
God
and
his
glory
;
but
now
I
finde
no
such
height
,
and
flames
,
and
measures
?
Sol.
To
this
I
answer
,
1
You
must
distinguish
betwixt
equall
sensiblenesse
,
and
equall
spiritualnesse
;
upon
the
inchoation
of
grace
,
there
may
be
more
sensiblenesse
,
for
as
much
as
grace
erects
it selfe
much
in
the
affections
(
of
whose
acts
we
are
more
apprehensive
,
being
more
neere
to
sense
)
but
upon
the
advance
in
grace
,
there
may
be
more
spiritualnesse
:
though
not
such
a
sensible
griefe
in
the
affection
,
yet
a
pure
lothing
of
sinne
and
displicence
with
our selves
in
the
will
.
2
Betwixt
passionate
expressions
,
and
deliberate
or
judicious
expressions
;
I
confesse
that
heretofore
thy
zeale
and
love
might
be
more
passionate
and
violent
,
but
now
they
worke
upon
more
pure
and
mixt
grounds
,
and
for
ever
know
,
it
argues
the
grace
to
be
the
more
strong
,
which
can
act
its
parts
with
lesse
turbulency
and
unquietnesse
.
3
Betwixt
grace
generally
diffused
,
and
it
particularly
imployed
:
at
the
first
all
the
water
ranne
as
it
were
in
one
channell
;
grace
exerted
it selfe
mostly
in
the
humbling
part
,
and
therefore
seemed
to
be
very
much
,
because
very
much
imployed
in
a
particular
,
but
upon
further
knowledge
of
Christian
duties
,
grace
diffuseth
its
strength
to
all
the
acts
of
holinesse
,
it
is
not
the
lesse
,
because
the
more
improved
,
onely
it
is
the
lesse
perceived
;
Simile
.
as
health
and
strength
are
when
totally
diffused
over
the
whole
body
.
4
Betwixt
interruption
and
corruption
,
spirituall
principles
may
sometimes
be
interrupted
(
Simile
.
like
a
river
which
yet
is
scrambling
over
the
bay
)
by
temptations
:
the
passages
are
not
alwaies
so
open
for
operation
:
the
very
ineptitude
of
a
mans
temper
,
may
occasion
unequall
expressions
of
the
visible
act
:
actus
Imperati
:
and
yet
there
may
be
no
weakening
and
decaying
in
the
spirituall
condition
,
for
the
invisible
frame
,
actus
eliciti
,
are
sure
and
full
still
;
the
will
and
desires
doe
act
as
much
as
ever
,
though
the
tongue
or
hand
cannot
render
it
,
and
besides
this
,
the
worke
is
made
up
by
a
secret
humbling
,
which
is
so
unavoydably
hindred
from
an
open
acting
.
6
But
lastly
,
if
upon
solid
grounds
,
when
wee
are
our selves
,
we
finde
a
manifest
inequality
of
our
present
,
with
our
former
condition
in
grace
;
then
counsell
is
better
for
thee
then
comfort
,
and
mee
thinkes
no
better
advise
can
be
prescribed
,
then
that
of
Christ
himselfe
to
the
Ephesian
Church
,
slaking
in
her
first
love
,
Remember
from
whence
thou
art
fallen
,
and
repent
,
and
doe
thy
first
works
.
Vse
.
2
If
though
upon
perusall
of
these
trials
,
you
finde
your selves
not
to
be
in
a
dying
condition
.
1
Then
first
blesse
the
arme
of
the
Almighty
God
,
who
hath
given
grace
,
and
upheld
it
.
2
Beseech
him
for
ever
to
preserve
and
increase
thy
spirituall
qualities
all
thy
daies
;
it
is
by
his
goodnesse
that
thou
art
good
,
and
of
his
strength
that
yet
thou
abidest
in
thy
strength
.
3
Vse
all
the
meanes
thou
canst
to
keepe
up
thy
graces
,
that
thou
sink
not
into
a
dying
condition
.
Meanes
to
preserve
us
from
a
dying
condition
be
these
.
1
Be
humble
:
Simile
.
the
high
tide
quickly
ebbes
,
and
the
highest
sunne
is
presently
declining
:
faith
is
the
champion
for
our
graces
,
and
feare
the
watchman
,
and
humility
the
nurse
.
Spirituall
pride
fils
our
fancies
,
but
impaires
our
graces
:
now
a
man
thinkes
he
hath
enough
,
and
then
he
is
sure
to
lose
much
;
if
any
thing
keepes
us
from
being
low
in
grace
,
it
is
this
,
that
we
still
grow
low
and
poor
in
spirit
.
In
the
Rickets
they
have
large
heads
,
but
weake
feet
,
so
,
&c.
2
Strive
for
further
perfection
2
Pet.
3.
17.
18.
in
holinesse
,
2
Pet.
3.
17.
the
most
of
what
wee
have
,
is
but
the
least
of
that
we
want
:
He
that
will
not
strive
to
be
better
,
will
be
worse
;
in
temporals
we
should
insist
more
on
our
receits
,
and
that
will
make
us
thankfull
:
in
spirituals
wee
should
insist
more
on
our
wants
,
and
that
will
make
us
fruitfull
,
2
Pet.
1.
5.
Adde
to
your
faith
,
vertue
,
and
to
vertue
knowledge
,
6
v.
and
to
knowledge
temperance
,
&c.
8
v.
for
if
thou
doe
these
things
,
they
make
you
that
you
shall
neither
be
barren
nor
unfruitfull
,
&c.
3
Quit
all
formality
in
all
holy
duties
,
take
heed
of
the
first
coolings
:
much
impiety
may
hang
upon
much
indifferency
:
a
coole
spirit
is
alwaies
a
losing
spirit
:
he
who
gives
way
to
do
duties
in
a
slight
manner
,
will
after
a
while
be
able
scarce
to
performe
them
in
any
manner
.
But
as
the
rule
was
Hoc
age
,
so
still
keep
up
thy
spirit
with
the
duty
;
stir
up
thy
graces
in
all
duties
,
put
out
thy
heart
and
strength
in
holy
actions
of
praying
and
hearing
,
and
that
will
keepe
thee
alive
in
grace
.
A
conscionable
and
cordiall
acting
of
good
is
blessed
,
not
onely
with
a
preservation
of
grace
,
but
likewise
with
an
addition
and
increase
.
4
Maintaine
an
holy
jealousie
and
feare
of
decaying
;
Blessed
is
the
man
who
feareth
alwaies
,
saith
Salomon
,
Prov.
28.
Three
things
arise
from
this
.
One
is
tender
watchfulnesse
against
all
decaying
occasions
.
Another
is
frequent
search
and
examination
of
our
spirits
and
estates
.
Quicke
repairings
of
all
faylings
:
all
which
preserve
us
from
a
notorious
decaying
or
dying
.
5
Be
prudently
serious
in
christian
society
;
spend
not
thy
houres
in
vaine
disputes
,
lest
while
thou
studiest
odde
notions
,
thou
in
the
meane
time
losest
precious
grace
.
There
are
disputes
which
end
onely
in
division
,
and
there
are
inquiries
which
tend
to
edification
;
rather
studie
to
make
thy selfe
better
,
then
to
prove
another
to
be
bad
.
6
Keep
up
uprightnesse
,
and
by
no
meanes
away
with
hypocrisie
,
say
not
the
sinne
is
little
,
Simile
.
for
many
a
man
hath
dyed
of
a
little
wound
,
and
we
all
know
that
the
small
end
of
the
wedge
makes
way
for
the
greater
;
nor
say
,
it
is
secret
,
a
man
may
dye
of
a
secret
stab
,
as
well
as
of
an
open
wound
:
When
the
children
of
the
Prophets
tasted
of
the
pottage
,
they
cried
out
Mors
in
olla
,
death
is
in
the
pot
,
and
so
shall
wee
finde
upon
experience
,
that
there
goes
a
dying
influence
with
every
sinne
.
Therefore
take
heed
of
all
sinning
,
especially
of
those
against
knowledge
and
conscience
,
these
are
peccata
vulnerantia
&
divastantia
,
wounding
and
wasting
sinnes
.
The
tender
heart
and
the
upright
,
these
are
the
living
and
the
lively
hearts
.
7
I
might
adde
,
that
we
must
apply
our selves
to
a
living
Christ
,
and
to
living
ordinances
,
&c.
but
these
alledged
rules
shall
suffice
for
this
time
.
Object
.
But
suppose
wee
are
in
a
dying
condition
,
what
meanes
now
?
Sol.
1
Finde
out
the
speciall
diseases
or
causes
of
thy
decaying
,
in
what
grace
most
,
and
by
what
meanes
,
and
waies
,
and
acts
.
2
Be
lowly
humbled
;
that
thou
hast
so
humbled
and
abased
thy
glory
;
Thou
shouldest
grieve
exceedingly
,
that
by
thy
great
decayings
,
God
hath
been
so
much
dishonoured
,
his
spirit
grieved
,
religion
shamed
,
conscience
wounded
,
and
grace
impaired
.
3
Then
use
the
meanes
prescribed
here
in
the
Text
,
strengthen
the
things
which
remaine
,
that
are
ready
to
dye
;
whence
wee
come
to
the
next
proposition
,
viz.
Doct.
That
spirituals
,
if
languishing
and
dying
,
are
to
be
strengthened
.
For
the
understanding
of
this
assertion
,
premise
with
mee
a
few
particulars
,
1
That
there
is
a
difference
betwixt
the
-
Implantation
,
-
Perfecting
,
-
Strengthening
of
holy
principles
.
The
Implantation
of
them
is
nothing
but
their
free
and
effectuall
communication
unto
a
person
from
Gods
holy
spirit
;
his
hand
alone
sets
all
these
heavenly
plants
,
and
from
his
sole
goodnesse
and
power
are
all
those
starres
,
those
shining
and
beautifull
stars
,
created
in
our
soules
.
Perfecting
of
holy
principles
,
is
nothing
but
a
successive
addition
unto
grace
received
,
a
rising
or
sprouting
of
those
plants
,
a
going
on
from
a
weaker
,
to
a
stronger
degree
.
The
strengthening
of
them
differs
from
both
,
for
it
is
not
a
new
creation
of
holy
principles
,
but
a
restauration
of
them
,
and
so
it
differs
from
grace
implanted
,
and
though
it
be
an
addition
to
grace
received
,
yet
this
addition
is
not
to
grace
as
meerely
weake
,
but
properly
to
grace
as
weakened
,
and
so
it
differs
from
the
perfecting
of
holy
principles
.
2
The
strengthening
of
decaying
principles
or
habits
of
grace
,
it
is
a
spirituall
and
proportionable
reparation
of
them
unto
their
former
liberty
,
and
ability
,
and
efficacie
.
It
is
not
a
meere
sustaining
of
them
in
genere
gratiarum
,
or
in
esse
vitali
,
that
they
shall
not
quite
extinguish
;
Simile
.
as
when
a
house
is
onely
so
kept
,
that
it
fals
not
to
the
ground
,
this
is
not
sufficient
to
sustaining
;
for
graces
may
be
strengthened
as
radicall
habits
,
when
yet
they
may
be
pining
in
their
vigour
,
and
remitted
in
their
measure
and
graduals
.
But
strengthening
of
grace
,
imports
addition
as
well
as
sustentation
,
Simile
.
like
recovery
which
is
health
in
some
measure
comming
and
rising
againe
.
Nor
is
all
regaining
sufficient
,
unlesse
it
be
proportionable
to
the
estate
of
grace
when
it
began
to
decay
&
sink
:
when
the
decayed
Christian
recovers
againe
unto
that
ancient
pitch
of
heavenly
power
and
inclination
,
and
unto
his
old
liberty
of
holy
acts
,
whether
inward
in
the
minde
,
will
and
affection
,
or
outward
in
his
open
and
visible
duties
;
now
hath
he
rightly
strengthened
himselfe
.
It
is
true
,
that
before
he
fully
recovers
that
equall
pitch
,
hee
may
be
said
to
strengthen
his
graces
by
way
of
disposition
,
but
punctually
by
way
of
habit
;
the
strengthening
implyes
a
new
equality
as
it
were
to
the
latitude
of
his
former
condition
.
3
There
is
a
threefold
strengthening
of
decaying
principles
A
threefold
strength
.
of
holinesse
.
1
One
is
by
way
of
authority
and
plaine
causality
;
this
strengthening
is
the
worke
of
the
spirit
of
Christ
Iesus
;
for
as
he
onely
is
life
to
a
dead
man
,
so
he
onely
is
medicine
to
a
sicke
soule
;
his
bloud
is
the
onely
comforting
medicine
to
a
troubled
conscience
,
and
his
spirit
is
the
onely
strengthening
medicine
to
a
decayed
Christian
.
It
is
he
who
must
set
us
upon
our
legs
againe
,
and
who
must
make
our
withered
branches
to
flourish
againe
.
Now
Christ
Iesus
doth
Christ
strengthens
three
waies
.
strengthen
the
languished
Christian
(
as
I
suppose
)
three
waies
.
1
Excitando
,
by
awakening
him
out
of
his
drowsie
and
deadly
sleepe
,
like
those
to
Ionah
,
what
meanest
thou
O
sleeper
?
arise
;
so
doth
Iesus
Christ
awaken
the
decaying
Christian
,
partly
,
per
sermonem
sonantem
,
by
the
powerfull
knockings
of
the
word
,
which
will
not
let
him
rest
thus
,
but
charge
on
him
all
the
wrath
of
God
,
and
the
withdrawments
of
his
love
,
if
hee
will
continue
thus
.
Partly
,
per
sermonem
tonantem
,
by
some
singular
afflictions
,
and
neere
corrections
,
scourging
of
him
in
some
singular
outward
mercies
,
that
hee
may
see
his
spirituall
losses
in
temporary
ones
.
Partly
,
per
sermonem
pulsantem
,
by
his
owne
spirit
,
clearing
the
eyes
of
his
understanding
,
to
open
and
reflect
,
and
consider
on
the
decayed
condition
,
as
also
by
exciting
the
conscience
bitterly
,
to
accuse
and
judge
him
for
this
reciduation
and
witherings
,
with
much
torment
,
feare
,
and
shame
.
2
Adjuvando
,
by
conferring
Alvarez
de
aux
.
Gr.
disp.
88.
p.
698.
on
him
actuall
and
efficacious
strength
(
specialem
concursumro
.
bur
actuale
)
whereby
his
will
resolves
to
forsake
those
courses
of
death
,
and
to
turne
backe
againe
into
the
pathes
of
lite
,
and
is
also
inabled
by
that
helping
grace
,
both
to
bewaile
its
former
decayings
,
and
also
earnestly
and
constantly
to
supplicate
the
throne
of
grace
and
mercy
for
pardon
,
and
for
strength
to
recover
.
3
Renovando
,
by
a
daily
infusing
(
in
the
use
of
meanes
)
such
new
measures
and
degrees
of
holinesse
,
untill
the
decayed
Christian
recovers
his
former
ability
and
vigour
,
shaking
off
his
corruptions
,
and
attaining
unto
that
strength
of
holy
understanding
,
faith
,
will
,
love
;
desire
,
feare
,
care
,
obedience
,
as
heretofore
.
2
Another
,
is
by
way
of
ministery
and
office
:
this
concerns
the
Pastors
of
flockes
,
who
should
consider
the
estate
of
their
sheepe
,
and
if
they
finde
any
to
wander
,
to
reduce
them
into
the
way
of
truth
;
if
any
to
be
weake
,
to
beare
them
up
in
their
armes
with
comfort
,
if
any
to
be
pining
and
decaying
,
to
stirre
them
up
by
holy
reproofes
and
pious
counsels
and
directions
for
all
the
waies
of
a
speedy
and
safe
recovery
;
and
many
interpreters
thinke
this
the
principall
strengthening
meant
and
intended
in
this
place
.
3
A
third
by
way
of
personal
duty
,
and
so
the
decaying
Christian
strengthens
himself
,
when
being
awakened
,
and
excited
,
and
assisted
by
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
he
applies
himselfe
unto
,
and
continueth
in
the
use
of
all
holy
and
raising
meanes
,
whether
private
or
publicke
,
or
both
,
untill
God
againe
strengthens
what
he
hath
wrought
in
him
.
This
strengthening
is
partly
Privative
in
the
expulsion
of
those
diseases
and
occasions
which
have
impaired
the
spirituall
condition
.
Positive
,
in
a
continuall
succouring
of
the
spirituall
condition
,
till
it
recovers
to
its
ancient
degree
and
station
.
Quest.
But
why
must
the
spirituall
condition
be
thus
strengthened
?
Reasons
hereof
are
many
.
Sol.
1
Spirituall
decaies
are
exceeding
losses
,
therefore
to
be
repaired
and
strengthened
:
they
are
a
losse
In
that
which
is
our
excellency
;
holinesse
is
the
glory
of
a
God
,
and
the
dignity
of
a
Christian
;
it
is
holinesse
which
makes
thee
to
differ
from
men
,
more
then
reason
makes
thee
to
differ
from
beasts
:
If
with
him
in
the
Gospell
thou
shouldest
lose
thy
sheep
,
or
with
her
in
the
Gospel
,
thou
shouldest
lose
thy
groat
,
thou
wouldest
seeke
to
recover
them
:
how
much
more
when
thy
crowne
is
losing
?
&c.
In
that
which
is
our
safety
:
graces
are
not
onely
ornamenta
,
beautifull
garments
,
but
munimenta
,
powerfull
weapons
:
thou
losest
thy
weapons
in
the
very
field
before
thine
enemies
:
if
thou
losest
thy
spirituals
,
and
makest
thy selfe
naked
,
so
that
any
temptation
may
insult
over
thee
and
wound
thee
:
Simile
.
at
least
thou
canst
not
so
well
wield
and
use
thy
weapons
:
a
broken
arme
what
can
it
doe
,
especially
with
a
dull
weapon
,
against
strong
and
skilfull
adversaries
?
In
that
which
is
our
serenity
:
the
weakened
grace
,
and
the
wounded
conscience
still
goe
together
:
or
if
not
,
then
it
is
the
dying
grace
,
and
the
dead
conscience
,
which
is
farre
worse
then
the
other
.
In
that
which
is
our
felicity
:
ah
unhappy
Christian
,
who
when
thy
bow
abode
in
strength
,
couldest
see
a
loving
God
,
enjoy
a
gracious
Father
,
couldest
speake
to
him
much
,
and
heare
from
him
much
;
but
now
hast
changed
thy
confidence
into
feares
,
thy
sunne
into
darkenesse
,
thy
communion
into
strangenesse
,
thy
glory
into
shame
.
2
Who
knowes
what
the
end
will
be
,
if
thou
strengthen
not
thy
decaying
graces
?
The
Lord
knowes
how
farre
thou
maiest
fall
,
if
thou
wilt
not
thinke
of
rising
.
Thou
seest
how
poore
a
crop
of
duties
comes
from
thy
decaying
graces
:
thou
feelest
thy
affections
almost
gone
:
thou
apprehendest
not
only
a
weaknesse
,
but
a
wearinesse
in
holy
services
:
thou
findest
thy
appetite
gone
from
the
word
,
thou
knowest
thy
neglect
of
many
a
Sacrament
:
thou
canst
not
but
observe
a
vanity
to
arise
in
thy
minde
,
in
stead
of
heavenly
purity
,
and
a
more
delightfull
consociation
with
vaine
and
idle
persons
,
then
with
solid
and
fruitfull
Christians
.
Yea
and
since
thy
graces
have
beene
weakened
,
easie
temptations
have
beene
very
likely
(
if
not
altogether
)
effectuall
to
insnare
thee
to
great
transgressions
:
from
many
omissions
thou
art
now
ready
for
great
commissions
;
Simile
.
so
that
like
a
stone
running
downe
a
hill
,
or
a
man
carried
further
and
further
into
the
sea
,
thou
doest
indanger
(
what
in
thee
lies
)
the
very
soule
and
salvation
of
thy selfe
;
and
the
love
of
God
is
it
not
setting
?
are
not
his
frowns
rising
?
And
here
will
be
work
now
made
for
that
miserable
soule
of
thine
,
which
hath
so
farre
gone
from
home
,
and
is
departed
from
thy
fathers
house
?
3
We
are
bound
to
keep
our
graces
in
repaire
,
and
more
then
so
,
orgo
,
we
are
not
to
rest
in
a
decaying
estate
,
but
to
recover
,
&c.
Simile
.
As
the
Tenant
who
takes
an
house
is
bound
to
keepe
it
in
repaire
,
that
it
may
be
habitable
against
winde
and
weather
,
so
must
we
keepe
up
the
graces
given
unto
us
,
and
not
let
them
sinke
at
all
.
Nay
more
then
so
,
wee
are
bound
against
not
onely
decayings
,
but
against
meere
standings
:
wee
must
proceed
from
faith
to
faith
,
we
must
perfect
holinesse
in
the
feare
of
God
,
we
must
grow
in
the
love
and
knowledge
of
our
Lord
Iesus
,
we
must
abound
in
all
the
fruits
of
righteousnesse
,
we
must
use
and
increase
our
talents
,
it
will
not
be
an
answer
of
proofe
,
to
retaine
our
naked
talent
,
and
say
,
Master
,
there
is
thine
own
.
The
first
use
of
this
point
shall
bee
to
stirre
us
up
to
the
Vse
.
practise
of
this
duty
.
I
will
not
spend
time
to
demonstrate
that
we
need
strengthening
.
I
may
speake
my
conscience
with
grief
,
that
generally
we
are
a
decaying
people
,
in
the
powers
of
godlinesse
,
and
flames
of
holy
affections
,
yea
our
own
consciences
secretly
testifie
against
us
this
day
,
that
so
it
is
;
yea
,
the
judgements
of
God
,
the
fire
of
his
wrath
which
begins
to
burn
and
flye
abroad
in
this
City
yet
againe
,
testifies
as
much
:
and
therefore
my
exhortation
to
us
all
,
is
,
that
we
wisely
consider
of
our
dyings
and
decayings
:
ah
!
if
the
Plague
should
breake
into
our
dwellings
,
and
take
us
away
in
our
decayed
estates
,
a
tormenting
sore
,
and
a
tormenting
conscience
,
a
dying
spirit
,
and
a
dying
body
,
both
at
once
,
the
Lord
knowes
the
wofulnesse
of
such
a
condition
.
There
are
onely
three
things
which
I
shall
commend
unto
you
for
the
application
of
this
,
viz.
-
1
The
motives
to
excite
us
.
-
2
The
meanes
to
perform
it
.
Three
things
.
-
3
The
manner
of
doing
it
.
1
The
motives
,
To
excite
us
to
strengthen
our
spirituall
condition
,
shall
Seven
disadvantages
.
be
drawne
from
the
disadvantages
in
a
weakned
,
&
the
advantages
of
a
strengthened
condition
.
1
In
respect
of
duties
,
the
Christian
is
to
be
Gods
workman
;
he
is
the
servant
of
the
Lord
,
who
imposeth
on
him
not
a
few
,
but
many
workes
,
not
easie
,
but
(
many
times
)
difficult
workers
,
not
for
a
while
,
but
constant
workes
,
such
duties
,
that
a
little
knowledge
wil
not
serve
the
turn
,
nor
a
little
wisdom
,
nor
a
little
faith
,
nor
a
little
patience
,
&c.
some
of
these
duties
are
active
,
some
passive
,
some
respecting
his
general
,
some
his
particular
calling
,
some
of
relation
to
God
,
some
to
man
,
some
to
himselfe
.
Now
the
weakened
Christian
,
hee
is
no
body
to
the
strengthened
Christian
for
duties
,
for
every
man
is
,
as
his
strength
is
,
and
our
actions
(
for
the
course
of
them
)
are
as
the
ability
of
the
soule
is
from
whence
they
come
.
The
weakened
Christian
comes
very
short
of
the
other
,
both
for
His
adaptation
of
spirit
unto
duty
,
there
is
not
that
connaturalnesse
(
if
I
may
so
speake
)
of
his
spirit
to
spirituall
offices
;
duties
come
hardly
from
him
,
Simile
.
like
a
rusty
key
to
open
a
doore
;
hee
doth
his
worke
with
a
more
indisposed
spirit
,
not
freely
,
but
like
a
sickeman
,
he
goes
very
little
,
and
is
quickly
weary
,
and
poorely
,
not
fully
,
whereas
the
strengthened
,
Christians
duties
flow
from
him
as
from
an
easie
principle
,
and
lively
and
quicke
cause
.
His
adequation
of
duty
to
the
rule
;
He
doth
not
minde
the
rule
of
holy
actions
so
much
,
nor
doth
hee
proportion
his
workes
to
the
commands
,
God
may
command
much
more
then
he
doth
,
for
ordinarily
the
decayed
Christian
is
guilty
of
many
omissions
.
Hee
failes
wonderfully
oft-times
in
passing
over
the
duty
of
prayer
,
or
reading
,
or
hearing
,
&c.
But
the
strengthened
Christian
,
he
is
for
all
duties
,
difficult
as
well
as
easie
,
private
as
well
as
publique
,
though
hee
cannot
intensively
answer
the
rule
for
duty
,
yet
extensively
hee
doth
;
knowingly
and
willingly
hee
omits
no
duty
.
His
affective
cooperation
with
duty
:
hee
doth
duty
,
but
without
such
co-working
affections
,
more
formally
;
he
doth
pray
and
heare
perhaps
,
but
it
is
coldly
and
sleepily
,
it
is
not
as
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
but
as
if
it
were
some
indifferent
worke
,
he
acts
with
a
carelesse
and
indifferent
spirit
.
His
eye
is
not
so
full
on
Gods
glory
,
nor
is
his
heart
so
warme
in
prayer
,
&c.
His
coles
of
fire
burne
in
a
cold
hearth
:
He
is
not
lively
in
living
works
,
but
performeth
spirituall
works
without
much
spiritualnesse
.
But
the
strengthened
Christian
hath
workings
in
his
workes
,
or
as
in
Ezekiel
,
there
was
a
wheele
within
a
wheele
;
he
serves
the
Lord
with
a
fervent
spirit
,
and
with
all
his
soul
;
hee
is
exceeding
glad
to
obey
,
and
is
much
grieved
that
he
can
obey
the
Lord
no
better
.
Acceptation
of
duty
:
the
Lord
doth
not
looke
so
upon
his
offerings
,
as
on
the
duties
of
a
strengthened
Christian
:
it
is
true
,
that
the
Lord
doth
not
despise
the
day
of
small
things
,
even
weake
services
are
graciously
respected
by
him
,
but
when
Christians
weaken
their
owne
operations
,
they
doe
weaken
also
Gods
acceptations
,
for
the
Lord
is
pleased
differently
to
answer
his
servants
according
to
their
different
dispositions
and
tempers
;
faint
seekers
have
but
faint
answers
,
and
resolute
petitioners
get
plentifull
answers
from
him
of
good
.
2
In
respect
of
the
ordinances
,
here
also
the
weakened
Christian
is
very
short
of
the
strengthened
Christian
,
both
For
preparation
unto
them
,
his
heart
is
not
put
in
such
a
frame
to
come
and
converse
with
God
,
he
will
not
take
that
paines
before
he
comes
to
the
word
,
hee
doth
not
by
precedent
meditations
and
prayers
,
bring
such
a
receptivity
and
and
teachablenesse
of
heart
to
the
word
;
nor
for
the
Sacrament
:
perhaps
he
comes
and
thrusts
on
the
worke
,
but
retires
not
himselfe
,
examines
not
himselfe
,
humbles
not
himselfe
,
hungers
not
,
thirsts
not
,
nor
considers
his
particular
necessities
,
so
rightly
to
dispose
his
soule
for
an
holy
communion
with
God
,
but
is
more
full
of
carnall
indulgence
to
himselfe
,
and
study
rather
for
apologies
to
excuse
his
neglect
,
then
by
preparative
duties
to
fit
himselfe
:
For
application
of
them
,
hee
stands
under
the
ordinances
with
more
distractions
,
with
lesse
attentions
,
with
an
unclosing
spirit
;
the
word
workes
not
so
on
his
heart
,
nor
his
heart
on
the
word
.
He
stands
under
the
ordinances
with
a
more
distracting
spirit
,
or
else
with
a
more
fearing
spirit
,
lest
the
Lord
will
finde
him
out
for
his
revoltings
,
and
either
hee
dares
not
come
to
the
Sacrament
,
or
if
he
doth
,
hee
is
not
able
for
his
life
almost
to
be
confident
and
perswaded
of
Gods
love
towards
him
in
Christ
.
For
fructification
,
he
buyes
not
at
the
market
,
suckes
not
,
and
thrives
not
by
the
breasts
,
nor
makes
that
use
of
them
as
the
other
doth
;
nor
doth
hee
improve
them
so
to
the
benefit
of
his
spirituall
condition
,
as
the
other
doth
,
the
counsels
,
commands
,
exhortations
,
reproofes
,
promises
,
they
are
generally
to
him
in
his
weakned
estate
,
as
water
on
the
rock
,
or
as
the
waves
to
Ionah
sleeping
in
the
ship
,
they
have
not
that
virtutem
moventem
,
that
authority
over
his
drowsie
spirit
.
But
the
strengthened
Christian
hath
farre
more
easie
passages
,
the
word
and
Sacrament
have
their
sweet
and
facile
impressions
,
on
his
understanding
,
will
,
and
affections
:
by
discoveries
of
sinne
,
and
threatnings
,
he
feares
the
Lord
;
and
hates
sinne
more
.
By
discoveries
of
goodnesse
and
mercy
,
and
Christ
,
his
faith
gets
more
,
and
his
love
riseth
more
.
By
discoveries
of
duties
,
and
commands
,
his
cares
and
desires
abound
more
in
him
;
they
are
still
humbling
,
or
still
purging
,
still
raising
,
or
still
upholding
of
him
,
he
is
more
and
more
built
up
and
edified
in
his
holy
faith
,
his
communions
with
God
are
more
cordiall
,
and
more
beneficiall
:
there
is
still
a
fuller
and
sweeter
conjunction
betwixt
his
soule
and
Christ
.
3
In
respect
of
corruptions
,
which
are
the
very
bane
and
poyson
,
and
shame
of
his
soule
,
and
sore
woundings
and
impairings
;
the
weakened
Christian
is
found
much
underfoot
,
and
is
more
in
bondage
,
and
lesse
sensible
of
it
:
gray
haires
appeare
more
on
him
,
unruly
lusts
get
more
head
againe
,
and
he
either
hardly
feeles
them
,
or
faintly
resists
them
:
He
is
now
become
as
a
wounded
man
,
over
whom
every
coward
can
insult
.
The
strength
of
tender
perception
of
sinne
failes
,
and
the
strength
of
resolute
opposition
,
and
the
strength
of
frequent
conquest
,
so
that
his
soule
is
much
imbased
by
lusts
,
his
resistance
are
either
,
-
1
None
.
-
2
Or
faint
.
-
3
Or
fruitlesse
.
But
he
is
overborne
by
the
tide
,
more
easily
,
like
an
unskilfull
rower
,
or
a
sicke
man
by
a
thrust
.
But
it
is
otherwise
with
the
strengthened
Christian
,
who
now
can
leade
captivity
captive
:
he
is
mighty
in
prayer
,
and
resolute
in
defiances
,
and
generally
happy
either
in
making
sinfull
motions
to
flye
,
or
in
preserving
his
soule
from
yeelding
unto
them
;
either
hee
is
more
quiet
,
or
lesse
guilty
:
He
is
a
greater
enemy
to
sinne
,
a
surer
conquerour
,
and
still
a
lesser
servant
.
4
In
respect
of
conversation
,
it
is
true
that
the
Christian
must
be
gold
without
,
and
gold
within
;
hee
must
be
like
the
heavens
,
excellent
in
substance
,
and
beautifull
in
appearance
;
a
good
heart
is
not
enough
,
but
also
a
good
life
and
walking
,
like
a
Spring
which
is
for
common
good
,
and
not
for
private
.
But
the
weakened
Christian
in
his
conversation
,
fals
short
of
the
others
,
who
is
strengthened
in
many
respects
,
v.
g.
1
For
strictnesse
,
though
it
be
a
kinde
of
garment
,
yet
it
hangs
more
loosely
,
and
like
one
of
the
Planets
;
Simile
.
though
a
starre
in
heaven
,
yet
sometimes
nearer
,
sometimes
more
distant
from
the
equinoctiall
.
There
is
not
that
exact
conscionablenesse
in
holy
walkings
,
but
a
sordid
complying
many
times
with
the
acts
and
waies
of
unworthy
societies
,
or
at
least
his
graces
are
out-dared
,
and
over-awed
,
so
that
when
hee
should
expresse
them
for
Gods
glory
,
he
is
afraid
to
speake
or
worke
,
2
For
profitablenesse
:
every
good
man
should
be
like
a
tree
,
on
which
,
one
may
gather
fruit
;
he
is
to
be
a
steward
of
the
manifold
gifts
,
not
inclosing
,
but
imploying
of
them
for
the
benefit
of
others
:
his
boxe
of
oyntment
should
be
opened
:
If
thou
be
good
,
thou
art
bound
also
to
doe
good
,
for
graces
are
given
not
onely
to
make
us
good
,
but
also
to
make
us
to
doe
good
;
but
thus
it
is
not
with
the
decaying
Christian
.
He
being
now
fallen
into
a
penurious
stocke
of
grace
,
hath
almost
lost
the
art
and
skill
of
profitablenesse
,
his
acts
seeme
rather
to
be
those
of
civility
,
then
piety
,
he
may
be
as
facetious
,
but
is
not
so
religious
in
conversings
;
his
discourses
are
more
censorious
and
insolent
,
then
substantiall
and
edifying
:
I
confesse
that
some
Christians
cannot
so
draw
out
their
treasure
,
through
a
bashfulnesse
of
spirit
,
but
he
is
growne
lesse
active
,
because
lesse
able
;
his
barrennesse
is
in
the
cause
,
and
not
in
the
instrument
.
So
that
he
may
eat
and
drink
with
others
,
but
no
good
comes
from
him
;
his
lips
preserve
not
knowledge
,
nor
doth
his
communication
administer
grace
to
the
heare
:
whence
it
followes
,
1
That
God
hath
little
or
no
glory
by
him
:
2
That
the
Saints
have
little
or
no
delight
in
him
:
3
That
his
conscience
hath
little
or
no
comfort
in
it selfe
.
3
For
cleernesse
,
his
river
is
not
so
sweet
,
but
ever
and
anon
it
proves
brackish
;
his
sunne
,
though
it
runs
its
course
,
yet
it
is
frequently
clowded
,
so
is
it
with
his
life
,
he
is
not
doing
of
good
so
,
but
withall
ever
and
anon
,
he
is
doing
of
some
evill
:
his
weakened
graces
cannot
beare
him
up
against
strong
occasions
and
temptations
:
his
gold
lies
much
in
the
ashes
,
Simile
.
and
like
a
lame
man
,
he
is
not
only
halting
in
his
best
motion
,
but
ever
and
anone
quite
downe
,
the
snuffe
gets
above
his
candle
.
4
For
delightfulnesse
,
hee
is
almost
a
stranger
to
exact
Christians
,
and
doth
not
honour
them
so
much
as
formerly
,
but
secretly
feares
their
company
,
and
judgement
;
he
is
perhaps
more
ashamed
,
or
else
more
afraid
of
them
:
his
conscience
is
yet
so
apprehensive
,
that
hee
interprets
every
glance
as
a
secret
checke
of
his
decayings
.
Thus
is
it
not
with
the
strengthened
Christian
,
whose
graces
are
high
,
carefulnesse
great
,
usefulnesse
large
,
godlinesse
even
,
and*
great
delights
taken
psal.
16.
1.
up
amongst
the
best
and
choicest
Christians
.
Hee
himselfe
still
growes
better
,
and
others
by
him
.
5
In
respect
of
consolation
:
the
declining
sunne
creates
the
longer
and
darker
shadowes
,
and
the
decaying
Christian
brings
on
himselfe
either
the
sharper
terrors
,
or
deeper
griefs
,
the
sicke
bed
is
full
of
paines
;
neither
his
owne
spirit
,
nor
Gods
Spirit
speake
peace
unto
him
.
He
who
of
bad
begins
to
be
good
,
may
have
much
tranquility
;
but
he
who
of
good
becomes
lesse
good
,
ever
becomes
more
undelightfull
to
God
,
and
most
unquiet
with
himselfe
.
Simile
.
The
ship
which
goes
out
in
low
ebbes
,
fals
foulest
on
the
sands
,
so
Christians
who
ebbe
in
graces
,
shall
alwaies
flow
with
sorrowes
.
But
it
is
otherwise
with
the
strengthened
Christian
,
for
rising
graces
breed
stronger
comforts
and
longer
;
there
is
not
onely
no
troubling
accusation
,
but
a
most
surpassing
excusation
in
conscience
;
he
hath
a
better
heart
,
and
shall
therefore
finde
a
more
quiet
spirit
,
for
conscience
speakes
peace
answerable
to
our
being
more
good
,
and
doing
of
it
.
Alas
,
that
thou
shouldest
still
walke
like
a
Benoni
,
a
childe
of
sorrow
,
whereas
the
other
Christian
lives
like
a
Barnabas
,
a
sonne
of
consolation
.
6
In
respect
of
affliction
:
the
weakened
in
active
graces
,
is
ever
most
weake
in
passive
duties
:
generally
hee
hath
more
crosses
,
and
(
or
himselfe
)
lesse
wisedome
and
strength
to
bear
them
;
because
hee
is
growne
worse
,
therefore
his
afflictions
are
increased
,
and
because
his
abilities
are
sunke
,
therefore
the
afflictions
crush
and
prick
him
much
the
more
.
Sampson
who
could
easily
breake
thorow
many
cords
,
and
barres
,
yet
when
weakened
,
a
few
Philistines
were
too
hard
for
him
.
He
cannot
be
so
patient
,
nor
yet
so
confident
,
nor
yet
so
diligent
in
a
suffering
condition
.
His
weakened
graces
can
neither
administer
strength
,
nor
yet
subdue
those
workings
of
impatience
,
so
that
he
is
almost
sunke
and
split
with
calamities
,
his
decayed
ship
can
scarse
abide
any
foule
weather
.
But
when
personall
sicknesses
come
,
and
the
apprehension
of
death
(
at
which
times
his
conscience
is
thoroughly
wakened
)
ah
how
bitter
,
how
terrible
are
the
thoughts
and
disputes
of
his
heart
at
such
a
time
,
much
like
those
of
him
who
apprehends
his
condition
not
to
be
good
.
Oh
how
the
pulses
of
his
disturbing
and
disturbed
conscience
worke
?
what
reflexions
on
his
former
waies
?
what
comparison
of
his
former
flourishings
,
with
present
decayings
?
what
feares
of
approching
before
the
Lord
?
what
smart
sentences
on
himselfe
,
what
sudden
and
vehement
exclamations
?
Oh
Lord
!
(
saith
he
)
I
would
not
yet
dye
,
I
am
fallen
much
from
my
God
:
Lord
,
spare
me
a
little
,
that
I
may
recover
my
strength
(
my
decayed
strength
)
before
I
go
hence
,
and
shall
be
no
more
seene
.
It
is
not
so
with
the
strengthened
Christian
,
but
as
in
active
duties
,
hee
is
more
forward
,
so
in
passive
duties
he
is
more
sufficient
;
in
losses
,
in
crosses
,
yea
in
death
it selfe
hee
is
more
submissive
and
confident
;
he
can
(
with
Iob
)
be
as
willing
to
receive
evill
at
the
hand
of
God
as
good
,
and
doth
not
only
rejoyce
in
his
favours
,
but
in
his
strokes
,
and
is
as
ready
to
go
to
his
father
,
as
to
serve
God
his
good
master
.
7
In
respect
of
Gods
manifestation
;
the
Lord
is
pleased
diversly
to
manifest
himselfe
to
his
people
,
sometimes
in
admirable
motions
and
suggestions
of
his
spirit
,
sometimes
in
more
quick
excitations
of
their
spirits
,
sometimes
in
singular
confirmation
of
them
with
assistances
for
extraordinary
works
;
sometimes
by
secret
impressions
of
his
favour
and
love
upon
their
consciences
,
which
doth
revive
their
hearts
as
wine
,
and
satisfie
their
soules
as
with
marrow
,
so
David
speakes
,
Psal.
63.
But
now
the
weakened
Christian
,
he
darkens
this
heaven
over
his
head
,
he
hath
not
that
comfortable
sight
of
God
,
that
assurance
of
his
favour
,
that
joy
of
the
holy
Ghost
;
David
lost
the
joy
of
the
spirit
,
and
the
voyce
of
gladnesse
;
the
arme
of
God
is
Psal.
51.
not
so
revealed
in
him
for
doing
of
good
,
nor
the
face
of
God
so
open
unto
him
at
all
.
Whereas
the
strengthened
Christian
findes
it
otherwise
,
he
hath
a
better
heart
,
and
a
fairer
day
;
his
communion
is
sweet
with
the
Lord
;
hee
still
seeks
the
Lord
,
and
often
findes
him
,
enjoyes
him
in
his
power
,
and
enjoyes
him
in
his
gratiousnesse
;
the
Lord
meets
him
that
worketh
righteousnesse
,
and
remembers
him
who
remembers
the
Lord
in
their
waies
.
Now
thinke
on
these
things
(
O
thou
fallen
and
decayed
Christian
)
and
rest
not
in
thy
weakenesse
,
but
recover
and
strengthen
thy
spirituals
againe
.
Three
things
I
will
let
fall
,
Three
things
.
which
perhaps
may
fetch
and
quicken
thee
againe
.
1
Though
thou
art
far
sunk
,
yet
thou
maiest
be
raised
again
.
2
If
thou
doest
rise
again
,
the
Lord
will
graciously
pardon
thy
decaies
.
3
If
thou
wilt
set
upon
the
strengthening
worke
,
the
Lord
will
worke
in
thee
sufficient
strength
.
1
Thou
maiest
be
raised
and
strengthened
againe
,
and
that
may
appeare
thus
unto
thee
.
1
Repentance
is
possible
for
any
sinnes
which
are
committed
,
and
if
renewed
repentance
be
possible
,
then
a
recovery
againe
is
possible
,
for
as
much
as
our
recovery
again
consists
very
much
in
a
renewed
repentance
.
2
Yea
and
we
have
examples
of
weakened
Christians
,
strengthened
againe
,
as
we
know
in
David
,
exceedingly
wounded
,
but
yet
recovered
,
and
Peter
grievously
falling
,
but
graciously
rising
againe
.
2
If
thou
doest
strengthen
thy
condition
,
the
Lord
will
mercifully
pardon
thy
former
decayings
:
I
confesse
that
there
may
be
sore
grounds
of
feare
to
intangle
and
depresse
the
spirit
of
a
decaid
Christian
,
for
his
sins
(
by
which
he
hath
decayed
)
may
perhaps
be
hainous
for
the
kinde
,
and
also
high
for
the
circumstances
,
being
against
knowledge
,
against
the
workings
of
conscience
,
against
the
workings
of
his
graces
,
against
the
tender
love
of
God
in
Christ
,
shewed
to
him
more
then
to
another
,
so
that
his
heart
may
strongly
misgive
him
,
whether
the
Lord
will
ever
looke
upon
him
more
,
and
accept
of
him
into
favour
.
But
this
I
say
,
that
be
thy
decayings
what
they
will
,
either
for
the
matter
of
them
,
or
causes
of
them
,
or
circumstances
of
them
;
if
thou
doest
rise
againe
by
a
renewed
repentance
,
I
assure
thee
that
the
Lord
will
pardon
thee
,
and
accept
of
thee
in
Christ
;
looke
,
as
the
Lord
pardons
all
the
sinnes
of
thy
unconverted
condition
upon
thy
initiall
repentance
,
so
he
will
pardon
all
the
sinnes
of
thy
converted
condition
,
upon
renewed
repentance
,
and
therefore
hee
cals
upon
backsliding
and
declining
people
to
returne
unto
him
,
and
promiseth
both
to
heale
them
,
Hos.
14.
4.
and
to
Hos.
14.
4.
love
them
freely
(
ibid.
)
which
is
as
much
as
to
pardon
them
,
but
see
the
pardon
expresly
,
Micah
.
7.
Mic.
7.
18.
18.
Who
is
a
God
like
unto
thee
,
that
pardoneth
iniquity
,
and
passeth
by
the
transgression
of
the
remnant
of
his
beritage
,
&c.
3
If
thou
wilt
set
upon
the
strengthening
work
,
the
Lord
will
worke
in
thee
sufficient
strength
for
the
worke
.
There
is
a
difference
betwixt
a
man
in
his
conversion
,
there
indeed
he
is
without
all
strength
,
hee
can
doe
nothing
;
and
the
Christian
in
his
restauration
,
there
is
now
some
living
ability
in
him
,
which
can
yet
doe
a
little
,
act
a
little
,
strive
a
little
,
at
least
in
bewailings
and
desires
.
Now
if
thou
doest
in
any
sincere
degree
set
upon
the
right
and
full
meanes
of
thy
recovery
,
the
Lord
God
will
come
in
with
his
owne
strength
.
Hee
will
strengthen
what
hee
hath
wrought
in
thee
,
and
will
work
the
will
and
the
deed
in
thee
,
his
own
works
in
thee
.
Object
.
But
then
you
will
reply
,
what
meanes
may
a
decayed
Christian
use
to
recover
and
strengthen
himselfe
againe
?
Sol.
I
conjecture
that
the
best
course
is
this
.
1
A
serious
consideration
of
Seaven
Meanes
.
their
condition
;
this
is
the
counsell
which
Christ
gave
to
the
Church
of
Ephesus
(
decaying
in
her
first
love
)
Remember
from
Revel.
2
whence
thou
art
fallen
;
seriously
consider
,
take
to
heart
,
peruse
and
judge
over
thy
estate
,
what
it
was
formerly
,
what
it
is
now
;
what
strength
then
,
what
weaknes
now
,
how
much
glory
God
had
then
,
what
dishonour
God
hath
now
;
what
good
thou
diddest
then
,
what
evill
thou
doest
now
;
what
peace
in
conscience
then
,
what
woundings
in
conscience
now
;
what
estimation
among
the
Saints
then
,
what
strengthening
of
the
hands
,
and
opening
of
the
mouthes
of
the
wicked
now
?
And
this
is
an
excellent
meanes
to
worke
upon
thy
spirit
,
or
rather
to
worke
of
thy
spirit
;
David
considered
his
wayes
,
and
turned
his
feet
to
Gods
testimonies
.
2
A
deep
humiliation
which
will
follow
upon
this
;
thou
must
breake
through
all
businesses
,
and
pleasures
,
and
impediments
,
and
retire
thy selfe
in
a
more
solemne
manner
,
(
more
then
once
or
twice
)
and
set
thy selfe
before
the
Lord
,
and
fall
down
before
his
footstoole
with
shame
and
confusion
of
face
,
with
bitter
weepings
and
lamentations
,
with
sound
judgings
and
condemnations
of
thy selfe
.
Ah
,
how
thou
shouldest
exquisitely
afflict
thy
soule
,
that
thou
shouldest
be
so
mad
and
vile
to
lose
a
God
,
to
lose
any
thing
of
the
graces
of
a
God
,
for
a
sinnes
sake
,
or
a
worlds
sake
.
That
the
Lord
should
shew
thee
more
love
then
another
,
and
intrust
thee
with
grace
(
the
least
dram
where
of
is
more
pretious
then
all
the
world
)
and
yet
thou
shouldest
decline
from
the
Lord
,
not
answer
this
trust
,
not
use
those
talents
which
have
yeelded
so
much
profit
and
comfort
,
being
improved
,
but
decay
in
them
,
and
fall
behinde
hand
,
yea
even
under
mighty
meanes
of
strength
alwaies
continued
unto
thee
;
and
these
things
should
cut
and
grieve
,
and
afflict
,
and
humble
thy
soul
exceedingly
.
3
A
solid
resolution
:
thou
must
with
full
purpose
of
heart
resolve
not
to
rest
in
thy
decayed
condition
,
but
to
shake
off
all
the
causes
and
occasions
of
thy
decayings
.
If
any
wickednesse
hath
got
into
thy
heart
,
thou
must
put
it
farre
away
from
thy
tabernacles
,
and
if
the
morsels
have
beene
sweet
,
thou
must
cast
them
out
with
godly
sorrow
as
bitter
as
gall
and
wormwood
.
If
carelesnesse
and
slothfulnesse
of
spirit
hath
caused
thy
decayings
,
thou
must
(
with
the
Church
in
the
Canticles
)
stand
no
longer
upon
,
how
shall
I
rise
and
put
on
my
coat
?
but
rise
thou
must
,
and
get
out
of
thy
slothfull
bed
,
and
thrust
from
thee
a
neglecting
and
negligent
disposition
.
Or
if
the
world
hath
caused
thy
decayings
,
either
in
the
profits
of
it
and
gaine
,
or
in
the
honours
of
it
and
respects
,
or
in
the
friendship
of
it
and
acquaintance
,
thou
must
resolve
to
bid
them
all
farewell
.
Think
on
it
O
Christian
,
what
gets
he
for
profit
,
who
loseth
in
his
graces
,
or
for
honour
,
who
abaseth
himselfe
in
his
graces
,
or
for
love
,
who
loseth
himselfe
in
the
favour
of
his
God
?
Ah
poore
soule
,
thou
mayest
curse
the
day
that
ever
thou
knewest
what
did
belong
to
thy
drudgings
in
the
world
,
and
unto
thy
great
friends
in
the
world
,
and
thy
society
with
such
and
such
persons
:
at
first
thou
didst
converse
with
them
with
a
regretting
spirit
,
then
with
a
silent
spirit
,
then
with
an
yeelding
spirit
;
many
,
many
a
day
hast
thou
come
home
with
conscience
accusing
and
smiting
of
thee
,
unto
which
hadst
thou
hearkned
,
thou
hadst
been
much
preserved
:
well
,
well
,
if
ever
thou
wouldest
recover
thy
spirituall
strength
,
thou
must
peremptorily
resolve
on
it
to
sever
from
wicked
society
,
better
farre
to
be
a
poore
man
,
and
a
rich
Christian
,
then
to
thrive
any
way
,
and
bee
decaying
in
grace
.
4
An
active
reformation
:
Remember
(
said
Christ
)
from
whence
thou
art
fallen
,
and
doe
thy
first
workes
:
so
say
I
now
,
goe
to
thy
old
workes
againe
,
be
trading
for
thy
soule
,
set
up
prayer
againe
,
and
reading
againe
,
and
hearing
againe
,
and
holy
meditation
and
conference
againe
,
and
solemne
humiliations
againe
,
stir
up
those
coales
and
cinders
of
grace
;
there
is
life
yet
in
thee
,
oh
act
thy
life
,
faith
can
doe
something
for
thee
,
though
it
cannot
see
comfort
for
thee
,
yet
it
can
see
helpe
and
strength
for
thee
;
godly
sorrow
can
mourna
little
,
set
it
to
work
,
perhaps
it
may
quickly
rise
to
a
floud
upon
particular
surveyes
,
and
so
set
repentance
on
work
,
yea
,
and
all
thy
soul
,
thy
minde
,
thy
judgement
,
thy
memory
,
thy
affections
to
worke
in
all
the
duties
of
thy
generall
and
particular
condition
.
5
Ardent
supplication
,
for
it
is
the
Lord
who
must
shew
this
power
in
thy
weakenesse
,
Psal.
86.
O
turn
unto
me
and
have
Psal.
86.
16.
mercy
upon
me
,
give
thy
strength
unto
thy
servant
:
Beseech
him
to
pitty
thee
,
beseech
him
to
succour
and
helpe
thee
,
to
be
thy
strength
and
thy
salvation
;
to
beat
downe
and
weaken
the
sinnes
which
have
so
much
weakened
thee
,
to
crucifie
thy
heart
to
the
world
,
which
hath
so
much
crucified
thy
heart
unto
thy
God
.
To
breath
upon
thy
graces
as
hee
did
upon
the
dry
bones
,
to
stirre
up
and
revive
them
by
his
Almighty
spirit
,
to
put
his
hand
of
power
,
upon
thy
hand
of
weakenesse
,
as
the
Prophet
did
upon
the
Kings
,
&c.
Yea
,
and
never
give
him
over
till
then
,
that
though
thou
hast
beene
a
backsliding
childe
,
yet
hee
is
a
gracious
Father
;
though
thou
hast
been
unfruitfull
,
yet
hee
is
faithfull
;
though
thou
art
weakened
,
yet
he
is
the
everlasting
God
,
the
Creator
of
the
ends
of
the
earth
,
who
fainteth
not
,
who
can
give
power
to
the
faint
,
and
to
them
that
Esay
40.
28.
have
no
might
,
he
can
increase
strength
.
Yea
,
and
that
yet
there
is
something
of
his
owne
in
thee
,
though
very
little
,
yet
something
,
and
that
holinesse
which
he
did
once
implant
by
a
mighty
hand
,
he
is
now
as
able
to
revive
and
strengthen
it
by
his
Almighty
power
.
6
Carefull
application
:
now
goe
to
the
healing
and
strengthening
waters
;
thou
hast
knowne
the
waies
of
God
,
and
his
goings
in
the
Sanctuary
,
how
he
hath
wrought
wonders
for
the
dead
,
many
a
Creple
hath
got
strength
there
,
and
many
a
disconsolate
soule
hath
found
comfort
there
,
in
his
word
and
in
his
Sacrament
,
there
hath
his
arme
beene
revealed
;
David
grew
(
by
his
great
sinnings
)
into
great
languishings
;
but
the
Lord
sent
Nathan
the
Prophet
unto
him
,
and
his
faithfull
dealing
was
a
meanes
of
his
happy
renewing
.
What
we
pull
downe
by
hearkning
to
the
voyce
of
sinne
,
that
may
be
built
up
againe
by
hearkening
to
the
voyce
of
Gods
spirit
.
But
then
this
must
thou
doe
,
if
ever
thou
wouldest
be
strengthened
,
viz.
Strive
for
a
plain
and
pliable
heart
which
may
yeeld
subjection
to
whatsoever
law
or
course
the
Lord
shal
direct
thee
unto
by
his
word
;
if
the
word
As
the
Iewes
in
Ieremiah
offer
thee
a
restoring
plaister
,
but
thou
wilt
not
apply
it
,
and
prescribe
unto
thee
strengthening
methods
,
but
thou
wilt
not
follow
them
,
now
thy
heart
may
grow
more
hardened
,
but
thy
graces
will
never
be
strengthened
.
But
this
doe
,
strive
to
yeeld
up
thy
soule
in
an
humble
subjection
to
the
heavenly
ordinances
,
that
if
they
say
forbeare
,
thy
heart
answers
I
will
forbeare
;
if
they
say
doe
,
thy
heart
answers
,
I
desire
to
doe
thy
will
.
Cooperate
with
the
word
received
,
when
it
hath
got
into
thy
soule
,
and
stirred
thee
in
any
kinde
,
when
thou
perceivest
any
healing
vertue
gone
from
Christ
by
it
unto
thee
;
oh
blesse
the
Lord
,
and
get
home
,
work
it
againe
upon
thy
soule
by
holy
meditation
,
yea
and
yet
againe
by
holy
petition
.
Simile
.
Thou
must
even
doe
in
this
kinde
,
as
Benhadads
servants
did
in
another
,
they
watched
the
words
which
fell
from
the
King
of
Israel
,
and
improved
them
,
so
must
thou
watch
what
motions
the
Lord
puts
into
thy
heart
in
private
,
and
cherish
them
,
watch
what
impressions
the
Lord
makes
upon
thy
spirit
by
his
word
,
and
not
onely
excite
thy
heart
to
embrace
them
,
but
work
them
often
and
often
upon
thy
conscience
,
and
this
is
the
way
to
make
thy
weake
sparke
to
grow
unto
a
flame
.
7
And
lastly
,
there
must
bee
lively
consociation
by
a
naturall
instinct
,
the
weaker
things
doe
cling
and
winde
up
themselves
by
the
stronger
,
as
the
weake
Ivie
upon
the
strong
Oake
:
so
thou
must
inwardly
and
affectionately
joyne
thy selfe
with
strong
and
lively
Christians
,
who
skill
the
waies
of
grace
,
and
walke
in
them
,
who
are
good
,
and
know
how
to
doe
good
,
who
have
hearts
to
pitty
thee
,
heads
to
direct
thee
,
and
armes
to
beare
thee
up
.
Thou
maiest
exceedingly
be
repaired
by
their
heavenly
wisedome
in
counselling
of
thee
,
and
kept
in
by
their
tender
watchings
over
thee
,
and
put
forward
by
their
daily
exhortations
of
thee
,
and
refreshed
by
their
seasonable
comfortings
of
thee
,
and
led
on
by
their
strict
and
lively
examples
,
yea
even
stirred
up
by
the
observation
of
those
blessed
experiences
which
thou
perceivest
in
them
,
through
a
carefull
communion
with
God
,
as
also
much
assisted
by
the
successe
of
their
prayers
for
thy
particular
condition
.
Thirdly
,
the
manner
.
Now
be
pleased
to
heare
a
little
for
the
manner
,
how
yee
5
Particular
.
are
to
set
upon
this
strengthening
work
,
and
then
I
have
done
with
this
proposition
.
If
thou
findest
thy selfe
to
be
a
weakened
Christian
,
then
set
upon
thy
strengthening
worke
.
1
Presently
:
Initia
morborum
cavenda
,
say
the
Physitians
,
and
therefore
their
rule
is
,
principiis
obsta
,
&c.
we
should
set
upon
diseases
,
as
soone
as
diseases
set
upon
us
,
not
trifle
away
the
methods
of
recovery
:
three
things
must
be
lookt
into
in
time
,
tides
,
seasons
,
diseases
.
If
wee
presently
oppose
our
decayings
,
First
,
we
shall
prevent
the
deadlinesse
of
diseases
;
hadst
thou
opposed
thy
negligent
,
carelesse
spirit
at
the
first
,
thou
hadst
not
now
been
bleeding
under
so
many
wounds
,
thou
hadst
not
stepped
downe
from
one
sinne
to
another
,
thou
hadst
not
gone
so
desperately
from
the
Lord
.
Therefore
watch
thy
heart
,
and
often
examine
it
,
weekely
,
nay
,
daily
;
thy
languishings
are
by
this
manner
sooner
espied
,
and
sooner
staied
.
Secondly
,
our
strengthening
will
hereby
become
more
easie
;
it
is
easier
to
fetch
a
man
from
the
brink
,
then
from
the
depth
of
the
channell
,
and
for
a
Physitian
to
cure
a
distemper
,
then
to
heale
a
disease
.
There
is
usually
in
the
first
impairings
,
lesse
corruption
,
and
more
strength
of
grace
to
oppose
it
and
subdue
it
;
Beleeve
it
,
long
decayings
are
the
more
uncomfortable
and
more
difficult
for
recovery
:
Therefore
if
thou
fallest
suddenly
,
rise
quickly
;
remember
one
thing
,
it
is
a
very
dangerous
thing
to
suffer
the
soule
to
habituate
it selfe
to
decayings
,
all
customes
are
hardly
broken
.
2
Voluntarily
;
it
is
true
,
that
though
thou
decaiest
more
and
more
,
yet
the
Lord
may
awaken
thee
at
length
and
recover
thee
,
but
doe
not
put
the
Lord
to
it
.
The
Physitian
may
perhaps
heale
a
deeply
languishing
patient
,
but
it
will
cost
the
patient
dearly
and
bitterly
.
Ioab
got
little
by
not
comming
to
Absalom
,
for
he
at
length
fetcht
him
by
setting
his
corne
on
fire
;
if
thou
wilt
not
come
in
of
thy
owne
accord
,
but
stand
it
out
,
I
tell
thee
the
Lord
will
fetch
thee
in
indeed
,
but
he
will
send
a
whirlewinde
after
thee
,
as
to
Elijah
,
he
will
send
flames
into
thy
conscience
,
if
thou
wilt
needs
put
him
upon
compulsory
waies
.
Nay
,
but
rather
peruse
thy
decayings
thy selfe
,
and
arraign
thy selfe
and
judge
thy selfe
,
and
afflict
thy selfe
,
and
hye
thee
to
make
thy
▪
peace
,
and
to
recover
strength
;
it
argues
the
better
heart
to
fall
unwillingly
;
but
willingly
to
rise
,
hereby
peace
is
sooner
made
,
and
strength
sooner
restored
.
3
Prudently
,
when
a
tree
is
withering
,
you
need
not
poure
buckets
on
every
branch
,
if
you
water
the
roots
,
it
is
as
if
you
watered
all
.
There
is
an
holy
part
in
recovering
our
graces
againe
,
if
you
can
recover
the
roots
,
you
have
hit
the
way
to
renew
all
.
Now
there
are
two
radicall
graces
(
as
it
were
)
if
they
be
strengthened
,
all
the
rest
will
come
to
be
strengthened
,
viz.
1
Faith
,
this
is
a
root
grace
,
and
this
is
a
strengthening
grace
,
it
is
of
singular
power
with
God
,
and
with
Christ
,
and
with
the
spirit
of
God
:
It
is
that
grace
which
laies
hold
on
,
and
applies
all
our
strengthening
helpes
,
so
that
it
deales
at
the
springs
of
strength
,
and
brings
away
strength
from
them
.
But
this
is
not
all
,
faith
is
no
sooner
strengthened
to
lay
hold
on
our
strength
,
but
(
like
those
common
officials
in
nature
,
the
stomack
,
liver
,
heart
,
and
brain
)
it
imparts
this
vigour
to
all
the
new
man
:
every
grace
gets
when
faith
gets
,
the
more
a
man
can
beleeve
,
the
more
will
that
man
grieve
for
sinne
,
the
more
will
he
feare
to
sinne
,
the
more
will
hee
hate
sinne
,
the
more
will
hee
repent
of
sinne
,
the
more
carefull
will
hee
be
to
walke
before
God
,
the
more
tender
and
conscientious
will
hee
grow
in
duties
,
the
more
able
unto
praier
and
the
ordinances
,
and
the
more
successefull
under
them
.
Therefore
deale
prudently
for
thy
strengthening
:
Simile
.
when
an
house
is
declining
,
we
doe
not
meddle
with
every
rafter
and
piece
of
wood
;
no
,
but
wee
strengthen
the
pillers
and
foundation
;
faith
is
the
piller
(
as
it
were
)
of
our
graces
;
strengthen
it
to
more
apprehension
,
application
,
to
more
submission
to
the
wil
of
God
,
to
more
affiance
,
to
more
dependance
on
God
through
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
and
faith
,
will
both
finde
out
thy
strength
,
and
impart
it
.
I
can
doe
all
things
through
Christ
that
strengthens
me
.
2
Love
,
this
is
another
radicall
grace
,
not
that
it
brings
forth
other
graces
for
their
habits
,
but
onely
that
it
eggeth
on
other
graces
to
their
acts
and
operations
,
for
as
holy
love
is
a
most
active
quality
in
it selfe
,
so
it
doth
make
the
Christian
to
be
most
active
;
it
is
a
doing
thing
,
and
makes
the
person
to
be
doing
.
More
fully
thus
.
1
There
is
activity
flowing
from
love
;
grace
shall
never
be
idle
;
where
the
love
of
God
is
strong
,
the
love
of
Christ
constraines
2
Cor.
5.
me
,
saith
Saint
Paul
,
it
is
like
the
vertuous
woman
in
the
last
of
the
Proverbs
,
who
did
set
all
her
handmaids
to
employment
,
for
love
will
finde
duty
enough
,
for
it
is
never
quiet
but
in
doing
the
will
of
God
.
2
There
is
diligence
:
It
will
not
set
graces
to
a
naked
work
,
but
to
a
diligent
worke
,
even
carefully
and
diligently
to
expresse
their
acts
,
to
take
all
the
seasons
of
holy
actings
,
strictly
to
oppose
and
resist
corruptions
,
neatly
to
set
out
duties
,
so
as
God
may
have
most
glory
.
3
There
is
delightfulnesse
,
it
makes
our
communion
with
God
,
pleasant
,
and
the
works
of
piety
easie
to
the
soule
:
and
the
more
delightfull
and
easie
any
acts
are
,
the
more
frequent
they
grow
;
David
loving
of
the
Lord
,
was
glad
when
they
said
,
let
us
goe
unto
the
house
of
the
Lord
,
and
he
had
a
desire
even
to
dwell
and
rest
there
,
as
the
birds
did
,
Psal.
84.
Psal.
84.
Now
put
all
this
together
,
and
you
shall
see
that
if
love
be
strengthened
,
all
our
spirituall
estate
will
be
strengthened
,
for
it
makes
our
graces
to
be
active
and
doing
,
to
be
carefull
and
exact
in
doing
,
to
be
delightfull
and
cheerefull
in
doing
good
,
and
in
communion
with
God
,
and
all
these
are
admirable
meanes
to
raise
and
strengthen
graces
.
Forasmuch
as
the
more
any
Christian
doth
,
the
more
hee
may
,
by
using
his
spirituall
strength
,
he
alwaies
increaseth
it
,
and
also
wit
.
All
know
,
that
diligence
in
acting
is
a
thrifty
course
;
the
diligent
hand
makes
rich
,
saith
Salomon
,
so
the
diligent
Christian
is
the
gaining
Christian
;
and
that
delightfull
frequency
of
acting
,
Simile
.
it
is
like
the
twisting
of
a
cord
,
which
comes
thereby
to
be
the
stronger
:
No
Christian
is
so
able
in
the
habits
of
grace
,
as
hee
who
is
conscientiously
frequent
in
the
practise
or
exercise
of
grace
.
4
Seriously
and
in
good
earnest
,
and
not
slightly
and
faintly
;
the
recovery
of
a
faint
soule
will
never
be
effected
by
faint
workings
:
Simile
.
gentle
physicke
is
improper
for
tough
diseases
:
you
did
fall
into
your
decayed
estate
by
remissive
operations
or
actings
,
and
thinke
you
that
what
was
not
able
to
keep
up
your
graces
from
sinking
,
can
now
quicken
and
raise
them
,
being
greatly
sunke
.
If
my
hands
cannot
keep
a
swouning
person
from
falling
to
the
ground
,
can
they
lift
him
up
being
fallen
?
whereas
every
heavy
body
,
the
farther
it
descendeth
,
the
heavier
it
is
.
No
,
no
,
Christian
thou
deceivest
thy selfe
,
to
thinke
that
a
few
complaints
,
or
a
few
sighes
,
or
a
few
teares
,
or
a
prayer
(
once
in
a
quarter
of
a
yeere
)
more
earnestly
pressed
,
will
serve
the
turne
.
I
tell
thee
that
thy
wounds
are
deepe
,
and
thy
diseases
are
strong
,
thou
art
deeply
revolted
from
the
Lord
,
the
very
foundations
are
shaken
and
battered
within
thy
soule
.
What
talkest
thou
of
putting
a
soft
cloth
over
thy
stinking
and
festred
wounds
of
sinfull
corruption
;
thou
oughtest
to
search
deeply
,
and
to
cut
off
the
dead
flesh
,
lest
the
whole
be
gangrened
.
Take
my
advise
,
even
breake
up
the
fallow
ground
,
I
meane
thy
hollow
heart
,
search
and
try
it
to
the
utmost
,
not
by
slight
,
but
by
deep
and
full
humiliations
and
supplications
,
make
thy
peace
;
not
by
common
,
but
by
extraordinary
performances
seeke
to
renue
thy selfe
.
Thy
fals
have
beene
great
,
and
therefore
thy
worke
must
not
be
slight
;
great
sinnings
require
grand
sorrowings
,
and
low
fallings
,
the
more
industry
for
higher
risings
;
therefore
act
thy
strengthening
part
with
all
thy
strength
,
and
as
it
were
for
thy
very
life
;
remember
that
David
was
in
fasting
,
and
Peter
in
bitter
teares
for
their
falling
,
and
so
they
rose
againe
.
5
Throughly
and
to
some
purpose
;
doe
not
begin
a
strengthening
worke
,
and
then
either
upon
the
motions
of
a
lasie
heart
,
or
a
fearefull
heart
,
or
an
unbeleeving
heart
,
be
discouraged
,
and
desist
:
this
inconstancy
would
keepe
thee
in
an
everlasting
infirmity
,
Simile
.
just
as
if
a
Patient
should
follow
the
prescription
of
the
Physitian
for
a
day
or
two
,
but
afterwards
finding
that
to
be
somewhat
painefull
and
troublesome
,
hee
will
bee
bound
no
longer
,
but
then
hee
fals
ill
againe
.
So
if
thou
set
upon
the
waies
of
strengthening
,
and
a
while
thou
wilt
keepe
close
to
praying
and
hearing
,
and
humbling
,
and
reforming
,
but
perceiving
the
workes
to
be
painefull
and
offensive
to
thy
corrupt
heart
,
and
too
strict
to
thy
licentious
heart
,
or
the
fruits
of
them
to
be
hopelesse
to
thy
unbeleeving
heart
,
(
I
cannot
hold
out
,
all
is
in
vaine
,
or
to
little
purpose
)
I
tell
thee
that
thou
doest
but
play
the
foole
with
thy
soule
,
set
it
forward
and
backward
;
this
were
to
twist
and
untwist
Penelopes
threed
;
thou
never
wilt
get
any
thing
by
an
inconstant
and
weary
spirit
.
But
this
must
thou
doe
,
if
thou
wouldest
recover
thy
strength
indeed
,
thou
must
never
admit
of
interruptions
,
thou
must
never
break
off
thy
renewing
worke
,
till
thou
hast
got
to
thy
former
station
in
grace
againe
.
The
worke
must
bee
a
daily
worke
,
a
constant
going
on
in
mourning
,
praying
,
&c.
till
thou
hast
got
thy
tender
conscience
againe
,
till
thou
hast
gotten
thy
broken
heart
againe
,
till
thou
hast
got
thy
more
willingly
and
cheerefully
obedient
heart
againe
,
till
thou
hast
recovered
thy
first
love
;
and
canst
doe
thy
first
works
againe
.
Object
.
It
is
true
,
thou
shalt
meet
with
many
temptations
from
Satan
,
with
many
contrary
suggestions
from
thine
owne
spirit
,
and
with
many
discouragements
from
the
world
,
and
it
is
true
also
that
thy
doings
may
not
at
every
time
equall
or
be
like
to
it selfe
;
thou
mayest
feele
thy
physicke
at
one
time
to
worke
better
then
at
another
;
sometimes
thou
mayest
doe
thy
strengthening
worke
with
more
strength
,
sometimes
with
lesse
;
sometimes
with
more
liberty
of
spirit
,
sometimes
with
lesse
,
sometimes
with
more
comfort
,
sometime
with
lesse
.
Sol.
Yet
let
nothing
discourage
thee
,
or
take
off
thy
spirit
from
the
worke
,
but
follow
on
to
know
the
Lord
and
his
strength
,
against
all
temptations
,
against
all
suggestions
,
against
all
discouragements
,
against
all
thine
owne
feares
and
feelings
,
and
inequality
of
operations
,
yet
give
not
over
;
but
,
Keep
up
thy
services
still
,
retain
frequent
communion
with
God
still
,
be
begging
still
for
the
strength
of
Iesus
Christ
to
raise
thee
,
heare
still
,
use
the
prescriptions
till
health
comes
,
thou
art
in
the
way
,
and
must
not
rest
till
thou
hast
obtained
.
If
thou
breakest
off
before
thou
hast
regained
thy
strength
,
thou
wilt
fall
backe
againe
,
and
also
lose
all
thy
new
endeavours
for
thy
recovery
in
grace
.
Thus
much
for
the
second
proposition
,
I
proceed
now
to
the
third
,
of
which
I
can
but
give
a
touch
,
lest
I
be
hindred
in
the
prosecution
of
the
matter
in
the
next
verse
.
I
have
not
found
thy
works
perfect
,
&c.
That
the
estate
though
visibly
Thirdly
.
faire
to
the
eyes
of
men
,
yet
it
may
be
really
imperfect
in
the
eyes
of
God
.
Amongst
the
Churches
,
Sardis
had
a
name
that
it
lived
,
but
with
God
it
had
not
that
name
and
estimation
.
Wee
Christians
have
the
judgement
of
charity
,
but
God
hath
the
judgement
of
infallibility
:
we
looke
onely
on
the
skin
and
surface
of
actions
,
but
God
looks
into
the
hearts
and
spirits
of
persons
:
wee
judge
of
the
heart
by
the
actions
,
but
God
judgeth
of
our
estates
by
the
heart
.
Now
the
outward
acts
(
upon
severall
arguments
,
and
for
severall
ends
and
inducements
,
may
be
extreamely
different
from
the
inward
habit
and
disposition
.
Persons
for
their
credits
sake
,
and
for
their
peculiar
advantages
,
may
draw
out
acts
naturally
good
,
when
yet
their
spirits
stand
not
right
,
either
for
principles
or
ends
of
those
acts
:
so
that
notwithstanding
al
their
profession
,
their
estate
may
bee
imperfect
before
God
:
partly
,
For
the
frame
and
constitution
of
soule
,
For
the
vigour
and
fulnesse
of
acting
.
For
the
scope
and
intentions
in
performing
.
For
the
mixtures
in
matters
of
faith
or
conversation
.
But
I
cannot
now
inlarge
in
this
singular
affection
.
Vse
.
1
Onely
it
may
teach
us
above
all
,
to
looke
unto
our
spirituals
,
as
they
abide
in
,
and
flow
from
our
hearts
and
soules
,
upon
which
principally
the
Lord
lookes
:
he
searcheth
the
hearts
and
reynes
,
and
approveth
the
actings
of
the
heart
,
more
then
of
the
hand
,
and
therefore
wee
reade
,
that
he
had
first
respect
unto
Abel
,
and
then
unto
his
offering
.
2
To
study
Gods
approbation
more
than
mans
;
it
is
not
sufficient
nor
safe
,
that
either
wee
alone
judge
our
estates
to
bee
good
,
or
that
men
judge
them
to
be
so
,
unlesse
the
Lord
findes
them
to
be
so
:
every
Christian
is
that
as
God
judgeth
him
to
be
,
and
he
stands
or
fals
according
to
this
righteous
judgement
of
the
al-seeing
,
and
al-knowing
God
.
And
so
I
take
leave
of
that
verse
,
and
proceed
to
the
next
.
Remember
therefore
how
thou
Revel.
3.
3.
hast
received
,
and
heard
,
and
hold
fast
,
and
repent
.
In
these
words
you
have
the
other
branches
of
the
spirits
speciall
directions
to
the
Church
of
Sardis
,
which
are
three
,
viz.
-
1
Remembrance
,
(
remember
Three
branches
.
therefore
how
thou
hast
received
and
heard
,
)
-
2
Persistence
,
(
and
hold
fast
,
)
-
3
Renewed
repentance
,
(
and
repent
.
)
Briefly
to
open
the
words
.
Remember
)
sometimes
the
word
is
taken
for
the
act
of
a
particular
faculty
of
the
rationall
soule
,
which
is
called
by
the
Philosophers
,
Reminiscentia
,
and
then
it
is
the
calling
backe
of
a
thing
,
or
object
formerly
knowne
and
laid
up
in
the
memory
.
Sometimes
it
is
taken
for
the
act
of
serious
consideration
appertaining
to
the
judicious
faculty
of
the
soule
,
wherein
apprehended
truths
are
well
weighed
,
throughly
thought
on
or
considered
of
,
in
both
respects
I
conjecture
,
it
may
bee
taken
in
this
place
How
)
some
reade
that
word
rather
thus
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
what
,
remember
.
i.
call
to
minde
and
consider
what
thou
hast
received
and
heard
,
as
if
it
were
a
word
declaring
the
matter
,
but
rather
in
this
place
it
imports
the
manner
,
and
therefore
it
is
well
translated
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
How
,
noting
the
manner
how
Christ
taught
,
and
prescribed
them
at
the
first
,
and
also
the
manner
how
they
embraced
those
holy
rules
of
his
for
doctrine
&
conversation
Thou
hast
received
and
heard
,
)
that
is
,
assented
unto
,
and
embraced
those
truths
and
directions
of
Christ
,
where
is
expressed
:
first
,
their
ancient
subjection
or
embracing
of
the
doctrine
of
Christ
(
received
,
)
and
secondly
,
the
meanes
or
way
thereof
,
viz.
by
hearing
,
(
and
heard
)
I
cannot
possibly
with
any
profit
insist
on
all
the
observables
out
of
these
and
the
other
words
,
considering
that
little
part
of
time
which
remaines
for
me
to
worke
amongst
you
,
only
I
will
point
at
three
singular
propositions
,
viz.
-
1
That
holy
truths
once
received
,
Three
propositions
.
are
often
to
be
remembred
and
thought
on
,
(
Remember
,
&c.
)
-
2
That
acceptance
of
truths
is
not
enough
,
but
Christians
must
adde
thereto
a
persistence
in
truths
,
(
hold
fast
)
-
3
That
renewed
repentance
is
required
of
Christians
,
as
well
as
initiall
(
and
repent
.
)
You
see
that
all
these
propositions
naturally
flow
from
the
text
,
and
are
very
proper
for
us
,
and
for
the
occasion
upon
which
they
are
handled
,
I
begin
with
the
first
of
them
,
viz.
Doct.
That
holy
truths
once
received
,
are
often
to
be
remembred
and
thought
on
.
There
are
three
things
which
should
fall
into
a
frequent
consideration
:
-
1
Our
former
sinnes
,
and
this
will
keepe
us
humble
.
-
2
Gods
former
mercies
,
and
this
will
make
us
thankfull
.
-
3
Received
truths
,
and
this
will
make
us
dutifull
and
fruitfull
.
The
Iewes
were
to
binde
them
as
frontlets
between
their
eyes
,
Deut.
6.
8.
to
which
Salomon
alludes
in
Pro.
6.
21.
binde
Deut.
6.
8.
Pro.
6.
21.
them
continually
upon
thy
heart
,
and
tye
them
about
thy
necke
,
and
Eccles.
12.
11.
they
are
to
be
as
nailes
Eccl.
12.
11.
fastened
.
Looke
on
David
,
and
this
was
his
practise
,
Psal.
119.
Psal
119
15.
I
will
meditate
in
thy
statutes
,
there
once
,
then
reade
verse
23.
thy
servant
did
meditate
in
thy
statutes
,
there
is
the
second
time
,
but
then
reade
verse
48.
I
will
meditate
in
thy
statutes
,
there
is
the
third
time
;
what
speake
I
of
once
or
twice
,
or
thrice
;
see
him
in
verse
97.
Oh
how
I
love
thy
law
,
it
is
my
meditation
all
the
day
.
The
Apostles
are
frequent
in
their
exhortations
to
this
purpose
,
to
remember
,
to
lay
up
,
to
keepe
in
minde
,
not
to
forget
the
holy
doctrines
delivered
by
them
,
nay
,
and
Christ
pressed
the
same
also
upon
themselves
upon
many
occasions
.
But
for
the
cleere
opening
of
this
proposition
,
premise
with
me
these
particulars
.
1
The
frequent
remembring
of
former
truths
must
be
a
remembrance
by
way
of
subiection
,
and
not
by
way
of
contradiction
;
we
must
not
remember
them
and
question
them
,
much
lesse
abuse
and
pervert
them
,
least
of
all
oppose
and
despise
them
.
2
The
remembrance
must
be
ingenuous
,
and
not
preiudiciall
;
though
we
must
sticke
to
,
yet
not
in
the
truths
received
,
our
former
remembrance
,
must
not
contract
a
present
or
future
neglect
of
any
other
truths
which
God
shall
reveale
unto
us
,
as
when
many
remember
the
Sermons
of
dead
men
,
and
slight
the
discoveries
of
the
living
.
3
There
is
a
threefold
remembrance
of
former
truths
.
One
is
notionall
,
Simile
.
which
is
like
the
often
looking
into
a
glasse
,
or
when
a
person
beholds
truths
as
hee
doth
pictures
,
gaze
on
them
,
and
that
is
all
.
Another
is
verball
,
when
a
person
renues
his
acquaintance
and
complements
with
truth
onely
:
his
memory
onely
loades
his
tongue
,
like
a
naked
Astronomer
who
knowes
heaven
,
and
can
onely
talke
of
it
.
A
third
is
practicall
,
when
the
remembrance
is
like
a
cloud
descending
on
the
plants
,
Simile
.
or
like
a
fire
felt
as
well
as
seene
,
this
kinde
of
remembrance
hath
three
degrees
in
it
,
for
it
is
partly
,
Directive
,
when
truths
remembred
are
made
a
compasse
for
us
to
sayle
by
,
or
copies
for
us
to
write
after
,
still
teaching
and
guiding
us
how
to
draw
the
lines
and
letters
of
our
conversation
.
Affective
,
when
truths
remembred
are
like
the
conference
of
Christ
(
rising
from
the
dead
)
burning
and
inflaming
of
our
hearts
with
most
affectionate
love
unto
them
.
Effective
,
when
truths
remembred
,
are
truths
obeyed
;
we
often
consider
former
doctrines
,
and
still
better
our
present
conversations
.
After
this
practicall
forme
,
are
wee
to
remember
received
truths
.
4
There
is
,
1
A
materiall
remembrance
,
which
is
partly
of
the
things
themselves
,
partly
of
the
revelation
of
them
,
partly
of
the
manner
and
meanes
of
revealing
them
.
2
Formall
remembrance
of
For
the
manner
,
five
waies
.
truths
received
,
which
is
rather
of
the
manner
how
wee
our selves
did
receive
them
;
we
are
often
to
thinke
on
truths
received
,
not
onely
as
they
stand
in
proposition
or
revelation
,
but
also
how
they
stood
with
us
when
wee
did
receive
them
for
energy
or
operation
:
and
thus
I
conjecture
we
are
to
remember
truths
received
.
1
With
what
estimations
and
admirations
wee
did
receive
them
;
Simile
.
like
those
people
who
have
the
Sunne
but
halfe
the
yeere
,
they
run
after
it
,
and
are
ready
to
adore
it
in
its
approch
;
so
when
we
did
receive
holy
truths
at
the
first
,
we
received
them
as
the
very
oracles
of
God
,
not
as
the
words
of
man
,
but
as
they
are
indeed
,
the
words
of
God
.
2
With
what
subjection
of
spirit
we
did
receive
them
,
wee
did
not
onely
admire
their
excellency
,
but
felt
their
efficacie
;
the
word
came
not
in
word
onely
,
but
in
power
and
authority
over
our
very
consciences
,
and
this
power
was
a
full
power
,
and
an
easie
power
,
the
truths
which
wee
received
,
did
command
and
awe
,
and
order
our
whole
man
,
and
wee
too
were
most
willing
to
resigne
up
our selves
to
the
obedience
of
the
Gospell
in
all
things
,
and
to
be
cast
into
that
mould
of
heavenly
doctrine
.
3
With
what
affections
wee
did
receive
them
;
O
then
,
those
conflictings
of
spirit
,
Heb.
10.
32
Heb.
10.
32.
those
bathes
of
griefe
and
heavenly
compunction
with
them
,
Acts
2.
37.
those
flames
Acts
2.
37.
of
love
,
with
those
Christians
,
Acts
4.
32.
those
raptures
of
joy
Acts
4.
32.
Acts
16.
with
Lydia
,
Acts
16.
yea
those
extensions
of
zeale
with
the
Galathians
to
Saint
Paul
,
Gal.
4.
Gal.
4.
the
word
had
a
surpassing
influence
upon
all
our
affections
,
to
melt
,
and
convert
,
to
raise
,
and
dispose
of
them
.
4
With
what
resolute
loyalty
,
so
that
we
did
hate
and
defie
all
contrary
errors
and
waies
,
and
so
were
our
hearts
sworne
to
divine
truths
,
and
(
as
it
were
)
espoused
to
them
,
that
wee
once
resolved
to
live
and
dye
in
those
truths
,
and
for
those
truths
,
wee
could
not
endure
any
mixture
with
them
,
nor
heare
of
any
divorce
from
them
.
5
With
what
reverence
wee
did
embrace
the
Ambassadors
of
heavenly
truths
,
they
were
as
the
Angels
of
God
to
us
,
&
we
were
like
(
almost
)
with
Cornelius
,
to
adore
the
Peters
and
Pauls
,
I
meane
the
ministers
of
God
revealing
his
truths
unto
us
;
the
feet
of
them
who
brought
unto
us
the
glad
tidings
of
our
salvation
,
were
beautifull
and
most
acceptable
unto
us
.
Now
here
are
two
questions
briefly
to
be
resolved
.
Quest.
What
truths
heard
and
received
,
we
are
often
to
consider
and
remember
.
Sol.
To
this
I
answer
.
1
There
must
be
an
endeavour
to
remember
all
the
truths
,
as
Christ
said
of
the
fragments
,
gather
them
up
,
and
let
none
be
lost
;
so
it
must
bee
said
of
holy
truths
(
on
which
the
soule
hath
formerly
fed
)
gather
them
up
all
,
let
none
be
lost
.
Simile
.
You
see
that
the
Goldsmith
doth
not
onely
looke
after
the
massie
piece
of
gold
,
but
he
carefully
lookes
after
every
ray
and
dust
of
gold
,
and
preserves
it
.
Every
truth
of
God
is
precious
,
it
is
more
precious
then
gold
;
it
is
excellent
,
and
as
it
is
excellent
in
it selfe
,
so
it
may
be
usefull
to
us
,
Simile
.
there
is
not
a
star
in
heaven
,
but
is
of
some
good
to
the
lower
world
;
so
there
is
not
one
truth
of
God
,
but
may
be
of
some
good
use
to
a
Christian
.
But
if
either
for
the
multitude
of
truths
,
or
the
sublimity
of
truths
,
or
for
the
obscure
manner
of
discovering
these
truths
,
or
for
the
impotency
and
irretentivenesse
of
an
unholding
and
unclasping
memory
,
or
for
the
space
of
time
,
since
truths
were
delivered
and
received
;
it
so
fals
out
,
that
all
heard
and
once
received
truths
will
not
stand
upon
record
,
into
which
they
have
beene
entred
,
but
are
in
many
places
defaced
and
cancelled
,
2
There
must
at
least
bee
a
faithfull
remembrance
of
the
most
necessary
and
chiefe
truths
,
namely
of
those
which
more
immediately
and
intimately
,
and
unauoydably
concern
our
salvation
,
of
the
which
(
for
methods
sake
)
I
conjecture
there
may
be
three
heads
,
viz.
1
That
vitall
truth
concerning
Christ
and
faith
in
him
,
this
is
the
great
fundamentall
truth
.
Note
.
2
That
vivificall
truth
concerning
repentance
in
the
conversion
of
the
heart
from
dead
workes
.
3
That
practicall
truth
concerning
obedience
,
in
ordering
the
life
and
course
of
a
converted
person
.
As
the
moralists
say
of
Fame
,
or
of
a
mans
good
name
,
Omnia
si
perdas
,
famam
servare
memento
.
Qua
semel
amissâ
postea
nullus
eris
.
(i)
whatsoever
commodity
you
lose
,
be
sure
yet
to
preserve
that
iewell
of
a
good
name
.
That
is
so
choyce
a
iewell
,
that
whatsoever
a
man
loseth
,
hee
must
yet
take
heed
and
care
of
that
.
The
same
may
bee
said
of
these
forenamed
truths
;
though
through
some
defect
,
or
frailty
,
or
malignity
,
any
other
historicall
or
problematicall
truths
may
slip
from
us
,
yet
these
must
be
written
in
our
hearts
with
the
point
of
a
Diamond
,
and
as
in
marble
,
the
characters
of
them
are
to
bee
kept
fresh
and
alive
,
and
are
never
to
be
blotted
out
.
Object
.
And
why
this
faithfull
and
frequent
remembrance
,
or
renewed
consideration
of
truths
heard
and
received
?
Sol.
Reasons
thereof
many
.
1
Though
sometimes
an
assent
may
be
sufficient
to
a
particular
word
of
truth
for
the
present
,
yet
the
vertue
and
use
of
that
may
be
for
the
future
.
Simile
.
It
is
with
truths
as
it
is
with
treasuries
,
whereinto
much
gold
or
siluer
is
put
and
kept
safe
;
a
little
whereof
my
serve
for
the
time
being
,
but
most
or
all
of
it
may
be
brought
out
upon
future
and
severall
occasions
.
Simile
.
Or
as
it
is
with
friends
and
garments
,
which
though
wee
doe
not
use
every
one
of
them
every
day
,
yet
ere
we
dye
,
wee
may
have
an
usefull
occasion
for
them
all
.
The
truths
which
thou
hast
heard
from
the
word
ten
yeeres
agoe
,
may
serve
thee
twenty
yeeres
hence
;
that
discovery
of
the
mercy
of
God
,
of
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
of
the
freenesse
of
grace
,
&c.
these
may
be
of
great
availe
unto
thee
,
and
of
sweet
and
proper
helpe
unto
thee
when
thou
commest
to
old
age
,
or
to
a
dying
bed
.
Simile
.
It
is
not
with
truths
heard
and
received
,
as
with
our
meat
eaten
and
digested
,
the
vertue
of
which
may
bee
gone
in
few
daies
,
but
as
it
is
with
a
lease
,
for
life
,
which
this
yeere
brings
in
our
revenue
,
and
so
it
doth
the
next
yeere
,
&c.
so
divine
truths
may
yeeld
unto
thee
present
comfort
and
strength
,
yea
,
and
they
can
,
being
rightly
embraced
,
be
the
staffe
in
thy
hand
to
morrow
to
support
thee
,
and
the
river
in
thy
conscience
to
refresh
thee
;
that
heavenly
truth
which
was
thy
starre
at
this
time
,
may
fitly
upon
occasions
,
serve
to
bee
thy
guide
at
any
time
,
as
the
starre
to
the
wise
men
,
which
appeared
the
second
time
.
2
Frequent
remembrance
of
divine
truths
is
(
as
it
were
)
a
spurre
to
further
obedience
,
and
therefore
Saint
Peter
joynes
,
2
Pet.
1.
13.
putting
in
remembrance
,
and
stirring
up
,
as
if
then
we
should
revive
our
services
,
when
wee
did
renue
our
memories
.
Every
truth
newly
and
seriously
thought
on
,
is
as
it
were
a
second
Sermon
or
repetition
,
and
inculcating
of
it
upon
our
hearts
;
I
am
sure
it
is
like
a
further
digestion
,
which
serves
for
the
better
health
and
strength
of
our
bodies
.
3
It
is
a
meanes
much
to
strengthen
our
graces
;
the
Philosophers
have
a
saying
,
eodem
nutrimur
ex
quo
generamur
,
that
wee
are
nourished
by
that
of
which
wee
are
generated
;
the
truths
of
God
begat
our
graces
,
and
the
same
truths
well
remembred
and
perused
,
will
increase
them
.
Those
promises
which
heretofore
inclined
thy
heart
,
and
perswaded
it
to
beleeve
,
can
perpetually
beare
and
raise
up
thy
heart
to
stronger
degrees
of
beleefe
:
as
Christ
when
he
would
helpe
his
disciples
against
a
particular
infidelity
,
objected
unto
them
,
why
doe
ye
not
remember
?
Mark
.
8.
18.
intimating
that
a
right
remembring
of
his
works
,
would
have
inabled
them
much
against
unbeliefe
.
And
so
doth
the
remembrance
of
the
words
of
Christ
,
of
his
truths
,
which
are
as
able
to
build
us
up
in
grace
,
as
to
communicate
it
unto
us
.
4
It
is
a
revocation
from
sinnings
,
as
David
said
,
I
considered
my
waies
,
and
turned
my
feet
unto
thy
testimonies
;
the
same
may
be
said
of
holy
truths
;
a
remembring
consideration
of
them
is
a
recovering
of
an
erring
and
falling
soule
.
Saint
Peter
forgate
his
Master
,
and
then
forgate
himselfe
,
he
forgate
the
words
of
a
Master
,
and
then
the
duty
of
a
servant
,
but
Peter
recovered
himselfe
againe
:
and
how
did
he
so
?
the
text
saith
that
hee
remembred
the
words
of
Iesus
,
and
when
hee
had
thought
thereon
,
hee
went
out
and
wept
bitterly
.
5
It
is
an
avocation
or
withholdment
from
errours
;
why
doe
men
so
commonly
slip
into
new
errors
?
one
maine
cause
is
,
they
have
let
slip
old
truths
,
they
have
lost
their
touch-stone
to
try
doctrine
by
,
they
doe
not
remember
what
and
how
they
have
heard
and
received
,
and
therfore
they
destroy
what
they
themselves
have
built
.
Simile
.
Like
a
ship
which
hath
lost
her
anchor
,
tossed
with
waves
and
windes
every
way
,
so
they
are
hurried
and
puffed
up
and
downe
with
every
winde
of
doctrine
.
But
he
who
rightly
remembers
the
truth
,
hath
not
onely
thereby
a
touch-stone
to
try
and
discover
contrary
errours
,
but
likewise
a
buckler
to
secure
his
judgement
,
and
a
sword
to
cut
off
the
corrupt
reasonings
and
fallacies
of
the
gaine-sayer
.
6
Lastly
,
it
is
of
singular
good
,
and
concernement
to
a
distressed
and
deserted
soule
,
and
to
a
debarred
person
.
The
daies
of
famine
may
befall
thee
,
and
then
the
food
which
Ioseph
laid
up
,
may
preserve
thee
,
if
future
meanes
should
faile
,
will
not
former
and
remembred
truths
be
of
comfort
?
and
are
you
sure
that
seasons
will
last
for
ever
?
where
is
Ierusalem
,
who
did
not
know
her
day
of
peace
?
and
where
are
the
seven
Churches
of
Asia
?
or
the
daies
of
sicknesse
may
befall
thee
,
wherein
thou
art
debarred
of
the
market
,
I
meane
,
the
publike
assembly
of
the
Saints
,
and
art
so
weakened
,
that
reade
at
all
thou
canst
not
;
if
now
thy
soule
can
remember
God
,
and
remember
the
truths
of
God
,
and
can
secretly
confer
with
them
,
they
may
be
of
blessed
helpe
and
peace
unto
thee
;
yea
,
the
daies
of
desertion
may
befall
thee
,
the
Lord
may
not
looke
on
thee
as
formerly
;
hee
may
not
confer
at
all
with
thee
in
sense
and
feeling
:
and
what
refuge
hast
thou
now
,
but
to
flye
to
the
truths
of
God
,
through
which
thou
didst
heretofore
heare
him
and
perceive
him
,
and
this
may
prove
a
support
and
solace
to
thy
heart
.
Sure
I
am
,
Asaph
in
his
desertions
did
so
,
see
him
in
Psal.
77.
10.
I
will
remember
the
yeeres
of
Psal.
77.
10.
the
right
hand
of
the
most
high
;
I
will
remember
the
workes
of
the
Lord
,
surely
I
will
remember
thy
wonders
of
old
:
former
embraces
are
new
encouragements
.
Vse
.
Thus
for
the
explication
and
confirmation
of
the
point
,
I
now
come
to
the
application
of
it
to
our selves
.
Should
received
truths
be
remembred
?
then
,
1
Hearing
is
not
all
,
some
there
are
who
heare
not
at
all
,
they
are
like
the
deafe
Adders
which
refuse
to
heare
the
voice
of
the
charmer
:
Christ
is
pleased
to
speake
,
but
they
are
not
pleased
to
hearken
:
how
much
have
these
to
answer
for
?
Others
doe
heare
,
and
that
is
all
;
the
word
is
but
as
a
naturall
sound
to
excite
that
naturall
facultie
of
hearing
,
but
they
understand
not
what
they
heare
:
the
word
preached
is
as
a
book
sealed
up
unto
them
,
they
think
it
enough
to
come
to
Church
,
&c.
Others
doe
heare
and
understand
the
truths
delivered
,
but
then
they
minde
them
no
more
,
they
leave
all
at
the
Church
doore
,
as
wee
doe
our
friends
at
the
grave
,
forgetting
that
we
came
to
a
feast
,
to
carry
away
,
and
not
to
a
grave
to
leave
all
behinde
,
as
if
the
word
were
a
tale
,
or
a
dreame
,
it
is
instantly
forgotten
;
in
comes
the
world
,
out
goes
the
word
,
to
secular
businesses
,
or
sinfull
acts
,
they
presently
apply
themselves
,
and
so
is
the
word
Simile
.
squeized
out
like
water
out
of
a
spunge
,
or
the
characters
of
it
glide
away
like
the
impressions
of
a
Seale
upon
the
slippery
water
.
Perhaps
many
a
thousand
Sermon
they
have
heard
in
their
daies
(
and
would
thinke
it
a
mortall
fault
)
not
to
heare
,
but
for
meditating
,
pondering
,
reviewing
of
delivered
truths
,
calling
them
to
minde
,
the
better
to
order
their
hearts
and
lives
,
they
will
not
trouble
themselves
so
farre
;
as
if
truth
were
a
burden
,
or
an
unworthy
companion
.
Now
to
the
forgetfull
hearer
,
I
would
commend
these
things
to
be
considered
of
.
1
If
his
forgetfulnesse
bee
onely
of
good
things
(
when
yet
in
any
other
thing
and
businesse
his
remembrance
is
quicke
enough
,
he
can
remember
a
tale
or
story
twenty
yeeres
since
)
it
is
a
very
uncomfortable
signe
.
I
confesse
that
every
good
mans
memory
is
not
an
equall
treasurie
,
nor
perhaps
a
very
fruitfull
soyle
,
but
to
have
a
memory
like
an
utterly
barren
wombe
,
retentive
of
no
spirituall
truths
,
Simile
.
but
like
sand
in
a
glasse
,
put
in
the
one
part
,
and
instantly
running
our
to
the
other
,
this
totall
and
absolute
falsenesse
in
our
memories
,
is
a
shrewd
presumption
that
either
wee
doe
not
at
all
rightly
conceive
of
,
and
understand
spirituall
truths
,
or
if
wee
doe
,
yet
that
we
doe
not
much
care
for
them
and
respect
them
.
2
Forgetfulnesse
of
truths
heard
and
received
,
is
a
kinde
of
very
evill
ignorance
;
the
Schoolmen
doe
distinguish
of
Ignorantiae
purae
negationis
,
wherein
a
man
doth
not
know
,
and
of
Ignorantiae
pravae
dispositionis
,
wherein
either
a
man
will
not
,
or
unfits
himselfe
to
know
.
Thus
is
it
with
forgetfulnesse
,
truths
forgotten
are
like
truths
unknowne
,
and
the
more
that
the
knowledge
of
former
truths
weare
out
,
the
lesse
capacity
is
there
to
apprehend
and
receive
further
truths
:
Nor
is
this
all
,
forgetfulnesse
is
not
onely
a
curtaine
drawne
over
knowledge
,
but
it
is
a
bar
also
to
our
practise
:
the
forgetfull
Iam.
1.
22.
hearer
can
be
no
good
practitioner
.
For
no
man
acceptably
practiseth
more
then
hee
knowes
,
and
no
man
properly
knowes
more
then
he
remembers
.
Nor
is
that
all
,
forgetfulnesse
keeps
us
not
only
in
an
estate
of
ignorance
and
blindenesse
,
nor
onely
in
an
estate
of
barrennesse
and
undoingnesse
,
but
further
yet
,
it
keepes
us
in
a
condition
of
sadnesse
and
uncomfortablenesse
;
for
all
our
comforts
depend
upon
divine
truths
(
they
are
our
springs
of
joy
)
but
with
this
caution
,
so
farre
as
they
are
solidly
and
rightly
applied
by
us
(
Simile
.
as
strong
waters
refresheth
when
they
are
taken
)
now
the
forgetting
person
,
is
an
unapplying
person
,
there
can
be
no
good
using
,
where
there
is
no
good
remembring
of
holy
truths
,
So
that
now
by
thy
forgetfulnesse
,
divine
truths
are
lost
,
and
the
operations
of
them
are
lost
,
they
can
neither
guide
thee
nor
helpe
thee
,
nor
preserve
or
comfort
thee
at
all
;
and
if
all
these
be
lost
,
thou
thy selfe
canst
not
be
safe
;
whatsoever
opinion
thou
wilt
have
of
thy selfe
,
Saint
Iames
assures
thee
that
thou
deceivest
thine
own
selfe
,
cap.
1.
22.
Iam.
1.
22.
2
If
remembring
of
truths
heard
and
received
be
necessary
,
then
be
pleased
to
act
the
point
which
Christ
here
chargeth
,
Remember
how
thou
hast
received
and
heard
:
thou
hast
perhaps
heard
of
the
doctrine
of
sinne
,
and
knowledge
thereof
by
the
law
,
out
of
Rom.
7.
7.
Thou
hast
heard
of
the
manifold
aggravations
of
sinne
in
severall
texts
,
as
against
knowledge
,
meanes
of
grace
,
mercies
,
afflictions
,
covenants
,
&c.
and
of
infidelity
(
that
binding
sin
)
out
of
John
3.
Thou
hast
heard
many
a
Sermon
of
the
power
of
the
word
,
for
conviction
and
conversion
,
and
for
consolation
,
and
for
conversation
,
and
for
salvation
,
out
of
2
Thes.
1.
Thou
hast
heard
of
the
impediments
of
the
soule
from
comming
to
Christ
,
partly
from
the
love
of
sinne
,
Iohn
3.
partly
from
the
love
of
the
world
,
Mark
.
10.
22.
partly
from
the
perversenesse
of
our
wils
,
Math.
23.
37.
Thou
hast
heard
of
the
preparations
of
the
soule
unto
Christ
,
and
much
of
the
new
covenant
,
out
of
Mal.
3.
1.
Thou
hast
heard
much
of
faith
,
for
the
nature
of
it
,
out
of
Acts
16.
for
the
degrees
of
it
,
out
of
Mark.
9.
for
the
use
of
it
in
all
the
promises
,
out
of
2
Cor.
1.
and
of
our
love
to
God
,
out
of
Psal.
31.
23.
Thou
hast
heard
the
doctrine
of
repentance
from
dead
works
largely
opened
,
out
of
Acts
17.
30.
and
further
unfolded
in
the
conversion
of
the
Prodigall
,
out
of
Luke
15.
and
of
the
doctrine
of
temptations
,
out
of
Luke
4.
the
kindes
of
them
,
and
methods
of
defence
and
conquest
.
Thou
hast
lately
heard
of
that
comfortable
,
ample
,
perpetuall
care
and
goodnesse
of
Gods
providence
over
his
Church
and
people
out
of
Psal.
23.
all
over
.
Lastly
,
thou
hast
heard
something
of
a
languishing
,
and
of
a
recovering
soule
from
this
,
out
of
Revel.
3.
2.
I
call
God
to
record
at
this
day
,
that
(
according
to
my
knowledge
and
ability
)
I
have
,
(
as
Saint
Paul
,
Acts
20.
27.
)
not
shunned
to
declare
unto
you
all
the
counsell
of
God
requisite
to
your
salvation
,
testifying
unto
you
all
,
repentance
towards
God
,
and
faith
towards
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
verse
21.
yea
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
in
strength
,
in
weakenesse
,
in
publike
,
in
private
,
have
I
desired
and
endevoured
your
everlasting
good
.
Now
let
not
these
pious
truths
slip
from
you
,
or
be
as
water
spilt
upon
the
ground
:
Ministers
dye
,
but
let
not
truths
dye
;
Ministers
depart
,
but
let
not
truths
depart
;
stony
hearts
are
bad
,
but
iron
memories
are
good
:
if
ye
have
heard
truths
and
received
them
,
why
,
still
retaine
the
truths
for
the
truths
sake
;
let
them
ever
abide
with
you
,
live
with
you
,
dye
with
you
:
And
doe
not
locke
up
the
truths
onely
,
but
let
your
memories
faithfully
serve
out
those
truths
,
according
to
your
particular
occasions
and
occurrences
of
your
life
;
hold
them
out
to
keep
out
errors
,
bring
them
out
to
keep
up
graces
,
improve
the
directions
of
the
word
,
to
leade
your
waies
,
and
the
comforts
of
the
word
to
refresh
and
encourage
your
hearts
,
and
that
you
may
skill
the
art
of
heavenly
memory
,
know
that
,
There
are
sixe
things
which
Sixe
things
.
will
much
availe
to
helpe
and
inable
the
remembrance
of
truths
heard
and
received
.
1
Ardent
affection
:
love
is
a
safe
locke
,
and
a
ready
hand
;
which
we
much
like
,
we
shall
much
minde
,
David
was
fervent
in
love
,
and
therefore
frequent
in
thinking
of
Gods
law
,
Psal.
119.
Oh
how
I
love
thy
law
!
Psal.
119
97.
it
is
my
meditation
all
the
day
:
here
was
great
love
and
great
studying
;
Simile
.
a
childe
will
not
forget
his
mother
.
2
Frequent
meditation
:
many
earthly
things
weare
out
by
handling
(
as
characters
in
gold
or
silver
)
but
heavenly
characters
abide
longest
where
they
are
most
perused
.
Every
new
and
serious
contemplation
of
them
,
makes
a
fairer
and
firmer
impression
;
it
is
like
a
second
stamping
of
them
.
The
memory
is
like
a
glasse
,
and
the
understanding
as
an
eye
looking
back
into
it
:
the
more
frequent
acquaintance
and
familiarity
that
the
understanding
hath
,
by
reflecting
on
the
memory
,
the
more
strongly
are
things
ingraven
in
our
remembrance
.
3
Constant
operation
:
if
memory
were
more
used
,
memory
would
be
more
usefull
:
when
thou
hast
heard
a
Sermon
,
and
art
at
home
,
then
call
thy
memory
to
an
account
,
how
it
hath
played
the
faithfull
steward
for
thee
,
what
truth
it
hath
remembred
,
by
a
daily
striving
to
remember
,
you
shall
daily
perfect
the
remembrance
.
4
A
distinct
apprehension
:
Saul
was
not
easily
found
in
the
stuffe
,
and
confused
mindes
are
seldome
linked
with
exact
memories
;
the
more
orderly
and
exact
that
the
understanding
is
,
the
more
easie
is
the
remembrance
of
things
.
Take
heed
of
ignorant
mindes
that
know
not
truths
,
and
of
confused
mindes
that
can
mistake
truths
.
5
Abundant
conference
:
this
course
Moses
prescribed
the
Israelites
,
to
remember
the
lawes
given
unto
them
,
viz
that
they
should
often
talke
of
them
to
their
children
;
conference
is
as
the
driving
in
of
the
naile
;
one
remembers
that
which
the
other
forgets
;
our
memories
helpe
our
lips
,
and
our
lips
doe
strengthen
our
memories
.
6
Diligent
practise
:
the
scholler
by
a
daily
writing
after
the
copy
,
doth
thereby
mend
his
hand
,
and
helpe
his
memory
.
Truths
are
ordained
for
practise
;
It
cannot
be
,
but
that
truths
should
remaine
faithfull
in
the
memory
,
which
are
made
faithfull
in
our
walking
.
Truths
easily
take
their
leave
of
them
who
oppose
them
,
or
do
not
act
them
.
Now
to
the
second
assertion
,
viz.
That
acceptance
of
truths
is
Second
.
not
sufficient
,
but
there
must
be
persistence
in
them
(
and
hold
fast
)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
serva
,
or
as
Beza
translates
it
,
observa
.
Saint
Paul
is
much
in
this
doctrine
;
hold
fast
the
forme
of
2
Tim.
1.
13.
Titus
1.
9.
sound
words
,
2
Tim.
1.
13.
so
again
to
Titus
1.
9.
hold
fast
the
faithfull
word
;
and
that
this
doctrine
may
not
be
thought
proper
and
peculiar
to
the
Preacher
of
the
truth
;
but
common
to
all
Christians
,
hee
therefore
enlargeth
the
precept
to
all
the
Romans
,
Rom.
12.
9.
(
and
under
them
to
all
Christians
)
to
adhere
or
cleave
unto
what
is
good
;
the
word
in
the
originall
is
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
that
they
should
bee
glued
unto
it
.
Salomon
in
effect
delivers
the
same
Pro.
23.
23.
Buy
the
truth
and
sel
.
it
not
,
a
man
may
lawfully
sell
his
house
and
lands
as
the
Apostles
did
,
and
followed
Christ
,
and
in
some
sense
his
wife
and
children
,
(
as
Saint
Ierome
in
epist.
ad
Heliod.
would
rather
then
hee
would
put
off
Christ
)
yea
and
his
owne
life
too
,
as
Saint
Paul
did
,
not
count
Acts
21.
13.
it
deare
for
Christ
.
But
the
truth
must
not
bee
sold
,
it
must
be
kept
as
a
thing
exceeding
all
price
and
bargain
.
Now
for
the
fuller
understanding
of
this
proposition
,
premise
with
me
these
particulars
.
1
That
I
speake
not
of
humane
and
morall
truths
,
such
as
are
the
rules
in
secular
arts
,
in
which
there
may
bee
and
is
many
times
,
an
infallibility
;
but
of
religious
and
divine
truths
,
which
are
contained
in
the
word
of
God
.
2
Religious
truths
are
so
,
either
in
the
imagination
of
man
,
or
in
the
reality
of
the
thing
:
I
am
not
bound
to
embrace
,
much
lesse
to
persist
in
all
which
every
man
propounds
for
truths
,
or
which
he
conjectures
to
be
so
;
onely
I
am
to
hold
fast
those
truths
,
which
the
word
(
rightly
and
genuinely
expounded
)
teacheth
and
determineth
to
be
so
.
3
Againe
,
the
truths
which
seeme
to
owne
themselves
on
the
word
of
God
,
are
either
immediate
and
expresse
,
or
onely
mediate
and
deduced
;
expresse
truths
are
to
be
held
fast
,
but
deduced
truths
which
are
thence
collected
by
the
medium
of
a
mans
ability
to
judge
,
these
are
to
bee
tried
and
examined
by
the
prime
and
immediate
truths
,
and
so
far
to
be
held
as
they
are
found
(
upon
due
search
)
to
have
conformity
with
the
immediate
&
expresse
rules
of
truth
.
4
Expresse
truths
(
suppose
them
to
be
knowne
and
received
)
may
be
considered
either
in
the
latitude
of
them
,
or
with
restriction
;
we
may
not
thinke
it
sufficient
to
hold
fast
some
particular
truths
,
either
the
greater
or
the
lesser
,
and
leave
the
rest
to
shift
for
themselves
.
But
all
knowne
truths
,
even
those
which
are
not
of
that
maine
concernement
,
not
any
one
of
them
must
be
forsaken
or
left
,
but
retained
and
maintained
:
as
Athanasius
and
others
of
the
first
Nicene
Fathers
would
not
diminish
,
or
adde
one
iota
&
title
about
the
deity
of
Christ
;
or
as
Moses
would
not
leave
one
hoofe
behinde
,
so
we
must
not
renounce
or
forsake
any
one
branch
of
known
truth
,
seeme
it
never
so
little
in
the
eyes
of
men
.
5
Though
there
be
a
difference
of
times
,
yet
there
ought
to
bee
no
difference
of
holy
truths
;
there
are
times
of
prosperity
for
the
Gospell
,
as
Constantines
time
was
to
the
Church
,
and
there
are
times
of
calamity
as
Neroes
time
,
and
Dioclesians
,
and
others
the
persecuting
Emperours
.
Truth
must
be
held
fast
;
yea
all
truth
,
at
all
times
;
Simile
.
you
see
that
the
stars
doe
shine
in
the
coldest
night
of
winter
,
as
well
as
in
the
calmest
night
of
summer
;
so
truths
must
be
held
in
the
worst
as
well
as
in
the
best
daies
.
Iosephus
reports
of
the
Samaritanes
,
that
if
any
good
and
favour
befell
the
Iewes
,
then
they
would
pretend
affinity
and
kindred
with
them
,
they
came
from
Iacob
;
but
if
any
calamity
,
then
they
were
none
of
the
stocke
of
Abraham
.
It
must
not
be
thus
with
us
,
to
vary
our
hearty
respect
to
truths
according
to
the
favour
or
discouragement
that
the
world
bestows
upon
them
:
but
to
cleave
unto
them
as
Saint
Paul
did
,
under
the
sword
,
as
S.
Ignatius
among
the
wilde
beasts
,
and
Laurentius
on
the
Gridiron
,
and
Daniel
among
the
Lyons
,
and
the
three
children
in
the
fiery
furnace
.
6
Sixthly
,
though
there
be
a
difference
of
persons
,
yet
wee
must
not
differ
and
wave
our
respects
to
holy
truths
;
perhaps
those
holy
truths
which
thou
hast
heard
and
tryed
,
and
received
,
may
bee
contradicted
and
disputed
,
by
some
bold
schismaticall
,
hereticall
braines
,
who
would
bleare
and
blur
the
truth
,
that
so
they
may
bring
in
damnable
doctrines
;
by
these
they
may
be
disgraced
,
derided
,
and
reproched
,
Simile
.
these
dogs
may
bark
against
the
moone
and
its
light
;
yea
or
perhaps
though
they
have
forwardly
courted
&
professed
the
truths
,
yet
they
may
fall
off
with
Hymeneus
and
Philetus
,
and
turne
vile
apostates
.
But
as
Peter
said
of
Christ
,
that
thou
must
say
and
act
too
,
of
truth
,
Though
all
men
should
forsake
thee
,
yet
I
will
never
forsake
thee
.
Against
all
subtilty
of
disputes
,
variety
of
judgements
,
schisme
and
malice
of
evill
men
,
and
inconstancy
of
some
men
,
thou
must
be
rightly
ballanced
.
Hold
fast
the
truth
which
thou
hast
heard
and
received
.
Quest.
But
how
must
truths
be
held
fast
?
Sol.
In
foure
respects
:
-
1
In
the
judgement
and
understanding
.
-
2
In
the
will
and
affection
.
-
3
In
profession
.
-
4
In
conversation
and
practise
.
1
In
the
judgement
:
for
assent
and
approbation
;
there
must
be
a
firme
evidence
of
them
.
I
confesse
that
there
is
a
latitude
in
our
credence
,
upon
more
and
more
evidence
of
truth
;
there
may
be
a
further
and
stronger
assent
unto
them
,
and
approbation
of
them
.
But
there
must
be
no
wavering
in
the
judgement
;
we
must
not
admit
of
a
staggering
and
reeling
minde
,
nor
of
a
levity
in
our
judgements
,
to
be
driven
and
carried
about
with
every
winde
of
doctrine
,
as
the
Apostle
speakes
,
Ephes.
4.
14.
Eph.
4.
14.
Athanasius
knew
this
well
,
when
he
held
his
iudgement
fast
in
the
truth
of
the
deity
of
Christ
,
against
the
Arians
:
so
Saint
Austin
,
his
iudgement
fast
in
the
doctrine
of
grace
against
the
Pelagians
,
and
Cyprian
against
the
Donatists
,
or
Novatians
,
or
Catharists
.
It
is
an
honour
for
a
man
to
recant
an
errour
,
but
a
perfidious
shame
for
any
Christian
to
suffer
any
truth
to
be
supplanted
by
any
errour
.
2
In
the
will
and
affection
,
our
love
must
hold
the
truth
fast
,
therefore
the
Apostle
bids
us
to
be
glued
unto
it
,
Rom.
12.
9.
it
is
with
truths
Simile
.
as
with
some
plants
which
live
and
thrive
not
,
but
in
warme
climates
.
That
ancient
desire
after
truth
and
delight
in
it
,
to
take
counsell
from
it
,
and
strength
from
it
,
and
comfort
by
it
,
must
not
decay
and
dye
within
us
,
but
must
remaine
and
abound
,
though
others
hate
,
disgrace
,
and
endeavour
to
make
voyd
the
truth
,
yet
wee
must
cleave
unto
it
,
and
love
it
,
as
David
,
Psal
.
119.
3
In
our
profession
;
hence
that
advice
of
the
Apostle
in
Phil.
2.
16
to
hold
forth
the
word
of
life
,
even
in
the
midst
of
a
darke
and
froward
generation
:
Christ
would
have
us
not
onely
to
beleeve
,
but
to
confesse
him
before
men
.
Remember
that
it
was
no
small
sinne
in
Peter
,
when
he
pretended
that
he
knew
not
the
man
.
Gregory
Nazianzen
reports
in
one
of
his
orations
against
Iulian
,
that
some
Christian
souldiers
being
cunningly
circumvented
by
him
to
idolatrous
sacrifices
,
perceiving
the
errour
,
they
all
ran
backe
unto
him
,
and
threw
him
his
money
againe
,
and
protested
they
were
Christians
,
and
in
what
they
did
,
they
were
circumvented
by
him
,
Heb.
10.
Heb.
10.
23.
23.
let
us
hold
fast
the
profession
of
our
faith
without
wavering
;
the
Christian
must
change
neither
his
Master
,
nor
his
service
,
nor
his
livery
.
4
In
our
conversation
;
wee
must
still
practise
truths
,
and
keepe
our
lives
answerable
unto
them
.
Saint
Iohn
cals
this
a
walking
in
the
truth
:
then
a
man
walkes
in
the
truth
,
when
hee
holds
on
his
course
of
holy
obedience
unto
it
,
against
all
the
encouragements
and
discouragements
of
the
world
,
as
the
three
children
in
Daniel
,
&c.
not
with
the
Galathians
beginning
in
the
spirit
,
and
ending
in
the
flesh
,
or
like
those
Israelites
,
whose
righteousnesse
was
as
the
morning
dew
.
But
we
must
still
runne
the
race
set
before
us
,
and
keep
stedfast
our
feet
unto
the
pathes
of
righteousnesse
and
waies
of
truth
.
Quest.
Why
must
divine
truths
heard
and
received
be
held
fast
?
Sol.
Reasons
thereof
are
many
,
I
will
briefly
point
out
some
of
them
.
1
Divine
truth
is
a
most
precious
and
excellent
thing
,
therefore
in
Scripture
it
is
compared
to
gold
,
which
of
metals
is
the
most
precious
,
nay
it
is
more
precious
then
gold
or
rubies
,
and
all
the
things
which
thou
canst
desire
,
are
not
to
be
compared
unto
it
,
see
Pro.
3.
14.
15.
Pro.
3.
14.
15.
It
is
more
excellent
then
the
excellencies
of
the
creatures
,
not
then
some
of
them
,
but
then
all
of
them
;
and
a
man
if
hee
were
to
imagine
any
excellency
,
or
if
the
utmost
of
his
desires
were
enlarged
,
yet
could
they
not
finde
out
and
pitch
upon
such
an
excellency
.
Therefore
saith
Saint
Iohn
to
the
Church
of
Philadelphia
,
Revel.
3.
11.
Hold
that
Revel.
3.
11.
fast
which
thou
hast
,
that
no
man
take
thy
crowne
;
the
crowne
is
the
top
of
royalties
,
such
a
thing
is
truth
,
let
no
man
take
thy
crowne
.
Beloved
,
there
are
two
properties
which
assure
us
of
the
excellency
of
things
.
1
The
more
holy
they
are
,
the
Two
things
intimate
an
excellency
.
more
excellent
they
are
;
all
corruptions
are
diminutions
of
excellency
,
the
more
mixt
a
thing
is
,
the
more
it
is
abased
,
as
if
gold
and
tinne
be
mixed
;
and
the
more
pure
it
is
,
as
meere
gold
,
the
more
glorious
it
is
.
Now
the
truths
of
God
are
holy
,
not
as
persons
are
holy
(
which
is
with
mixture
and
imperfection
)
but
as
the
light
at
noone
day
is
pure
without
darkenesse
at
all
.
2
The
more
that
God
is
in
any
thing
,
the
more
excellent
it
is
,
for
so
much
as
we
partake
of
him
(
who
is
excellency
it selfe
)
so
much
more
wee
rise
in
our
excellency
.
But
the
great
God
is
altogether
seen
in
this
word
of
truth
:
there
is
his
wisedome
,
there
is
his
power
and
greatnesse
,
there
is
his
love
and
mercifulnesse
,
there
is
his
Christ
and
faithfulnesse
,
therefore
it
is
most
excellent
,
and
consequently
to
be
held
fast
by
us
.
2
Divine
truths
are
(
as
it
were
)
made
over
to
us
under
termes
of
constancy
and
perpetuity
:
I
finde
in
Scriptures
that
they
are
termed
sometimes
Our
heritage
;
estates
which
are
personall
(
if
that
bee
the
phrase
)
for
possession
may
be
sold
,
as
that
which
a
childe
buyes
with
his
owne
money
;
but
estates
which
are
naturall
or
hereditary
,
such
I
meane
as
come
to
be
ours
by
descent
,
these
ought
to
be
kept
for
posterity
:
God
forbid
said
Naboth
,
that
I
should
sell
the
inheritance
of
my
fathers
:
divine
truths
are
an
heritage
to
descend
from
us
to
our
children
,
and
therefore
wee
are
neither
to
dispossesse
our selves
of
them
,
nor
to
suffer
our selves
by
any
to
bee
dispossessed
of
them
,
Psal.
119.
111.
thy
testimonies
Psal.
119
111.
have
I
taken
as
an
heritage
for
euer
.
Gods
trust
:
something
wee
commit
to
God
,
something
God
commits
to
us
,
2
Tim.
1.
12.
He
is
able
to
keepe
that
which
I
haue
committed
unto
him
:
we
trust
God
with
our
soules
,
and
God
trusts
us
with
his
truths
,
which
are
therefore
called
,
that
good
thing
committed
to
us
for
to
keep
,
2
Tim.
1.
14.
now
in
matters
of
trust
,
wee
must
be
faithfull
,
for
we
must
be
responsable
for
the
whole
wherewith
wee
are
instructed
,
as
the
servants
in
the
Gospell
,
who
had
talents
committed
to
their
trust
,
they
were
called
to
an
account
for
them
:
so
if
the
Lord
trust
any
man
with
graces
,
or
with
his
truths
,
the
man
must
carefully
keepe
and
preserve
them
,
for
the
Lord
will
aske
him
another
day
for
his
trust
,
as
Saint
Iohn
did
of
the
Bishop
of
Jerusalem
for
his
depositum
.
They
observe
that
a
trust
must
be
,
first
,
redelivered
,
secondly
,
wholly
,
thirdly
,
onely
to
him
who
committed
it
to
us
for
trust
.
3
Not
to
hold
fast
the
truths
,
is
an
exceeding
and
fearefull
injury
or
wrong
,
it
is
injurious
,
1
To
God
,
for
he
is
the
Lord
or
God
of
truth
:
truths
are
ours
for
the
efficacie
of
them
,
but
onely
this
for
the
authority
of
them
.
Simile
.
Should
a
private
person
presume
of
himselfe
to
sell
the
Kings
Iewels
?
it
might
bee
as
much
as
his
life
is
worth
:
truths
are
Gods
Iewels
,
hee
reveales
them
,
he
ownes
them
,
hee
hath
sealed
them
with
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
and
therefore
thou
doest
presumptuously
wrong
the
Lord
to
put
off
the
things
which
belong
to
him
.
2
To
our
covenant
and
vow
,
what
was
our
baptisme
but
a
devoting
and
solemne
vowing
of
our selves
to
be
faithfull
to
Christ
and
to
his
truths
?
wee
solemnly
professed
that
none
should
be
our
Lord
,
but
God
,
and
that
we
should
be
his
faithfull
servants
unto
our
lives
end
,
yea
and
wee
have
ratified
this
vow
many
a
time
,
by
comming
to
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
Now
if
we
doe
not
hold
fast
the
truths
of
Christ
,
but
forsake
them
or
any
of
them
,
wee
are
guilty
of
extreame
perjury
,
not
in
a
matter
betwixt
man
and
man
,
but
betwixt
God
and
man
;
thou
art
forsworne
again
and
againe
unto
the
Lord
thy
God
,
and
hast
(
as
much
as
in
thee
lies
)
made
voyd
the
covenant
of
grace
and
life
for
thy
poore
soule
.
4
Consider
but
the
necessary
uses
of
divine
truths
,
and
then
we
will
acknowledge
that
they
are
to
be
held
fast
.
The
use
of
the
word
or
divine
truths
,
respects
the
everlasting
and
happy
condition
of
the
soule
,
from
the
beginning
to
the
end
thereof
.
Everlasting
and
true
happinesse
is
the
end
and
scope
that
every
Christian
lookes
at
;
and
divine
truths
serve
him
fully
and
effectually
,
to
this
end
,
both
to
discover
it
,
and
to
bring
man
unto
it
.
There
are
many
things
required
to
set
us
in
the
true
way
,
to
bring
a
man
to
heaven
,
v.
g.
1
Conviction
of
his
sinfull
condition
,
but
the
word
inlightens
the
minde
,
and
convinceth
the
conscience
.
2
Contrition
for
sinne
,
but
the
word
pricks
our
hearts
,
as
Acts
2.
and
humbles
them
.
3
Conversion
of
soule
;
but
the
law
of
the
Lord
is
perfect
,
converting
the
soule
,
Psal.
19.
7.
by
it
comes
faith
into
the
soule
,
Psal.
19.
7.
which
gets
Christ
,
Rom.
10.
17.
Rom.
10.
17.
by
it
comes
repentance
,
Acts
3.
19.
4
Augmentation
of
grace
;
but
by
the
word
wee
are
built
up
,
Acts
20.
32.
and
grow
more
and
more
.
5
Perseverance
in
grace
;
but
by
the
word
wee
are
kept
and
established
to
the
end
,
it
is
the
power
of
God
unto
salvation
,
Rom.
1.
16.
Rom.
1.
16.
What
should
I
say
more
,
reade
the
Apostle
summing
up
all
in
2
Tim.
3.
16.
All
Scripture
is
giuen
2
Tim.
3.
16.
by
inspiration
of
God
,
and
is
profitable
for
doctrine
,
for
reproofe
,
for
correction
,
for
instruction
in
righteousnesse
,
17
That
the
man
of
God
may
be
perfect
,
throughly
furnished
to
all
good
workes
.
15
Yea
they
are
able
to
make
us
wise
unto
saluation
,
through
faith
●hich
is
in
Christ
Iesus
.
Againe
,
there
are
many
incouragements
comforting
and
supporting
in
our
way
,
as
divine
consolations
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
peace
in
conscience
joy
in
the
holy
Ghost
,
all
which
are
the
myrrhe
dropping
onely
from
divine
truths
;
thy
word
hath
comforted
me
,
said
Dauid
,
thy
word
hath
quickned
mee
;
in
the
house
of
my
pilgrimage
,
they
were
the
joyes
of
his
heart
,
and
in
the
daies
of
his
calamity
they
were
the
stay
of
his
heart
.
Now
put
all
together
,
if
divine
truths
shew
us
the
true
happinesse
,
if
they
onely
put
us
into
the
true
way
,
unto
that
true
happinesse
,
if
they
onely
keepe
us
in
that
way
,
if
they
onely
comfort
and
strengthen
us
in
that
way
,
if
they
onely
bring
us
to
the
end
of
our
faith
,
even
the
salvation
of
our
soules
,
will
we
not
,
ought
wee
not
to
hold
them
fast
?
Vse
.
The
first
use
of
this
point
shall
be
to
convince
and
reprove
the
wonderfull
inconstancy
of
the
sonnes
of
men
,
that
slipperinesse
and
unsetlednesse
of
spirit
,
which
is
to
be
found
amongst
them
.
Consider
divine
truths
as
they
lye
.
1
In
doctrine
;
we
may
now
complaine
as
the
Apostle
did
of
the
Galathians
,
chap.
1.
verse
6.
Gal.
1.
6.
I
maruell
that
ye
are
so
soone
remoued
from
him
that
called
you
into
the
grace
of
Christ
,
unto
another
Gospell
.
Some
revolt
from
the
Protestant
doctrine
,
to
the
Popish
leven
,
others
fall
off
from
the
orthodoxe
articles
of
our
Church
,
to
Anabaptisticall
fancies
,
and
Socinian
Blasphemies
,
and
the
Lord
be
mercifull
unto
us
,
what
daily
unsetlednesse
and
giddinesse
possesseth
us
;
if
any
novelty
of
doctrine
(
though
a
root
of
bitternesse
)
start
up
and
be
delivered
with
any
confidence
or
cunning
of
deceiving
wit
,
how
instantly
we
flye
off
from
our
old
truths
,
how
greedily
and
madly
wee
sucke
in
poysonous
errours
,
and
being
thus
driven
with
every
winde
,
what
tempests
of
railing
and
disgraces
doe
wee
heape
upon
those
who
crosse
our
ficklenesse
with
constant
vindications
and
assertings
of
the
true
doctrines
of
faith
and
life
.
It
makes
mee
to
pitty
this
great
and
famous
City
,
whiles
I
behold
a
colluvies
,
a
very
rabble
of
all
opinions
,
and
such
a
going
and
comming
,
touchings
at
,
and
saylings
off
from
the
land
of
uprightnesse
:
One
weeke
this
is
a
truth
,
and
almost
an
article
;
the
next
weeke
it
is
no
such
matter
,
but
some
other
thing
is
the
right
.
Simile
.
Thus
wee
play
many
times
with
great
truths
,
as
children
doe
with
their
Babies
,
one
while
embrace
them
,
anone
breake
them
and
throw
them
into
the
dirt
.
But
are
there
so
many
waies
to
heaven
as
men
will
make
,
or
hast
thou
power
to
coine
other
articles
of
faith
at
pleasure
,
or
will
the
Lord
beare
all
this
resting
and
mocking
with
his
truths
?
Two
things
makes
mee
feare
the
Lord
will
punish
us
in
the
Gospell
;
one
is
,
our
generall
barrennesse
in
life
,
another
is
our
great
sicklenesse
in
matter
of
truths
.
2
In
conversation
;
many
times
we
hold
the
truth
in
unrighteousnesse
:
wee
doe
not
prize
the
truth
and
love
it
,
nor
live
according
to
it
with
constancy
,
but
as
the
Prophet
cryed
out
,
how
is
the
beautifull
City
become
an
heape
?
so
may
wee
say
of
many
,
how
is
their
righteous
walkings
degenerated
into
an
ungodly
living
?
their
wine
is
sowred
,
and
lamp
put
out
.
But
I
will
tell
you
the
reasons
and
causes
of
all
this
inconstancy
The
causes
of
constancy
.
and
apostacy
,
v.
g.
1
Men
are
very
ignorant
,
and
therefore
very
inconstant
:
ignorance
is
the
great
spunge
to
sucke
in
errours
,
as
pride
is
the
great
Bawd
to
vent
them
.
Chaffe
may
be
tossed
any
way
:
that
which
is
weak
,
is
also
light
.
2
Though
their
apprehensions
be
large
,
yet
their
affections
are
foule
,
they
know
truth
,
but
love
sinne
which
is
contrary
to
truth
:
Simile
.
now
a
foule
stomacke
ever
makes
an
ill
head
,
and
a
secret
love
of
sinne
,
works
out
the
strength
of
truth
in
the
minde
:
men
doe
the
more
easily
grow
erroneous
,
who
first
grow
irreligious
.
3
There
is
an
itch
of
pride
;
Evah
and
Adam
would
know
more
then
was
fit
,
and
therefore
lost
all
that
was
good
;
you
never
reade
of
a
proud
person
,
but
either
his
life
was
notoriously
tainted
,
or
his
judgement
notably
corrupted
:
the
greatest
errours
,
have
fallen
from
those
that
have
beene
most
proud
,
and
have
beene
tooke
up
by
those
that
have
beene
most
ignorant
.
4
And
then
also
many
have
Athenian
wits
,
they
long
for
novelties
,
though
the
old
wine
be
best
,
yet
their
palate
must
be
in
the
fashion
for
new
;
there
is
a
sore
vanity
in
a
naturall
minde
,
that
it
cannot
long
fixe
on
any
estate
,
or
on
any
truth
.
5
A
colloging
slavishnesse
,
many
give
up
their
soules
and
faith
to
the
religion
of
others
,
and
like
waxe
,
are
still
fashioned
to
the
opinions
of
great
persons
;
they
are
afraid
of
their
displeasures
,
and
therefore
even
in
points
of
religion
,
will
dance
after
their
pipe
.
6
A
sordid
and
eminent
love
of
the
world
,
for
which
Demas
forsooke
Christ
,
and
Iudas
sold
his
Master
,
and
Hymeneus
made
shipwracke
of
faith
:
the
unsatisfiable
slave
to
the
world
will
never
be
a
faithfull
servant
to
truth
;
hee
who
hath
already
pawnd
his
soule
,
will
with
as
much
ease
sell
off
the
truth
.
Spira
for
its
sake
abjured
the
truth
,
but
ventured
the
losse
of
it
,
and
himselfe
too
.
7
Many
men
are
licentious
,
and
therefore
unstedfast
:
corrupt
doctrines
give
more
scope
then
the
true
and
heavenly
:
wee
are
apt
to
beleeve
that
soonest
,
which
pleaseth
us
most
;
erroneous
points
are
more
for
pleasure
,
and
divine
truths
are
more
for
strictnesse
,
and
Simile
.
therefore
as
those
Grecians
(
if
I
forget
not
the
story
)
gave
up
their
weapons
to
enjoy
their
sports
,
so
many
give
up
the
truth
,
to
enjoy
their
easie
and
loose
kinde
of
walking
.
Vse
.
2
But
for
you
,
I
hope
better
things
,
though
I
thus
speake
:
hitherto
you
have
heard
the
good
truths
and
waies
of
God
,
and
have
held
them
fast
,
I
have
not
found
you
(
as
other
people
)
of
so
unsetled
and
inconstant
spirits
.
And
therefore
as
Christ
said
to
the
Church
of
Thyatira
,
the
same
I
will
presume
to
say
unto
you
,
Revel.
2.
24.
25.
I
will
Rev.
2.
24.
25.
put
upon
you
no
other
burden
but
that
which
ye
have
already
,
holdfast
:
what
need
I
urge
this
with
many
motives
?
1
If
it
be
truth
,
why
should
it
Motives
.
be
left
?
is
errour
better
then
truth
?
then
should
darkenesse
be
better
then
light
?
2
Can
you
better
your
estates
by
leaving
of
truths
?
when
the
divels
fell
from
truth
,
they
fell
from
heaven
,
when
Adam
fell
from
truth
,
hee
fell
from
Paradise
.
3
Will
not
the
truth
keepe
you
?
if
you
keepe
the
truth
as
the
ship
doth
the
Pilot
who
keepeth
it
,
truth
will
keepe
thy
soule
and
graces
together
,
thy
soule
and
Christ
together
,
thy
soule
and
comfort
together
,
thy
soule
and
prosperity
together
,
therefore
it
is
called
the
girdle
of
truth
,
because
as
a
girdle
it
holds
all
together
.
Thou
partest
with
strength
,
with
joy
,
with
safety
,
with
blessing
,
with
happinesse
if
thou
part
with
truth
.
4
The
reward
is
sure
,
if
thou
be
faithfull
,
not
a
meane
reward
,
but
that
of
life
,
even
a
crowne
of
life
,
Rev.
2.
10.
Rev.
2.
10.
Rules
.
Now
that
you
may
for
ever
hold
fast
divine
truths
,
take
these
rules
or
directions
.
1
Lay
a
solid
foundation
in
distinct
knowledge
of
them
;
confused
braines
cause
unsetled
hearts
:
rest
not
in
Pilates
demand
what
is
truth
,
nor
in
the
Israelites
hovering
betwixt
two
opinions
,
nor
in
that
grosse
salary
of
religion
,
to
take
up
truth
upon
trust
,
for
any
man
sake
whatsoever
,
were
he
the
sharpest
Ieremiah
,
or
the
learnedst
Paul
,
or
the
comfortablest
Barnabas
;
be
not
satisfied
this
is
truth
,
because
this
,
that
man
saith
,
but
as
the
honourable
Beraeans
searched
the
Scriptures
about
the
things
which
even
Saint
Paul
himselfe
delivered
,
so
doe
you
prove
all
things
saith
the
Apostle
,
receive
truth
upon
an
evidence
of
truth
,
if
the
first
truth
(
which
is
the
word
of
God
)
and
the
rule
and
compasse
will
not
approve
it
,
it
is
errour
and
not
truth
.
Object
.
Yea
,
but
how
may
wee
know
truths
,
for
there
are
many
religions
,
and
many
opinions
obtruded
to
the
world
,
the
truth
of
which
cannot
so
or
sily
be
discerned
.
Sol.
I
answer
,
that
true
doctrine
may
be
discerned
from
false
doctrines
,
1
by
the
unity
of
them
,
unum
&
verum
convertuntur
,
truth
is
one
or
none
,
there
is
but
one
way
(
saith
Aristotle
)
to
hit
the
marke
,
but
many
waies
to
misse
it
;
errour
is
manifold
and
divers
,
Simile
.
like
the
image
which
Nebuchadnezzar
saw
mixt
of
gold
and
clay
,
and
as
Aristotle
speakes
of
Vices
,
that
they
are
contrary
both
to
vertues
and
themselves
;
so
erroneous
doctrines
are
opposite
to
truth
,
and
to
themselves
;
Simile
.
there
is
no
errour
but
is
like
a
lyer
,
apt
to
forget
and
wound
it selfe
,
but
truth
is
single
,
like
Christs
garment
,
undivided
;
as
there
is
but
one
Christ
,
so
but
one
faith
.
2
The
purity
of
them
;
all
false
doctrine
(
like
treacherous
physicke
)
gives
ease
;
Simile
.
or
like
a
whore
,
much
in
beauty
,
when
false
in
honesty
:
what
it
wants
in
verity
,
it
makes
up
in
liberty
;
like
ill
wares
which
therefore
have
the
larger
allowances
;
the
doctrine
which
is
unsound
,
generally
is
licentious
,
as
is
evident
in
the
Mahometan
or
Popish
tenents
.
But
truth
is
holy
in
it selfe
,
and
to
us
,
teaching
it
within
the
heart
,
and
ordering
it
in
the
life
.
It
is
an
adversary
to
sin
,
because
all
sin
is
an
adversary
unto
God
.
3
The
efficacy
of
them
:
usually
corrupt
doctrines
adde
to
our
notions
,
but
meddle
not
with
our
corruptions
;
they
swell
us
,
but
doe
not
edifie
us
,
they
are
pils
which
onely
worke
upon
the
braine
,
they
neither
bring
true
grace
,
or
sound
peace
with
them
:
onely
this
,
Satan
makes
the
erroneous
very
violent
,
that
thereby
they
may
thinke
themselves
in
the
right
.
But
the
doctrine
which
is
true
,
is
strong
,
it
is
heavenly
in
its
nature
,
and
mighty
in
its
operation
,
comes
from
God
,
and
brings
to
God
,
makes
the
bad
good
,
and
the
good
better
;
there
is
no
such
salve
to
heale
a
corrupt
heart
,
nor
balme
to
refresh
a
troubled
conscience
,
as
truth
.
4
The
antiquity
of
them
:
errour
is
but
the
shadow
and
ape
of
truth
,
the
saying
is
,
id
demúm
verissimum
quod
antiquissimum
.
Truth
is
the
first
borne
,
for
God
spake
it
,
before
the
divell
spake
the
other
;
errors
may
be
old
,
but
truth
saw
the
light
before
them
;
the
whole
farrago
of
corrupt
doctrines
amongst
the
Papists
for
transubstantiation
,
invocation
of
Saints
,
prayers
for
the
dead
,
merit
,
supremacy
;
their
originals
were
of
yesterday
;
though
they
boast
antiquity
,
yet
they
dare
not
stand
to
the
triall
of
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
who
must
decide
all
truths
.
5
The
simplicity
of
them
:
errours
came
in
by
the
Serpent
at
the
first
,
and
are
much
of
its
nature
,
full
of
windings
and
turnings
;
all
corrupt
doctrines
are
deceiveable
and
subtile
:
how
many
arts
were
fained
by
Arrius
and
the
Arrian
Bishops
,
to
bring
in
their
damnable
errour
?
what
forging
of
lyes
,
and
odious
accusations
of
Athanasius
,
that
he
was
dishonest
with
a
woman
,
and
cut
off
a
mans
hand
,
as
Eusebius
relates
:
and
so
the
Iesuites
about
Calvin
,
and
Luther
,
and
Melancthon
,
and
Beza
,
&c.
and
so
for
the
establishing
of
the
Councell
of
Trent
,
the
Popes
Cloke-bags
were
weekely
filled
with
devices
and
carriages
.
Yea
,
and
observe
the
very
Papists
at
this
day
,
how
deceiveably
confident
they
are
,
that
al●
antiquity
and
testimony
is
on
their
side
,
when
either
it
is
a
packe
of
their
owne
writers
onely
,
or
other
authors
which
they
have
forged
,
or
else
antiquity
miserably
lanced
and
cut
,
and
interlaced
by
their
Index
expurgatorius
:
yea
,
and
I
pray
God
that
many
of
the
opinions
in
this
City
be
not
bolstered
up
with
high
clamours
,
and
with
artificiall
lyes
.
But
truth
is
naked
and
plaine
,
it
is
neither
of
a
cruell
nature
,
like
Caine
,
nor
of
a
subtile
spirit
with
Absalom
,
nor
of
a
lying
spirit
with
Ahabs
false
Prophets
,
it
flatters
no
man
,
nor
beguiles
any
:
being
truth
,
it
is
not
ashamed
of
light
or
triall
,
and
it
alone
can
maintain
it self
against
all
contrary
quarrels
:
a
good
cause
is
like
a
good
conscience
,
even
a
bulwarke
to
it selfe
,
like
the
sunne
in
its
light
,
and
heat
against
all
clouds
,
&c.
5
The
duration
of
them
:
truth
like
the
sunne
hath
runne
down
through
all
ages
:
not
that
all
men
have
embraced
it
,
but
that
by
some
it
hath
still
beene
embraced
:
some
one
or
more
hath
still
beene
at
the
barre
,
to
beare
witnesse
unto
it
.
New
men
have
still
risen
up
,
(
and
sometimes
out
of
the
ashes
as
it
were
of
the
dead
)
to
maintaine
,
and
either
by
tongue
,
or
pen
,
or
bloud
,
to
defend
the
truth
:
but
Erroneous
doctrines
,
as
they
want
an
inward
harmony
,
so
also
an
outward
consent
,
like
a
deceitfull
brooke
,
they
are
spent
after
a
while
,
or
like
commotions
in
a
state
,
Simile
.
though
strong
or
long
,
yet
they
come
to
an
end
at
length
,
either
some
speciall
judgements
on
the
ringleaders
,
or
the
authority
of
Princes
,
as
Alexander
against
Arius
,
or
the
prayers
of
the
Saints
,
or
the
decision
of
lawfull
counsels
have
still
cashiered
these
meteors
:
but
as
it
is
said
of
divine
mercy
,
that
it
endures
for
ever
,
the
same
is
affirmed
of
divine
truth
,
it
runs
from
one
generation
to
another
;
till
Christ
make
his
Church
triumphant
,
the
militant
Church
shall
be
the
pillar
of
truth
.
6
The
conformity
of
them
to
the
rule
or
word
.
Erroneous
doctrines
like
unsound
flesh
,
cannot
abide
handling
,
and
Simile
.
like
an
ill
favoured
woman
,
would
have
all
glasses
broken
.
But
truth
like
sound
gold
,
will
endure
a
touch-stone
,
truth
will
be
found
truth
upon
search
,
bring
it
to
the
conscience
,
it
will
worke
as
truth
;
bring
it
to
the
death-bed
,
it
will
uphold
as
truth
;
bring
it
to
the
scriptures
,
it
will
hold
out
as
truth
.
2
When
truths
upon
search
are
found
to
be
truths
,
then
embrace
them
for
the
truths
sake
,
not
upon
personall
and
mutable
causes
or
ends
.
3
Firme
refolution
after
tryall
,
by
which
our
knowledge
comes
to
be
cleare
,
and
without
doubt
there
must
be
now
a
plain
resolution
and
purpose
of
heart
in
cleaving
to
such
faithfully
evidenced
truths
:
thou
must
by
an
immoveable
faith
(
as
it
were
)
root
thy
very
heart
in
the
truths
of
Christ
,
as
Saint
Paul
,
though
bonds
and
afflictions
,
though
good
report
or
evill
,
though
death
it selfe
abide
him
for
Christ
,
come
what
will
come
,
disputes
,
fancies
,
errors
,
troubles
,
losses
,
I
have
found
the
truth
,
and
it
will
I
hold
for
ever
.
3
Loyall
affection
:
then
it
is
loyall
,
when
it
is
inclusive
,
to
every
truth
,
&c.
exclusive
to
nothing
but
truth
:
this
loyall
affection
will
make
us
to
,
first
,
doe
,
secondly
,
suffer
,
thirdly
,
cleave
:
love
truth
,
and
then
truth
will
be
held
:
I
held
him
,
and
would
not
let
him
goe
,
said
the
Church
,
then
in
love
with
Christ
,
Cant.
3.
Love
is
the
easiest
key
to
open
the
heart
to
Cant.
3.
Christ
,
and
the
strongest
locke
to
keepe
sure
the
truth
in
our
hearts
:
when
thou
hast
experimentally
felt
the
heavenly
strength
and
comfort
of
Gods
truths
,
then
wilt
thou
certainly
sticke
unto
them
.
4
Ioyne
conscience
to
science
:
O
when
people
have
the
truths
still
sounding
in
their
eares
,
and
ungodlinesse
still
stirring
and
ruling
in
their
lives
,
it
cannot
be
,
that
they
should
have
strong
hands
,
who
have
wicked
hearts
;
Hymeneus
made
shipwracke
of
faith
,
and
of
conscience
both
together
,
1
Tim
1.
19.
Therefore
strive
to
obey
the
1
Tim.
1.
19.
truths
,
adde
to
thy
faith
vertue
;
be
a
doing
Christian
as
well
as
a
knowing
Christian
.
5
Be
watchfull
in
prayer
to
God
,
with
David
,
to
uphold
thee
,
with
Saint
Peter
to
establish
thee
,
still
to
keepe
thee
,
that
thou
mayest
keepe
his
truths
:
excellent
is
that
speech
of
Bernard
,
S.
Bernard
.
in
Psal.
qui
habitat
pag.
283.
Basil
.
neque
enim
quae
habemus
ab
eo
,
servare
aut
tenere
possumus
sine
eo
;
that
God
by
whose
light
alone
we
know
the
truth
,
by
his
strength
alone
we
keepe
it
.
Thus
much
for
the
text
,
and
now
for
the
occasion
,
and
here
I
cannot
be
long
,
neither
my
affections
nor
yours
will
admit
of
large
discourse
,
onely
a
word
of
you
,
and
a
word
to
you
.
Of
you
,
so
regardfull
have
you
beene
to
my
Ministery
,
so
loving
to
my
person
,
so
faithfull
in
your
maintenance
,
so
cheerefully
encouraging
generally
from
you
all
,
but
chiefly
from
the
chiefest
,
that
had
it
pleased
the
Lord
to
have
given
mee
health
(
the
which
I
have
scarce
enjoyed
one
whole
yeere
together
since
I
have
beene
heere
)
I
should
not
have
stirred
easily
from
such
a
people
,
for
the
best
preferment
that
could
be
conveniently
offered
unto
me
.
I
speake
my
heart
freely
,
I
cannot
tell
on
which
side
the
unwillingnesse
is
most
,
whether
on
your
part
who
are
left
,
or
on
my
part
who
am
constrained
to
leave
you
.
But
to
say
no
more
of
your
goodnesse
,
give
mee
leave
(
for
the
close
of
all
)
to
leave
a
few
Legacies
with
you
,
being
all
my
friends
,
and
hearken
to
my
words
,
as
the
words
of
a
dying
man
,
for
the
Lord
knowes
how
short
my
daies
may
be
.
My
Legacies
are
these
:
1
Lay
out
more
time
for
your
soules
:
the
soule
is
a
precious
thing
,
the
soule
is
a
corrupted
thing
,
sinnes
are
in
it
,
much
guilt
is
upon
it
,
there
is
a
Christ
that
it
needs
,
holinesse
that
it
must
have
,
heaven
that
it
would
have
,
thy
body
is
but
clay
,
thy
soule
a
spirit
,
the
world
a
vanity
,
thy
soule
immortall
:
all
is
well
if
the
soule
be
wel
,
nothing
is
well
if
that
be
evill
:
I
beseech
you
pray
more
,
heare
more
,
know
more
,
confer
more
,
doe
more
and
more
for
your
soules
,
when
you
come
to
dye
,
you
will
then
finde
it
to
be
all
your
worke
:
O
then
whiles
health
is
in
you
,
make
it
thy
chiefest
worke
to
seeke
the
kingdome
of
heaven
and
the
righteousnesse
thereof
for
your
soules
,
feed
not
the
slave
,
and
starve
the
childe
.
2
Vpon
good
grounds
make
sure
of
a
reconciled
God
:
live
not
in
an
unreconciled
condition
:
no
enemy
like
an
ill
conscience
,
and
a
good
God
:
study
the
right
of
thy
sinnes
,
and
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
repentance
from
dead
workes
,
and
faith
in
the
Lord
Iesus
,
so
shalt
thou
behold
the
face
of
God
and
live
.
The
waies
of
reconciliation
with
God
,
and
the
setling
of
thy
conscience
about
it
,
may
cost
thee
many
prayers
and
teares
,
and
diligent
studies
,
but
the
love
of
God
and
heaven
will
answer
,
and
recompense
all
.
3
Wisely
improve
all
heavenly
seasons
:
the
Lord
hitherto
hath
continued
unto
you
,
daies
of
peace
and
salvation
,
heavenly
opportunities
publike
and
private
,
and
I
beseech
him
for
ever
so
to
doe
.
Now
receive
not
the
grace
of
God
in
vaine
,
lay
hold
on
these
occasions
,
if
there
be
not
wisedome
to
improve
them
,
there
may
be
sadnesse
for
neglecting
them
.
You
see
how
many
worthy
and
faithfull
Ministers
God
hath
taken
away
(
of
late
)
by
death
,
and
shall
the
present
Prophets
live
for
ever
?
O
then
in
your
day
and
time
hearken
,
regard
,
repent
,
beleeve
,
live
,
and
thrive
under
holy
and
faithfull
Ministers
,
make
more
use
of
their
doctrines
,
of
their
rules
,
of
their
counsels
,
of
their
comforts
,
of
their
experience
and
prayers
,
the
night
will
come
when
neither
we
nor
you
must
worke
any
longer
.
4
Study
the
grounds
and
principles
of
religion
better
;
first
,
lay
good
foundations
,
and
then
build
on
them
:
errours
in
the
entrance
,
weaken
all
in
the
progresse
.
Take
paines
to
know
what
that
good
and
acceptable
will
of
the
Lord
is
:
a
well
bottomed
Christian
is
like
a
well-bottomed
vessell
at
sea
,
which
can
ride
out
in
all
weathers
:
no
Christian
stands
so
fast
,
or
thrives
so
well
as
the
well
grounded
Christian
.
5
Be
rather
an
agent
,
then
a
disputant
in
religion
?
the
vanity
of
wit
is
to
argue
much
,
but
the
sincerity
of
the
heart
is
to
doe
much
:
for
doubtfull
points
,
and
subtile
novelties
,
let
others
beat
them
,
and
serve
them
,
and
in
the
meane
while
,
pray
thou
much
,
that
thou
mayest
obey
the
truths
which
thou
knowest
.
In
speculatives
be
wise
to
sobriety
,
in
practicals
be
as
good
as
thou
canst
:
it
is
not
the
wittiest
scholler
,
but
the
truest
Christian
who
shall
goe
to
heaven
.
6
Be
lesse
formall
,
and
more
fruitfull
:
know
that
as
we
must
be
brought
to
an
account
for
every
word
which
we
speake
,
so
much
more
for
every
word
that
God
speakes
.
Meere
godlinesse
is
not
enough
under
constant
and
great
meanes
of
grace
:
God
expects
much
when
he
gives
much
:
if
it
doth
not
utterly
cast
thee
,
yet
it
must
excessively
trouble
thee
to
be
thin
in
bearing
,
when
God
hath
been
large
in
sowing
.
7
Let
all
Christians
bee
of
more
fruitfull
hearts
and
charitable
spirits
one
towards
another
.
There
are
treacherous
and
malitious
hearts
enough
in
the
world
,
thou
needest
not
to
helpe
the
divell
to
be
an
accuser
of
the
brethren
.
It
is
a
sad
thing
when
one
Christian
can
hardly
trust
another
,
and
that
they
who
should
pitty
and
heale
infirmities
,
are
yet
inventers
of
lies
and
obloquies
;
these
are
the
wounds
which
my
friends
gave
me
,
said
the
Church
in
the
Canticles
.
If
thy
fellow
Christian
doe
faile
,
rather
compassionate
and
succour
him
,
then
hate
and
reproach
him
;
thou
shalt
never
establish
thy
graces
or
name
upon
the
ruines
and
scandals
of
another
man
;
if
thou
be
a
strong
Christian
,
be
more
tender
,
if
weake
,
be
more
silent
;
the
strong
should
beare
the
infirmities
of
the
weake
,
and
the
weake
should
hearken
to
the
directions
of
the
strong
:
your
graces
are
strong
,
and
safety
surer
by
love
then
by
division
,
therefore
be
of
one
minde
,
and
live
in
peace
,
let
brotherly
love
continue
.
8
Minde
death
often
,
and
prepare
for
it
betimes
;
hee
who
is
a
stranger
to
dying
thoughts
,
is
ordinarily
a
stranger
to
a
godly
life
;
thou
wouldest
hasten
and
better
thy
worke
,
if
thou
didst
more
looke
backe
on
thy
life
,
and
more
forward
on
thy
death
.
9
Be
diligent
in
your
particular
places
:
the
idle
body
can
hardly
hold
a
good
soule
;
that
man
is
in
danger
,
who
is
all
for
heaven
,
or
all
for
earth
,
both
our
callings
must
be
regarded
.
10
Be
much
in
praier
:
the
Christian
usually
gets
the
greatest
blessings
on
his
knees
;
God
is
much
with
him
in
grace
,
who
is
most
with
God
in
praier
.
And
pray
not
for
your selves
onely
,
but
for
others
,
and
as
for
others
,
so
for
me
,
as
Saint
Paul
desired
of
the
Ephesians
,
c.
6.
19.
that
utterance
may
be
given
unto
mee
,
that
I
may
open
my
mouth
boldly
to
make
knowne
the
mystery
of
the
Gospell
,
that
therein
(
v.
20.
)
I
may
speake
as
I
ought
to
speake
;
and
so
as
the
same
Apostle
in
his
ultimum
vale
said
to
those
Ephesians
,
the
same
I
say
unto
you
.
Brethren
,
I
commend
you
unto
God
,
and
to
the
word
of
his
grace
,
which
is
able
to
build
you
up
,
and
to
give
you
an
inheritance
amongst
all
them
which
are
sanctified
.
FINIS
.