SOME
HELPES
TO
STIR
UP
TO
CHRISTIAN
DVTIES
.
ISA.
64.7
.
And
there
is
none
that
calleth
upon
thy
Name
,
that
stirreth
up
himselfe
to
take
hold
on
thee
.
CHAP.
I.
The
Coherence
and
Resolution
of
the
Text.
THese
words
are
part
of
a
Confession
,
and
Confession
part
of
a
prayer
,
which
the
Prophet
poures
out
unto
God
,
upon
occasion
of
the
sad
,
and
desolate
estate
of
the
Church
of
God
,
to
be
caused
by
the
Caldeans
,
which
the
Prophet
foreseeing
in
spirit
,
speaketh
of
it
as
present
.
For
it
may
appeare
by
the
sad
expostulation
which
the
Prophet
maketh
with
God
in
the
latter
end
of
the
former
Chapter
,
that
God
had
given
up
his
people
to
the
errour
of
their
wales
,
and
to
the
hardnesse
of
their
hearts
:
and
,
which
much
aggravated
their
misery
and
calamity
,
God
had
taken
away
the
meanes
of
their
Reformation
(
which
were
the
holy
Ordinances
of
his
Worship
)
by
giving
up
his
Sanctuary
to
be
trodden
downe
of
the
Adversaries
;
so
that
now
they
were
overwhelmed
both
with
Spirituall
,
and
outward
Iudgements
together
;
inward
desertions
,
and
outward
desolations
both
of
Church
and
Common-wealth
,
Chap.
63.
vers.
17
,
18.
Now
looke
as
when
the
Cisternes
are
dry
,
and
the
Conduit-pipes
are
broken
,
men
are
wont
to
have
recourse
to
the
Fountaine
for
supply
of
living
water
:
so
in
this
dry
and
dead
estate
of
the
Church
,
when
the
wayes
of
Gods
people
were
foule
,
and
their
hearts
worse
,
and
themselves
left
destitute
of
all
meanes
of
redresse
and
succour
,
the
Prophet
looketh
up
to
God
in
heaven
:
and
because
the
succour
they
stood
in
need
of
,
was
a
work
of
great
power
and
glory
,
hee
bursteth
forth
into
a
vehement
and
earnest
prayer
,
calling
unto
God
to
come
out
of
heaven
,
to
worke
their
Salvation
and
Redemption
for
them
with
his
mighty
and
glorious
power
:
Oh
(
saith
hee
)
that
thou
wouldest
rent
the
heavens
and
come
downe
,
that
the
mountaines
might
flow
downe
at
thy
presence
:
meaning
,
that
God
would
suddenly
and
strongly
shew
forth
the
might
of
his
glorious
power
in
their
behalfe
;
that
so
those
mountaines
of
difficulties
,
which
hindered
their
deliverance
and
restitution
,
might
be
removed
,
or
at
leastwise
melt
,
and
give
way
to
them
,
v.
1.
Now
this
prayer
of
the
Prophet
(
which
taketh
up
this
whole
Chapter
)
consisteth
of
three
principall
parts
:
1.
Of
a
Petition
,
vers.
1.
to
the
5.
2.
Of
a
Confession
,
vers.
5
,
6
,
7.
3.
Of
a
Deprecation
,
vers.
8.
to
the
12.
which
endeth
the
Chapter
.
In
the
Petition
(
which
is
the
first
part
of
the
prayer
)
the
Prophet
earnestly
provoketh
God
to
manifest
his
glorious
power
,
and
fierce
wrath
against
their
adversaries
:
his
glorious
power
is
expressed
,
vers.
1.
That
hee
renting
the
heavens
,
and
comming
downe
,
the
mountaines
might
flow
at
his
presence
.
His
fierce
wrath
,
vers.
2.
That
as
when
melting
fire
burneth
,
the
fire
causeth
the
water
to
boyle
;
So
the
fire
of
Gods
wrath
,
burning
against
their
adversaries
,
as
drosse
(
though
mountaines
of
drosse
)
yet
they
might
boyle
,
and
melt
,
and
wast
away
.
This
petition
the
Prophet
worketh
upon
God
with
an
holy
and
spirituall
wrastling
by
a
threefold
argument
:
1.
From
the
glory
of
Gods
great
Name
;
that
so
hee
might
make
his
Name
knowne
to
his
Adversaries
,
and
the
Nations
might
tremble
at
his
presence
,
Vers
.
2.
2.
From
the
ancient
,
terrible
,
and
glorious
power
,
which
God
shewed
forth
in
their
deliverance
out
of
Egypt
,
and
in
the
promulgation
of
the
Law
,
vers.
3.
When
thou
didd●st
(
saith
he
)
terrible
things
which
we
looked
not
for
,
thou
cammest
down
,
the
Mountaines
flowed
at
thy
presence
.
3.
From
the
unspeakeable
&
unconceiveable
riches
of
the
grace
of
the
Gospell
,
which
from
the
beginning
God
hath
prepared
for
his
people
that
wait
for
him
,
vers
4.
and
so
the
Apostle
expoundeth
the
place
,
1
Cor.
2.9
.
The
second
part
of
this
Chapter
,
and
of
the
Prophets
prayer
,
is
the
Confession
that
he
maketh
,
and
that
of
two
things
:
1.
Of
Gods
readinesse
to
shew
mercy
,
vers.
5.
2.
Of
their
unpreparednesse
to
receive
mercy
,
in
respect
of
any
desert
of
their
owne
,
vers.
5
,
6
,
7.
Gods
readinesse
to
shew
mercy
,
is
expressed
in
the
beginning
of
the
fifth
verse
,
Thou
meetest
him
that
reioyceth
and
worketh
righteousnesse
,
those
that
remember
thee
in
thy
wayes
.
Their
unpreparednesse
to
receive
mercy
,
is
expressed
,
first
,
generally
;
and
then
particularly
.
Generally
,
in
regard
of
their
sinnes
,
and
of
Gods
just
displeasure
against
them
for
their
sinnes
,
in
the
next
words
;
which
yet
he
qualifieth
with
hope
of
salvation
,
by
the
continuance
and
constancy
of
Gods
wayes
of
grace
and
mercy
to
his
people
,
vers.
5.
Behold
,
saith
he
,
thou
art
wroth
,
for
we
have
sinned
,
(
and
so
are
unworthy
and
unfit
for
mercy
)
yet
in
those
,
to
wit
,
in
those
wayes
of
thine
(
wayes
of
grace
and
mercy
,
prepared
in
the
Gospell
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
)
in
those
is
continuance
,
and
constancy
,
(
notwithstanding
our
undeservingnesse
)
and
wee
shall
bee
saved
.
More
particularly
,
their
unpreparednesse
for
mercy
is
expressed
,
vers.
7.
in
a
double
respect
:
1.
In
respect
of
the
uncleannesse
and
filthinesse
,
not
only
of
their
corrupt
nature
,
but
even
of
their
best
actions
and
duties
,
vers.
6.
But
we
are
all
(
saith
he
)
as
an
uncleane
thing
,
and
all
our
righteousnesse
,
are
as
filthy
ragges
,
&c.
In
respect
of
their
spiritual
dulnesse
and
sloth
to
exercise
such
graces
and
duties
as
might
turne
away
Gods
wrath
,
and
remove
their
sins
and
misery
:
Vers.
7.
There
is
none
that
calleth
upon
thy
Name
,
that
stirreth
up
himselfe
to
take
hold
on
thee
.
In
the
third
part
of
this
prayer
and
Chapter
(
which
is
the
Deprecation
)
the
Prophet
earnestly
prayeth
against
the
sorenesse
or
greatnesse
of
Gods
wrath
,
and
the
everlasting
remembrance
of
their
iniquities
,
vers.
9.
and
this
request
hee
presseth
upon
God
by
two
Arguments
:
1.
By
the
mutuall
interest
they
have
in
God
,
and
God
in
them
;
Thou
art
our
Father
,
our
Potter
;
wee
thy
children
,
and
as
clay
in
thy
hand
,
vers.
8.
Wee
thy
people
,
vers.
9.
thou
therefore
our
King
.
2.
By
the
desolate
and
forlorne
condition
of
Gods
owne
Cities
;
yea
,
of
his
,
and
their
holy
,
and
beautiful
house
,
vers.
10.11
.
Which
injuries
and
indignities
the
Prophet
demands
with
a
patheticall
question
,
how
he
can
endure
to
looke
at
,
and
refraine
and
hold
his
hands
from
redressing
,
vers.
11.
To
returne
to
the
words
of
the
Text
,
they
be
(
as
you
see
)
a
Confession
or
Complaint
of
the
latter
of
those
evils
,
which
made
them
unworthy
,
and
unprepared
to
receive
mercy
;
to
wit
,
in
respect
of
their
Spirituall
dulnesse
and
untowardnesse
to
the
exercise
of
such
Graces
and
Duties
,
as
might
turne
away
Gods
wrath
,
and
their
sinnes
together
.
Wherein
observe
,
1.
The
generality
of
this
Spirituall
dulnesse
;
it
is
Epidemical
,
common
to
them
all
,
none
free
from
it
;
there
is
none
(
saith
he
)
that
calleth
,
&c.
2.
The
Duties
neglected
,
which
were
two
:
1.
Calling
upon
Gods
Name
(
though
in
a
most
needfull
time
.
)
2.
Taking
hold
of
God
;
by
which
is
meant
,
either
by
faith
laying
hold
of
his
Covenant
;
or
else
figuratively
,
as
it
were
,
holding
God
,
and
staying
him
that
hee
depart
not
from
them
,
keeping
him
with
them
,
as
Saul
would
have
kept
Samuel
,
1
Sam.
15.27
.
And
this
latter
hee
amplifieth
by
their
neglect
of
the
very
endevour
after
it
:
None
stirreth
up
himselfe
to
take
hold
of
thee
.
CHAP.
II.
That
Gods
people
doe
charge
themselves
with
more
secret
sinnes
than
any
else
doe
.
ANd
there
is
none
that
calleth
upon
thy
Name
.
]
Before
wee
come
to
lay
forth
the
maine
thing
intended
,
it
will
not
bee
amisse
to
take
a
short
view
of
some
passages
in
the
Text
as
they
lye
in
our
way
.
And
first
in
generall
,
from
the
nature
of
their
complaint
;
if
wee
looke
to
the
matter
of
it
,
we
shall
finde
it
to
be
not
so
much
in
regard
of
their
present
pressures
,
and
evils
which
lay
upon
them
;
neither
for
grosser
sinnes
,
which
were
more
open
and
obvious
to
the
eyes
of
others
,
but
for
more
inward
and
secret
corruptions
,
and
failings
,
such
as
the
world
takes
no
notice
of
,
or
will
hardly
bee
brought
to
acknowledge
they
are
sinnes
at
all
;
or
if
so
,
yet
not
worthy
the
troubling
themselves
for
them
;
as
not
to
have
striven
with
the
Lord
in
their
prayers
,
to
stay
the
iudgment
threatned
;
and
not
to
stirre
up
themselves
to
hold
the
Lord
,
that
he
depart
not
from
them
.
Hence
wee
may
observe
,
Gods
Children
,
in
the
times
of
confession
of
their
sinnes
before
God
,
are
wont
to
charge
themselves
with
more
close
and
secret
evils
and
corruptions
.
Their
complaints
are
mingled
with
bitter
bewailings
of
more
inconspicuous
and
indiscernable
evils
,
of
wickednesse
more
spirituall
,
not
to
be
perceived
by
a
carnall
eye
,
and
therfore
not
lamented
by
a
carnall
heart
.
To
give
some
instances
:
As
,
For
their
[
](A15114-e12330-b)*
*
Psal.
51.5
Isay
64.6
birth-sinne
,
that
corrupted
masse
they
brought
into
the
world
,
which
steames
like
a
dung-hill
,
and
sends
up
stench
and
unsavorinesse
into
the
whole
man
;
hindering
in
all
duty
,
and
putting
forward
unto
all
evill
.
They
complaine
of
those
remainders
of
Atheisme
,
of
their
wicked
and
blasphemous
thoughts
,
of
strong
objections
rising
up
in
their
mindes
against
cleare
and
evident
truths
;
as
against
the
very
Being
of
God
,
the
worke
of
our
Redemption
by
our
Saviour
Christ
,
the
truth
of
Gods
Word
,
and
many
such
like
.
So
also
they
lament
their
[
](A15114-e12350-b)a
a
Psa.
31.22
.
Psa.
116.11
Unbeleefe
,
[
](A15114-e12360-b)b
b
2
Cor.
12.7
He
that
telleth
the
people
of
God
of
the
medicine
God
applyed
to
heale
and
prevent
the
exalting
of
himselfe
above
measure
,
secretly
confesseth
the
privy
pronenesse
of
his
owne
heart
to
selfe-exalting
.
privy
Pride
,
[
](A15114-e12370-b)c
c
Psa.
51.10
.
Praying
for
a
right
Spirit
,
he
confcsseth
his
owne
spirit
not
right
nor
streight
,
but
crooked
and
deceitfull
.
secret
hypocrisie
,
[
](A15114-e12380-b)d
d
Isay
6.5
.
Nehem.
13.22
.
His
great
zeale
for
reformation
,
yet
needeth
great
mercy
to
spare
it
from
exact
examination
.
and
the
evill
which
cleaves
to
their
best
works
,
their
selfe-love
,
selfe-seeking
,
and
[
](A15114-e12390-b)e
e
Psalm
.
30.6
.
self-confidence
,
their
great
[
](A15114-e12400-b)f
f
Psal.
106.6
,
7.
Nehem.
9.35
.
unprofitablenesse
under
all
those
meanes
,
and
mercies
offered
,
their
[
](A15114-e12410-b)g
g
Isay
63.17
.
hardnesse
of
heart
,
and
that
great
[
](A15114-e12420-b)h
h
Prov.
30
,
2
,
3.
I
feele
such
ignorance
of
God
and
a●l
his
wayes
,
so
many
yeares
towards
mee
,
such
folly
which
keepeth
mee
from
taking
any
thing
to
heart
which
respecteth
God
,
or
concerneth
my selfe
;
such
uncircumcision
of
heart
,
which
maketh
mee
that
I
cannot
be
holy
,
poore
,
and
abiect
,
though
conscious
of
innumerable
Motives
,
past
,
present
,
imminent
,
whieh
might
move
mee
thereunto
.
Lastly
,
I
feele
such
a
selfe-sufficiency
as
will
not
let
mee
perceive
what
need
I
have
of
my
God
to
be
with
mee
for
quickning
,
strengthening
,
comforting
,
directing
,
prospering
of
mee
in
my
course
.
Baines
,
Letter
19.
blindenesse
and
ignorance
which
they
finde
in
themselves
;
it
much
grieves
them
many
times
for
their
unruly
[
](A15114-e12440-b)i
i
Psa.
73.3.22
passions
,
and
their
[
](A15114-e12450-b)*
*
Isa.
45.9
.
strivings
with
God
,
and
impatiencies
under
his
hand
;
their
security
,
lukewarmenesse
,
and
not
[
](A15114-e12460-b)k
k
Cant.
1.6
.
keeping
their
Watch
;
their
[
](A15114-e12470-b)l
l
Deut.
32.15
Nehe.
9.28
abusing
lawfull
things
;
their
[
](A15114-e12480-b)m
m
Hos.
8.12
.
unthankfulnesse
for
Spirituall
mercies
;
their
[
](A15114-e12490-b)n
n
Ezech.
9.4
Isa.
42.19
,
20
not
mourning
for
the
sinnes
of
the
land
,
and
of
the
places
where
they
live
;
nor
taking
to
heart
spirituall
judgements
;
their
[
](A15114-e12500-b)o
o
Ier.
9.3
.
fearefulnesse
and
aptnesse
to
be
discouraged
,
and
give
out
in
good
businesses
,
and
Gods
causes
;
their
too
much
[
](A15114-e12510-b)p
p
1
Sam.
2.9
indulgency
and
favouring
themselves
,
and
those
that
are
neare
unto
them
in
their
faults
and
failings
;
so
[
](A15114-e12520-b)q
q
Psal.
78.37
38
,
40
,
their
often
breach
of
promise
,
and
Covenant
with
God
;
[
](A15114-e12530-b)r
r
Isa.
64.7
.
their
sleightnesse
and
perfunctorinesse
in
the
service
of
God
;
much
irreverence
,
&c.
[
](A15114-e12540-b)s
s
Mat.
26.40
43.
their
dulnesse
,
heavinesse
,
wearinesse
,
indevotion
,
together
with
their
distractions
,
and
dissipations
of
heart
in
holy
duties
;
their
[
](A15114-e12550-b)t
t
Mat.
8.18
forgetfulnesse
,
[
](A15114-e12560-b)u
u
Hos.
6.4
.
inconstancy
,
and
[
](A15114-e12570-b)*
*
Psal.
43.5
.
uncomfortable
walking
in
their
Christian
course
.
These
and
such
like
doe
make
them
sigh
in
secret
,
shake
their
heads
,
and
wring
their
hands
,
and
cry
out
with
many
a
bitter
cry
when
none
eye
sees
them
,
or
eare
heares
them
.
Reas.
The
grounds
and
Reasons
of
this
,
amongst
others
,
are
such
as
these
:
This
proceeds
from
that
divine
,
and
spirituall
light
,
they
have
received
into
their
minds
(
being
hence
denominated
[
](A15114-e12630-b)a
a
1
Thess.
55
,
children
of
light
,
and
called
[
](A15114-e12640-b)b
b
Eph.
5.8
light
in
the
Lord
by
which
they
discerne
these
close
and
hidden
corruptions
,
being
now
by
this
light
made
,
as
it
were
,
transparent
unto
themselves
.
For
looke
as
it
is
with
luminous
and
lightsome
Bodies
,
as
a
Diamond
,
Christall
,
Glasse
,
or
the
like
;
when
the
light
of
Sunne-beames
shine
upon
them
,
it
causeth
a
transparency
in
them
,
so
that
the
foulenesse
within
is
as
visible
as
the
foulenesse
without
;
so
it
is
here
.
The
word
used
by
the
Apostle
,
2
Cor.
1.12
.
will
serve
somewhat
to
explaine
this
:
Hee
tels
the
Corinthians
,
that
in
simplicity
,
and
godly
sincerity
hee
had
had
his
Conversation
in
the
world
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Vid.
Bez
ad
loc
,
i.
e.
in
all
candour
,
and
perspicui
y
of
spirit
and
heart
;
as
in
the
sight
of
God
,
which
might
plainely
bee
seene
even
through
and
through
.
Now
as
the
good
,
so
is
the
evill
in
Gods
Children
transparent
;
as
the
spots
which
appeare
in
the
face
of
the
Moone
,
so
that
by
the
help
of
this
light
they
are
able
to
passe
a
judgment
upon
themselves
,
and
their
more
secret
evils
.
The
Conscience
being
renewed
,
and
having
this
light
shining
into
it
,
and
conveyed
into
it
from
the
understanding
,
hath
also
this
quality
of
Tendernesse
,
by
which
it
quickly
smites
and
bleeds
for
knowne
,
though
close
sinnes
,
and
so
affecteth
the
heart
with
sorrow
for
them
.
They
being
Spirituall
,
they
can
conceive
and
judge
of
spirituall
things
;
As
of
God
,
whom
they
serve
,
to
be
a
Spirit
;
of
his
Law
and
worship
,
by
,
and
in
which
they
serve
him
,
to
bee
Spirituall
.
Now
as
the
Law
is
,
so
is
the
transgression
;
where
there
is
no
Law
,
that
is
,
no
spiritual
apprehension
of
the
Law
,
there
men
cannot
condemne
themselves
for
secret
and
close
sinnes
:
Paul
is
alive
when
without
the
Law
,
Rom.
7.9
.
and
hee
is
without
the
Law
whilst
carnall
;
but
Paul
being
become
spirituall
,
the
Law
also
is
become
spiritual
unto
him
,
vers.
14.
So
that
spirituall
and
secret
sinnes
so
apprehended
he
could
then
judge
of
,
which
before
hee
could
not
.
Yet
we
are
to
know
,
Caution
.
that
this
worke
of
bewayling
secret
evils
,
is
not
found
in
all
Gods
children
alike
,
since
their
Consciences
are
not
equally
inlightned
,
and
made
tender
;
neither
are
they
all
alike
mortified
,
or
watchful
;
nor
have
they
the
Spirit
of
judging
and
discerning
alike
;
neither
are
all
so
easily
convinced
alike
;
but
this
is
found
in
all
,
so
farre
as
their
light
goes
,
there
will
be
smiting
for
guiltinesse
in
these
things
.
Vse
1
Hence
wee
have
a
broad
difference
betweene
those
confessions
which
are
found
in
the
truly
penitent
and
humbled
soule
,
and
those
ordinary
large
formes
taken
up
by
carnall
men
,
either
by
custome
,
or
extorted
from
them
by
their
naturall
conscience
in
some
painefull
and
hellish
pangs
of
it
:
As
Pharaoh
in
extremity
cryed
out
,
I
have
sinned
this
time
,
Exod.
9.27
the
Lord
is
righteous
,
and
I
and
my
people
are
wicked
.
So
Saul
being
convinced
of
his
uniust
and
unnaturall
dealing
towards
David
,
2
Sam.
26.21
1
Sam.
24.17
said
,
Returne
my
sonne
David
,
I
will
no
more
doe
thee
harme
.
I
have
played
the
foole
,
and
have
erred
exceedingly
.
Thus
was
it
with
Iudas
in
the
grosse
and
open
case
of
betraying
his
Master
;
Matth
,
27.4
I
have
sinned
in
betraying
innocent
blood
.
When
the
Conscience
hath
but
Natures
light
,
it
must
be
a
great
print
that
a
man
can
read
in
this
kinde
,
taking
knowledge
only
of
more
grosse
and
staring
evils
,
and
that
most
an
end
against
the
second
Table
:
but
the
regenerate
goe
farther
,
as
I
have
said
,
confessing
and
lamenting
their
inward
&
secret
corruptions
,
which
the
hypocrite
swallowes
up
,
as
not
worth
the
naming
.
Vse
2
Hence
it
may
appeare
that
the
world
is
extremely
mistaken
,
and
hath
much
to
answer
for
those
hard
and
cruell
speeches
which
are
every
where
uttered
against
such
;
that
they
are
proud
,
and
despisers
of
others
;
that
they
are
Hypocrites
,
and
Dissemblers
,
&c.
whereas
they
appeare
in
their
owne
eyes
doubly
vile
,
and
twice
as
sinfull
:
For
in
others
their
open
and
outward
sins
onely
are
apparent
,
but
in
themselves
they
behold
both
their
open
and
inward
sinnes
,
which
must
needs
breake
downe
all
high
thoughts
of
themselves
,
and
cause
them
to
prefer
others
above
themselves
.
Neither
can
they
bee
so
charged
with
Hypocrisie
,
since
the
foulenesse
of
the
inside
of
the
platter
is
seene
,
and
bemoaned
,
and
washed
with
teares
by
them
,
as
well
as
the
outside
:
They
are
more
troubled
for
praying
,
than
thou
for
not
praying
;
for
hearing
,
than
thou
for
not
hearing
,
&c.
This
being
seldome
found
in
the
practice
of
any
hypocrite
to
lay
such
things
as
these
to
heart
,
abounding
so
much
in
selfe-love
,
and
selfe-deceit
,
and
being
secretly
willing
to
rest
in
his
present
condition
,
and
to
make
his
bed
as
easie
,
and
to
lye
as
soft
as
hee
can
,
and
so
to
rest
with
as
little
disturbance
as
may
bee
;
hee
will
not
search
for
matter
to
trouble
himselfe
,
but
keeps
up
himselfe
in
as
good
an
esteeme
with
himselfe
and
others
,
as
possibly
hee
may
;
nothing
troubling
him
more
than
to
know
,
or
be
knowne
what
secret
guile
and
rottennesse
there
is
in
his
spirit
;
and
therefore
loth
,
not
only
to
heare
others
speake
,
and
complaine
of
it
to
him
,
but
to
heare
himselfe
speak
and
complaine
of
it
to
God
,
is
an
heavy
,
irksome
,
and
unpleasing
worke
;
only
Gods
childe
,
as
hee
is
willing
to
know
the
worst
of
himselfe
,
so
will
he
confesse
the
worst
of
himselfe
in
the
eares
of
the
Lord
;
Iustus
favere
sibi
nescit
rigorem
iudicis
circa
se
non
novit
infl●ctore
.
Amb.
Apol.
cap.
9.
none
thinking
or
speaking
so
bad
of
them
,
as
they
doe
of
themselves
;
and
none
laying
so
much
to
their
charge
,
as
they
doe
to
their
owne
.
Vse
3
This
also
may
bee
for
a
comfort
,
and
stay
to
the
hearts
of
the
godly
in
the
time
of
trouble
,
and
houre
of
darkenesse
,
when
Satan
shall
rake
in
their
hearts
for
matter
to
increase
their
present
distresse
,
and
shall
cast
their
secret
failings
in
their
faces
,
yet
then
when
the
conscience
can
beare
witnesse
,
and
the
distressed
soule
can
truly
say
in
Gods
presence
,
The
Lord
knowes
these
evils
have
not
wanted
complaining
against
,
In
quantum
non
pep●●●
ceris
tibi
in
tantum
tibi
Deus
par●et
Tertul.
de
poenit
.
secret
though
they
be
,
I
have
often
spread
them
before
the
Lord
,
as
my
sores
and
sorrowes
.
CHAP.
III.
How
Gods
Children
should
seek
unto
God
in
evill
times
,
when
hee
gives
tokens
of
his
displeasure
.
THere
is
none
that
calleth
upon
thy
Name
.
]
This
is
the
first
thing
they
charge
themselves
withall
;
not
that
they
were
altogether
praierlesse
,
as
the
Heathen
,
or
prophane
;
but
it
grieved
them
that
this
their
service
had
not
beene
according
to
the
Law
of
prayer
;
they
had
not
intended
their
inward
affections
to
apprehend
the
Lord
,
to
keepe
him
with
them
in
their
affliction
,
they
were
sluggish
,
and
did
not
seeke
to
stay
Gods
wrath
before
the
judgment
came
.
Hence
we
may
observe
,
In
evill
times
,
when
the
Lord
gives
tokens
of
his
displeasure
,
then
not
to
call
upon
him
with
intention
of
spirit
,
increaseth
sinne
and
wrath
.
This
appeares
,
whether
it
be
an
evill
time
with
a
mans
selfe
,
or
with
a
Land
and
Nation
:
The
Hypocrites
in
heart
(
saith
Elihu
in
Iob
)
put
to
wrath
,
or
heape
it
up
,
Iob
36.13
because
they
cry
not
when
God
bindeth
them
;
having
wilfull
and
rooted
stubbornnesse
in
them
,
habituall
contempt
of
God
,
without
all
reverence
of
his
word
,
or
Rod
;
that
even
in
adversity
they
will
not
submit
themselves
to
God
,
but
obfirme
and
harden
themselves
under
the
evils
.
Of
this
also
the
Prophet
Ieremy
complains
,
Ier.
5.3
Thou
hast
stricken
them
,
but
they
have
not
grieved
.
The
people
striving
and
stomacking
against
God
,
they
intreat
not
his
mercy
and
favour
,
therefore
their
curse
is
augmented
more
and
more
,
Vers.
6.
vers.
6.
This
the
Prophet
Esay
affirmed
of
the
people
of
his
time
;
The
people
turneth
not
to
him
that
smiteth
them
,
Isay
9.13
neither
doe
they
seeke
the
Lord
of
hoasts
;
therefore
the
Lord
will
cut
off
from
Israel
,
head
and
taile
,
branch
and
rush
in
one
day
.
So
in
Zephany
,
the
Lord
threatens
the
neglecters
of
his
worship
,
not
only
Idolaters
,
and
those
that
mingled
their
Religion
with
superstitions
:
but
those
that
have
not
sought
the
Lord
,
Zeph.
1.6
nor
enquired
for
him
:
i●
e.
not
sought
him
by
prayers
,
and
intreated
his
helpe
in
such
a
declining
and
corrupt
time
.
Vse
1
What
cause
then
have
men
to
feare
Gods
hand
going
out
against
them
?
whose
course
and
practise
,
if
it
were
searched
with
a
candle
,
it
would
bee
found
that
they
had
never
opened
their
mouthes
,
nor
lifted
up
one
petition
this
way
,
seeing
what
desolations
have
beene
wrought
in
forraine
parts
,
what
tokens
of
his
displeasure
amongst
our selves
in
the
land
wee
live
in
;
nay
,
when
the
Lord
hath
knock'd
at
their
owne
dores
,
brought
it
home
to
them
,
and
the
very
markes
and
signes
of
his
anger
have
been
upon
themselves
,
their
wives
,
or
children
,
yet
then
to
have
the
heart
so
sinke
and
fall
,
and
to
be
so
over-growne
with
senselesnesse
,
as
not
to
be
able
to
commend
the
case
of
themselves
,
or
theirs
,
to
the
Lord
;
this
shewes
the
Atheisme
of
the
heart
;
for
in
what
degree
a
man
is
praierlesse
,
in
that
degree
hee
is
godlesse
.
Vse
2
How
may
it
humble
Gods
owne
children
?
How
may
it
goare
our
very
hearts
,
and
make
them
bleed
,
that
wee
have
beene
so
wretchedly
wanting
both
to
God
,
our
owne
soules
,
the
good
of
others
,
and
the
good
land
in
which
God
hath
planted
us
?
How
justly
may
we
take
up
the
confession
of
the
Prophet
Daniel
,
Dan.
●
.
13
,
14
All
this
evill
is
come
upon
us
,
yet
made
wee
not
our
prayer
before
the
Lord
our
God
.
Therefore
hath
the
Lord
watched
upon
the
evill
,
and
brought
it
upon
us
.
How
may
they
call
and
cry
to
us
out
of
the
Palatinate
,
Bohemia
,
and
other
places
,
&
say
,
Some
of
you
have
seene
,
and
most
have
heard
of
the
grievous
evils
that
have
befallen
us
;
Lam.
1.12
Behold
and
see
if
there
were
ever
sorrow
like
unto
our
sorrow
,
to
have
the
glorious
Gospell
of
Christ
taken
from
us
,
the
Arke
displaced
,
and
Dagon
set
in
his
roome
;
our
Ministers
banished
,
and
our
people
betrayed
unto
Antichristianisme
;
our
Country
laid
wast
and
desolate
,
m●ny
a
Family
driven
from
house
and
home
,
not
knowing
where
to
lay
their
heads
;
many
of
us
seldome
going
to
bed
with
dry
eyes
,
confidering
the
many
pressures
,
straights
,
and
necessities
of
our selves
and
ours
.
O
then
why
were
your
prayers
and
teares
wanting
to
helpe
to
extinguish
the
flame
of
Gods
wrath
broken
out
against
us
?
May
not
many
amongst
our selves
of
this
land
cry
against
us
,
when
Gods
hand
hath
been
upon
them
by
the
Pestilence
,
Psal.
91.6
.
which
walked
in
the
streets
at
noone-day
;
by
Famine
,
and
other
miseries
,
yet
our
prayers
have
not
bin
with
the
Lord
with
intention
.
O
we
put
not
forth
our selves
as
wee
ought
to
have
done
,
by
strong
cryes
in
the
behalfe
of
the
distresses
of
our
bretheen
:
What
may
we
thinke
is
justly
owing
us
to
this
day
for
our
great
neglects
herein
?
the
Lord
grant
it
be
not
laid
to
our
charge
.
Vse
3
Let
us
hence
be
exhorted
to
be
more
frequent
,
and
intent
in
this
service
in
the
behalfe
of
our selves
,
Gods
Church
,
and
people
:
To
make
amends
in
time
to
come
,
plying
the
Throne
of
grace
with
all
earnestnesse
,
whilest
we
see
the
judgment
hanging
in
the
threatning
,
or
already
executed
upon
others
,
lest
this
stare
thee
in
the
face
another
day
,
and
thy
conscience
upbraid
thee
when
the
day
of
thy
calamity
hath
overtaken
thee
,
or
thou
art
enwrapt
in
the
common
judgement
,
and
say
unto
thee
,
Remember
,
the
time
was
when
thou
sawest
Gods
judgements
on
the
Land
,
the
Church
,
&c.
and
thou
heldest
thy
peace
,
and
didst
not
helpe
by
thy
prayers
as
thou
oughtest
to
have
done
;
see
now
how
heartlesse
and
shiftlesse
thou
art
,
and
it
is
just
with
God
it
should
bee
so
;
O
this
will
adde
to
the
bitternesse
of
the
crosse
,
and
strike
the
stings
of
it
deeper
into
thy
Spirit
.
On
the
other
side
,
if
thou
hast
dis●harged
thy
conscience
this
way
,
if
the
worst
fal
,
Zeph.
2.2
yet
either
thou
shalt
be
hid
in
the
day
of
Gods
wrath
,
or
with
Noah
,
Ezech.
14.14
Daniel
,
and
Iob
,
thou
shalt
deliver
thine
owne
soule
;
or
thou
shalt
be
mightily
assisted
,
and
furnished
with
faith
and
patience
to
undergoe
the
present
affliction
,
and
thy
prayer
shall
returne
into
thy
owne
bosome
like
Noah
his
Dove
into
the
Arke
,
with
an
Olive
branch
of
peace
in
its
mouth
;
and
God
,
who
hath
beene
a
witnesse
of
thy
heart
and
waies
,
will
looke
to
it
,
that
thou
shalt
not
lose
thy
reward
.
CHAP.
IIII.
That
the
worke
of
a
Christian
,
in
respect
of
his
spirituall
estate
,
lyes
most
with
himselfe
.
OR
that
stirreth
up
himselfe
.
]
This
is
the
second
part
of
their
complaint
they
had
beene
sluggish
and
drowsie
,
they
had
not
beene
dealing
with
themselves
,
nor
labouring
with
their
owne
hearts
for
quicknance
and
stirringnesse
;
they
did
not
stirre
up
[
themselves
.
]
Hence
observe
,
The
businesse
of
a
Christian
,
in
regard
of
his
spirituall
estate
,
should
lye
much
with
himselfe
.
A
Christian
hath
of
all
others
the
greatest
businesse
,
and
this
lies
in
many
places
;
in
heaven
,
in
the
Church
,
in
the
Family
,
in
the
Closet
,
&c.
and
though
God
set
him
his
worke
,
and
give
abilities
to
doe
it
,
yet
in
regard
of
the
transacting
and
perfecting
this
worke
,
it
hath
speciall
,
and
primary
relation
to
a
mans
selfe
,
and
specially
to
that
part
of
a
mans
s●lfe
which
wee
call
the
Inner
man
,
as
his
minde
,
and
thoughts
,
wil
,
and
affections
,
and
Conscience
;
God
being
a
Spirit
,
with
whom
our
principal
businesse
lieth
;
and
the
service
being
Spirituall
,
in
which
we
are
to
addresse
our selves
unto
him
;
it
s
the
ordering
and
managing
of
our
spirits
that
lyeth
upon
us
,
as
the
chiefest
of
our
imployment
.
See
it
in
some
Instances
:
First
,
in
the
great
businesse
of
Repentance
,
and
turning
to
God
:
we
shall
finde
this
in
Scripture
to
be
called
[
](A15114-e13630-b)a
a
Luk.
24
.
1●
A
comming
to
a
mans
selfe
:
To
make
this
farther
to
appeare
let
us
take
the
whole
order
and
course
of
this
worke
.
It
pleaseth
the
Lord
,
at
some
time
of
a
mans
life
,
such
an
one
whom
he
purposeth
to
save
,
by
the
Ministery
of
the
Word
,
together
with
the
helpe
of
the
Spirit
,
to
meet
in
his
way
to
Hell
,
where
there
is
discovered
unto
him
the
vilenesse
and
horriblenesse
of
his
sinnes
,
and
the
fearefull
estate
the
sinner
is
cast
into
by
reason
of
these
:
The
conscience
is
now
a
wakened
,
the
books
are
opened
,
hee
sees
sinne
clearely
,
and
is
convinced
of
them
,
so
that
he
cannot
shift
,
hee
cannot
deny
them
;
his
thoughts
also
beginne
to
be
troubled
,
and
to
beat
one
against
another
with
unsavory
perturbations
;
finding
all
is
not
well
,
he
goes
alone
by
himselfe
,
begins
to
search
,
reads
his
sinnes
as
in
a
story
;
his
conscience
tels
him
,
I
am
sent
unto
thee
with
heavy
tydings
;
and
one
messenger
followes
another
to
tell
him
of
his
lost
and
condemned
estate
:
[
](A15114-e13670-b)b
b
Dan.
5.27
To
thee
be
it
spoken
,
thou
art
weighed
in
the
ballance
,
and
found
too
light
;
these
be
thy
sinnes
,
and
these
will
be
thy
sorrowes
.
Being
thus
perplexed
,
he
begins
to
cast
about
,
and
to
consider
what
way
hee
were
best
to
take
to
extricate
,
and
unwind
himselfe
out
of
these
Mazes
and
Labyrinths
of
sinne
and
misery
:
He
lookes
upward
,
and
sees
heaven
shut
against
him
;
he
lookes
downward
,
and
findes
hell
opened
for
him
;
he
lookes
round
about
him
,
and
sees
no
helpe
in
any
creature
,
men
,
or
Angels
;
he
lookes
into
himselfe
,
and
findes
innumerable
sinnes
compassing
him
about
,
which
stare
upon
him
,
and
having
every
one
,
as
it
were
,
a
chain
in
their
hands
,
they
are
binding
him
hand
and
foot
,
to
cast
him
into
utter
darknesse
.
Being
cast
into
these
great
streights
,
such
thoughts
beginne
to
rise
in
his
minde
,
(
God
being
mercifull
to
him
;
)
Is
there
not
mercy
with
the
most
High
?
Will
hee
cast
off
any
poore
sinner
that
comes
unto
him
?
And
therfore
resolves
and
saith
,
Sure
[
](A15114-e13690-b)c
c
Luk
,
15.18
I
will
arise
and
goe
,
and
I
will
say
to
the
Lord
,
I
have
sinned
against
heaven
,
and
before
thee
;
who
can
tell
but
the
Lord
may
shew
mercy
to
as
great
a
sinner
as
I
am
?
He
comes
therfore
,
and
casts
himselfe
downe
before
the
Throne
of
grace
,
and
saith
,
[
](A15114-e13720-b)d
d
Iob
7.20
.
What
shall
I
say
unto
thee
,
O
thou
preserver
of
men
?
I
have
no
arguments
to
plead
,
no
excuses
to
make
,
no
reasons
to
defend
my selfe
withall
;
my
sighes
are
my
best
Apologies
,
and
my
teares
are
my
best
arguments
:
O
that
thou
wouldest
pitty
!
O
that
thou
wouldst
spare
!
O
that
thou
wouldst
have
mercy
upon
a
poore
worme
,
a
wretched
and
forlorne
sinner
!
Thus
all
alone
he
humbleth
himselfe
,
hee
[
](A15114-e13740-b)e
e
Psal.
32.5
confesseth
his
sinnes
,
and
spreadeth
them
before
the
Lord
,
[
](A15114-e13750-b)f
f
Eze.
20.43
loathing
himselfe
in
his
owne
sight
;
[
](A15114-e13770-b)g
g
Luk.
15.21
accuseth
himselfe
;
[
](A15114-e13780-b)h
h
1
Cor.
11.31
.
iudgeth
himselfe
worthy
to
be
destroied
:
He
now
beholds
[
](A15114-e13800-b)i
i
Iohn
3.14
Christ
lifted
up
to
him
(
as
the
brazen
Serpent
in
the
wildernesse
)
which
he
sees
with
his
own
eyes
,
embraceth
with
the
armes
of
his
owne
faith
,
applyes
him
to
himselfe
for
his
owne
everlasting
comfort
.
And
thus
his
sinnes
pursue
him
to
the
Sacrifice
of
Christ
,
to
this
City
of
refuge
,
giving
him
no
rest
,
till
Christ
speake
peace
to
his
soule
:
and
all
this
is
done
by
a
man
with
himselfe
.
Secondly
,
as
it
is
thus
in
regard
of
Initiall
Repentance
,
so
is
it
in
regard
of
renewed
Repentance
;
when
a
man
falls
into
sinne
after
calling
,
to
get
up
againe
,
and
recover
,
the
businesse
lies
with
a
mans
[
](A15114-e13830-b)k
k
Psal.
4.4
selfe
.
Thus
we
[
](A15114-e13840-b)l
l
1
Kin.
8.47
read
in
1
King
.
8.47
.
When
Gods
people
are
carryed
captive
into
their
Enemies
Land
,
the
promise
is
,
that
yet
if
they
shall
bethinke
themselves
,
and
repent
,
and
make
supplications
,
&c.
then
God
would
heare
them
:
He
speakes
it
of
renewed
Repentance
,
of
them
who
are
already
Gods
people
;
and
this
hee
cals
a
bethinking
themselves
,
or
a
bringing
backe
a
mans
heart
,
a
going
downe
into
a
mans
selfe
;
and
answerable
to
this
is
the
other
expression
in
the
same
Chapter
,
ver.
36.
When
they
shall
know
every
man
(
that
is
,
particularly
)
the
soare
and
plague
of
his
owne
heart
.
Thus
also
,
Levit.
16.29
.
the
children
of
Israel
were
to
afflict
their
soules
and
to
make
bitter
to
themselves
the
remembrance
of
former
sinnes
,
they
were
[
](A15114-e13940-b)m
m
Eze.
16.62
63
,
&
36.31
voluntarily
to
cast
themselves
into
heavinesse
:
so
Peter
[
](A15114-e13960-b)n
n
Luk.
22.32
went
out
by
himselfe
and
wept
bitterly
.
As
it
is
with
a
man
in
times
of
taking
Physicke
to
recover
health
,
hee
betakes
himselfe
to
his
chamber
,
takes
the
potion
prescribed
,
and
is
contented
to
be
pained
,
and
made
sicke
:
So
in
this
Repentance
,
which
is
Spirituall
Physicke
,
the
worke
lyes
by
ones
selfe
:
as
it
is
in
Zach.
12.11
.
They
went
apart
,
the
Land
shall
mourne
every
Family
apart
,
and
their
wives
apart
.
Thus
wee
see
it
in
the
businesse
of
Repentance
.
It
is
the
same
also
in
the
work
of
Mortification
.
How
doth
it
lye
with
a
mans
selfe
,
as
the
severall
phrases
in
Scripture
,
pointing
to
this
,
import
;
when
a
man
is
to
[
](A15114-e14020-b)o
o
Grandis
virtutis
est
tecum
pugnare
quotidie
etinclusum
hostem
centum
oculis
observare
.
Hieron
.
ad
Fur.
fall
out
with
himselfe
,
and
to
have
great
[
](A15114-e14040-b)p
p
2
Cor.
7.11
indignation
against
himselfe
;
to
[
](A15114-e14060-b)q
q
Gal.
5.24
crucifie
his
lusts
,
and
corruptions
;
to
[
](A15114-e14080-b)r
r
Mat.
18.8
cut
off
,
as
it
were
,
the
parts
and
members
of
ones
owne
body
,
as
to
pull
out
our
eyes
,
to
cut
off
foot
or
hand
;
to
[
](A15114-e14110-b)s
s
1
Cor.
9.27
keepe
under
the
body
;
to
[
](A15114-e14130-b)t
t
Mat.
8.34
deny
a
mans
selfe
;
all
which
seeme
terrible
and
bloody
words
to
corrupt
nature
,
and
carnal
reason
;
yet
about
this
must
a
Christian
be
exercised
,
and
that
by
himselfe
.
Againe
,
when
feares
and
doubts
rise
in
that
great
and
weighty
matter
whether
we
have
any
part
or
right
in
Christ
or
no
?
this
question
must
be
resolved
by
[
](A15114-e14160-b)u
u
2
Cor.
13.5
proving
and
trying
a
mans
owne
selfe
,
by
a
private
search
and
scrutiny
,
which
must
be
made
in
our
owne
bosomes
.
Lastly
,
see
it
briefly
in
regard
of
some
particular
duties
,
we
shall
find
the
worke
still
to
lye
with
ones
selfe
;
as
in
1
Hearing
and
Reading
the
holy
Word
of
God
:
Heare
it
[
](A15114-e14220-b)*
*
Iob
5.27
(
saith
Eliphaz
to
Iob
)
and
know
it
for
thy
good
,
or
for
thy selfe
,
as
it
is
in
the
Margent
.
When
we
apply
things
to
our selves
,
as
the
Disciples
upon
that
speech
of
Christ
unto
them
,
One
of
you
shall
betray
me
:
they
[
](A15114-e14250-b)x
x
Mat.
27.22
asked
every
one
,
Master
is
it
I
?
To
doe
as
the
Bee
,
which
brings
home
the
honey
gathered
to
her
owne
Hive
,
there
layes
it
up
to
nourish
her
,
and
to
feed
upon
it
as
need
requires
.
A
man
must
so
looke
into
the
Word
that
he
[
](A15114-e14270-b)y
y
Iam.
1.23
may
see
his
owne
face
in
it
as
in
a
glasse
;
and
so
helping
himselfe
to
reforme
what
is
amisse
.
2.
In
singing
of
Psalmes
the
[
](A15114-e14300-b)z
z
Ephes.
5.19
Apostles
counsell
is
,
that
wee
should
speake
to
our selves
,
singing
and
making
melody
in
our
hearts
to
the
Lord
.
3.
In
preparing
to
come
to
the
Sacrament
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
wee
are
exhorted
[
](A15114-e14330-b)a
a
1
Cor.
11
28
to
examine
our selves
before
we
come
.
4.
When
crosses
and
afflictions
breake
in
upon
us
,
and
God
layes
his
hand
on
us
,
we
are
to
[
](A15114-e14370-b)b
b
Lam.
3.28
sit
alone
by
our selves
,
pondering
and
considering
the
grounds
and
causes
of
them
;
so
quieting
our selves
,
that
wee
may
beare
them
with
patience
.
[
](A15114-e14390-b)c
c
Jer.
15.17
I
sate
alone
because
of
thy
hand
(
s●i●h
the
Prophet
Ieremy
.
Reas.
1
This
private
,
particular
,
and
punctuall
dealing
with
a
mans
selfe
,
wil
much
work
out
hypocrisie
,
and
make
all
our
performances
to
be
with
much
more
sincerity
;
which
doth
most
appeare
in
our
personal
performances
,
since
every
man
is
truliest
that
,
that
hee
is
in
private
,
and
by
himselfe
,
in
his
secret
retirednesse
,
and
when
separated
from
all
spectators
and
witnesses
.
For
here
indeed
lyes
the
streight
and
pinch
of
our
Christian
worke
:
To
be
wrestling
with
God
in
prayer
;
To
bee
dealing
hand
to
hand
against
our
beloved
corruptions
,
and
to
keepe
a
constant
and
close
fight
against
them
;
To
be
much
in
selfe-examination
;
To
be
gaging
our
own
harts
,
and
digging
into
our selves
to
finde
the
roots
of
our
sinfull
distempers
,
to
rake
in
the
puddle
and
sincke
that
is
in
our
owne
bosomes
,
and
to
smell
the
stench
and
unsavorinesse
of
it
,
to
bee
humbled
by
it
:
These
,
these
are
those
private
and
painfull
workes
which
must
be
done
,
if
ever
thou
meane
to
make
sure
worke
for
thy
soule
,
and
without
which
all
thy
Religion
is
but
a
selfe-deceiving
.
In
our
more
publike
and
open
performances
also
this
hath
place
:
So
to
tend
to
our
hearts
,
and
spirits
,
that
they
bee
preserved
in
their
strength
and
intention
in
the
duty
,
beyond
what
will
satisfie
men
,
as
in
Hearing
,
Receiving
,
Praying
with
others
,
&c.
all
which
may
be
done
with
ease
by
the
outward
man
;
but
doe
thou
say
to
thy selfe
,
this
charge
must
I
alwayes
lay
upon
my selfe
in
all
duties
that
are
of
publike
Observation
,
to
doe
them
from
my selfe
,
not
from
others
;
that
is
,
to
set
upon
them
from
such
a
vigor
of
spirit
as
would
carry
mee
to
such
performances
,
even
from
my selfe
,
if
there
were
none
to
behold
me
.
Reas.
2
Secondly
,
there
can
never
be
any
saving
worke
upon
the
heart
without
this
,
and
that
by
reason
of
the
deepe
[
](A15114-e14510-b)e
e
Ier.
17.9
deceitfulnesse
of
our
hearts
,
and
desperate
wickednesse
.
A
man
can
lay
no
sure
foundation
of
his
house
,
that
diggeth
not
deepe
beneath
all
quicke-sands
,
and
rotten
soyle
,
so
here
.
Vse
1
This
serves
for
great
reproofe
of
such
who
have
no
such
kind
of
businesse
with
themselves
,
but
are
strangers
in
their
owne
bosomes
,
altogether
ignorant
what
passeth
in
their
owne
hearts
,
whether
they
get
or
lose
,
whether
they
draw
nearer
to
heaven
or
hell
;
of
such
the
Prophet
complaines
,
[
](A15114-e14560-b)f
f
Ier.
8.6
None
saith
what
have
I
done
?
They
live
abroad
out
of
themselves
,
looking
and
prying
into
others
,
but
leave
their
owne
hearts
neglected
and
untill'd
.
Nay
,
they
shunne
,
and
decline
this
worke
as
a
grievous
taske
.
Oh
,
mee
thinkes
it
is
a
folly
and
a
madnesse
,
that
wants
a
name
to
expresse
it
,
that
Man
,
a
reasonable
creature
,
endued
with
such
abilities
,
and
so
fitted
every
way
for
this
worke
,
and
it
being
a
businesse
of
that
great
consequence
,
yet
that
hee
should
make
such
an
escape
from
himselfe
,
and
live
at
such
a
distance
from
himselfe
,
so
farre
out
of
his
owne
call
and
reach
!
Oh
what
studying
is
there
in
the
world
of
sundry
sorts
of
salutations
,
garbs
,
and
complements
?
What
asking
of
each
others
health
and
welfare
?
[
](A15114-e14580-b)g
g
Nullum
tibi
anima
tua
propinquiorem
nullum
●u●t
ces
chariorem
Si
te
amiseris
omnia
in
●e
p●rdis
.
Salv.
lib
3.
cont
.
Avarit
.
Of
all
prisoners
,
use
oft
nest
to
visit
thine
owne
soule
.
Greenham
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
&c
Intende
●●●imae
oculum
in
tuum
i●siu●
examin
ut
nosca●●ect●ne
anpecus
●●eat
anima
●u●●
.
Basil
.
yet
never
to
aske
his
soule
how
it
fareth
;
not
so
much
as
to
bid
it
good
morrow
,
or
good
even
;
I
meane
,
he
passeth
it
by
as
a
worthlesse
,
and
a
neglected
thing
.
What
great
desire
have
many
to
visit
farre
Countries
,
and
to
know
the
manners
and
customes
of
other
Nations
farre
or
neere
?
What
long
Pilgrimages
doe
many
make
with
many
a
weary
step
?
yet
they
will
not
take
a
short
journey
downe
into
their
owne
hearts
,
nor
know
the
behaviour
and
language
of
their
owne
soules
and
consciences
.
The
grounds
of
this
extreame
folly
may
be
such
as
these
:
1.
In
many
it
proceeds
from
Ignorance
,
they
know
not
what
this
duty
meanes
,
or
that
there
is
any
such
work
reqvired
of
them
,
they
know
not
how
to
behave
themselves
in
such
a
businesse
.
2.
In
many
it
proceeds
from
slothfulnesse
,
they
will
not
be
at
the
paines
,
[
](A15114-e14640-b)h
h
Est
et
he●
perversitas
hominum
mori●itius
,
quam
curati
desiderare
.
they
choose
rather
to
put
things
to
the
venture
,
speed
as
it
may
:
They
say
they
keepe
their
Church
,
say
their
praiers
,
come
to
the
Sacrament
,
pay
every
one
his
owne
,
&c.
if
this
wil
not
serve
the
turn
,
but
that
there
must
be
such
adoe
,
then
God
helpe
.
They
thinke
such
as
call
for
more
,
or
doe
more
,
are
more
busie
then
needs
,
and
that
farre
lesse
would
serve
the
turne
.
3.
In
many
it
proceeds
from
a
strange
levity
,
incomposednesse
,
flotingnesse
,
and
unsetlednesse
of
Spirit
;
they
cannot
keep
their
mind
steddy
,
nor
serious
in
this
worke
,
but
are
quickly
turned
aside
to
other
things
,
even
a
feather
flying
in
the
ayre
will
divert
and
take
them
off
,
and
cause
them
to
wander
in
vanity
and
impertinencies
.
4.
In
some
it
proceeds
from
a
guilty
fearefulnesse
;
they
will
not
bee
too
busie
this
way
,
to
pry
into
themselves
,
fearing
lest
they
might
see
that
which
would
make
their
hearts
ake
to
see
,
by
causing
the
remembrance
of
their
former
evill
wayes
to
returne
upon
them
:
They
think
it
would
bring
a
damp
on
their
worldly
comforts
,
and
marre
their
carnal
mirth
making
them
grow
mellancholicke
and
mopish
,
and
so
expose
them
to
the
scorne
of
the
world
,
or
their
companions
,
and
carnall
friends
.
5.
In
some
it
is
from
worldlinesse
,
and
earthly-mindednesse
;
they
will
not
afford
so
much
time
,
being
carried
along
with
such
great
intention
and
vehemency
of
Spirit
,
they
cannot
be
at
[
](A15114-e14680-b)i
i
As
if
a
sicke
man
should
say
,
I
have
no
leisure
to
be
cured
.
leisure
for
this
businesse
.
But
canst
thou
be
at
leisure
to
eat
,
drinke
,
and
sleepe
?
Canst
thou
finde
a
time
to
looke
upon
thy
Cattell
,
corne
,
and
bagges
?
To
laugh
and
be
merry
?
nay
,
to
lye
,
sweare
,
drinke
,
&c.
Be
thou
assured
,
that
so
continuing
,
God
will
not
be
at
leisure
to
forgive
thee
thy
sins
,
or
save
thy
soule
.
Vse
2
Try
therefore
what
businesse
hath
beene
dispatched
this
way
,
with
thy selfe
,
about
thy
Spirituall
estate
;
what
peace
procured
,
what
occasions
of
sinne
prevented
,
what
corruptions
mastered
,
what
watch
kept
,
what
reckonings
cast
up
,
what
doubts
cleared
,
what
graces
increased
;
what
duties
practised
,
what
temptations
resisted
,
what
provision
made
for
aeternity
,
what
time
thou
hast
spent
by
thy selfe
about
these
things
;
be
ashamed
for
thy
failings
,
and
blesse
God
hartily
for
any
time
spent
,
or
thoughts
had
,
or
progresse
made
about
these
things
.
Vse
3
Bee
exhorted
to
set
thy selfe
to
this
worke
,
thy
hand
to
this
plough
,
study
thy selfe
,
read
thy selfe
,
reason
much
with
thy selfe
,
and
converse
frequently
with
thy selfe
,
consult
and
advise
with
thy selfe
about
thy
Spirituall
estate
,
be
ever
ready
to
returne
into
thy selfe
upon
all
occasions
,
what
ever
befals
thee
;
comforts
or
crosses
,
mercies
or
miseries
.
When
fallen
into
any
sinne
,
traverse
quickly
those
[
](A15114-e14750-b)k
k
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Iam.
1.22
.
false
reasonings
of
thy
hart
which
drew
thee
into
it
.
Say
to
thy
selfe
,
how
came
this
to
passe
?
As
Absolon
said
to
Thamar
,
when
shee
came
weeping
with
dust
upon
her
head
,
[
](A15114-e14800-b)l
l
2
Sam.
13.20
Hath
Ammon
bin
with
thee
?
So
,
Hath
Satan
beene
with
thee
?
Hath
passion
over-born
thee
?
Hath
Pride
swelled
thee
?
Have
worldly
cares
choked
thee
,
&c.
How
came
this
about
?
To
move
us
further
to
this
duty
,
take
these
few
helps
:
Motives
,
1.
This
,
of
all
other
actions
of
life
,
is
the
most
Noble
,
and
tends
most
to
the
perfecting
of
the
soule
,
which
is
the
most
excellent
part
;
this
perfects
a
man
as
hee
is
a
Christian
:
Other
thoughts
,
and
discourses
of
thy
Spirit
may
perfect
thee
as
a
man
,
a
Scholler
,
a
states-man
,
and
Common-wealths
man
,
&c.
but
this
,
as
a
Christian
.
This
,
being
the
most
noble
worke
,
and
businesse
of
the
minde
,
puts
a
lustre
and
beauty
upon
the
soule
.
This
is
the
speciall
part
of
wisdome
,
and
makes
a
man
the
wisest
man
.
All
other
thoughts
and
actions
,
without
this
returning
into
a
mans
selfe
,
[
](A15114-e14860-b)m
m
Ier.
17.11
Pro.
5.13
,
14
leave
a
man
at
last
in
the
midst
of
folly
and
misery
.
2.
This
makes
the
soundest
,
and
most
setled
Christian
,
sound
in
heart
,
in
judgment
,
and
life
;
the
neglect
of
this
causeth
so
many
errours
both
in
life
and
judgement
.
3.
This
keepes
the
soule
and
conscience
in
a
quiet
and
peaceable
state
,
sweet
,
cleane
and
comfortable
,
as
often
sweeping
keepes
the
house
cleane
;
and
often
reckoning
keepes
long
friends
:
This
will
make
thee
rejoyce
in
thy
owne
bosome
,
and
the
[
](A15114-e14910-b)n
n
Pro.
14.10
shranger
from
this
worke
shall
not
meddle
with
thy
ioy
:
Otherwise
the
soule
must
needs
be
a
loathsome
place
,
and
a
cage
for
every
uncleane
lust
and
sinfull
vanitie
.
CHAP.
V.
About
this
Christian
Duty
of
stirring
up
our selues
,
and
what
it
is
to
stirre
up
ones
selfe
in
Christian
duties
.
NOne
that
stirre
up
themselves
.
]
This
is
the
second
Duty
neglected
,
they
did
not
stirre
up
themselves
to
take
hold
on
God
,
there
was
a
neglect
of
the
very
indevour
after
it
,
which
is
here
charged
upon
them
:
whence
we
have
the
Observation
lying
plaine
before
us
,
It
is
our
duty
seriously
to
excite
and
stirre
up
our selves
in
all
exercises
of
piety
and
Godlinesse
,
with
all
intention
of
spirit
,
to
our
uttermost
.
For
the
further
opening
of
the
point
,
two
things
are
to
be
explained
:
1.
What
it
is
to
stirre
up
ones
selfe
.
2.
The
things
,
about
which
,
this
duty
is
to
bee
conversant
and
exercised
.
For
the
first
,
to
stirre
vp
a
mans
selfe
,
hath
these
two
things
in
it
:
1.
The
awaking
of
our selves
,
the
shaking
off
that
dulnesse
and
drowsinesse
which
cleaves
to
us
.
To
this
the
Apostle
hath
reference
,
Rom.
13.11
.
[
](A15114-e15060-b)o
o
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Excitari
.
Expergisci
.
It
is
high
time
to
awake
out
of
sleepe
;
he
speaks
to
such
as
were
already
converted
:
Now
this
awakening
is
a
freeing
of
our
grace
from
the
oppression
it
was
under
,
by
worldly
cares
,
carnall
feares
,
or
some
sinfull
lusts
,
which
cause
a
neglect
of
universall
piety
,
and
the
workes
of
the
light
,
and
day
of
regeneration
,
unto
which
wee
had
our
new
Creation
.
The
Beleevers
,
in
their
[
](A15114-e15100-b)p
p
Ferventior
esse
solet
,
qui
rem
primùm
aggreditur
.
first
setting
out
,
are
commonly
more
earnest
and
fervent
in
following
God
calling
them
;
the
first
apprehensions
,
and
sense
of
their
blessed
change
affect
more
,
which
may
bee
gathered
from
the
reproofe
of
the
Church
of
Ephesus
,
in
the
losse
of
their
first
love
,
and
calling
her
to
remember
from
whence
she
was
fallen
,
to
do
her
first
works
,
Rev
2.4
,
5.
That
seemes
to
be
like
it
,
Ier.
2.2
.
I
remember
for
thy
sake
the
kindnesse
of
thy
youth
,
though
that
doth
more
principally
declare
the
kindnesse
of
God
in
taking
that
people
to
himselfe
before
all
other
,
as
an
argument
of
conviction
,
that
for
no
cause
,
against
all
obligations
of
duty
,
they
,
contrary
to
their
first
beginnings
forsooke
the
Lord
:
As
in
processe
of
time
men
grow
colder
,
in
their
affections
to
him
at
least
,
though
they
utterly
forsake
him
not
;
the
Prophet
therefore
cals
upon
them
,
and
useth
divers
arguments
in
the
verses
following
,
to
put
them
upon
the
duties
enjoyned
them
.
Though
Gods
children
are
called
out
of
the
world
,
yet
they
have
much
of
the
world
in
them
still
,
and
therewith
are
miserably
enthralled
many
times
,
so
that
we
need
awaking
,
and
stirring
up
.
In
which
respect
it
is
that
the
Lord
hath
provided
,
as
well
goads
to
pricke
forward
the
dull
,
as
nailes
to
fasten
them
that
are
inconstant
,
Eccles.
12.11
.
See
also
for
this
,
these
following
Scriptures
,
1
Cor.
15.34
.
Revel.
3.2
.
Heb.
10.24
.
The
second
thing
in
the
stirring
up
a
mans
selfe
,
is
not
onely
the
awaking
up
of
our selves
,
but
the
setting
aworke
that
grace
bestowed
,
together
with
the
employing
of
our
faculties
in
their
sanctification
,
to
their
uttermost
abilities
.
This
may
appeare
by
Saint
Paul
his
exhortation
to
Timothy
,
I
put
thee
in
remembrance
that
thou
stirre
up
the
gift
of
God
that
is
in
thee
:
as
if
he
should
have
said
,
Considering
thou
hast
an
unfained
faith
,
and
because
of
my
great
affection
to
thee
,
whereby
I
am
carefull
of
thee
,
I
,
with
great
confidence
,
put
thee
in
remembrance
that
thou
[
](A15114-e15230-b)q
q
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
2
Tim.
1.6
Sicut
ignis
indiget
lignis
,
ita
&
gratia
alacritate
,
ut
fervère
perpetuò
possit
.
Chrysost.
ad
loc
.
quicken
up
the
holy
fire
that
is
in
thee
,
and
blow
it
up
,
use
the
grace
thou
hast
with
courage
,
and
strength
of
Spirit
.
So
againe
the
same
[
](A15114-e15270-b)r
r
2
Tim.
2.1
Apostle
,
Be
strong
in
the
grace
that
is
in
Christ
Iesus
.
Now
as
there
is
required
great
wisdome
and
circumspection
in
ordering
the
graces
given
,
and
setting
them
in
their
right
place
and
station
,
and
so
giving
them
their
due
worke
and
exercise
;
When
,
one
saith
,
knowledge
bee
you
ready
to
discerne
what
Gods
will
is
;
Faith
,
be
you
ready
to
beleeve
what
God
promiseth
;
Hope
,
be
you
ready
to
expect
what
is
promised
;
Patience
,
be
ready
to
beare
what
the
Lord
inflicteth
;
Obedience
be
you
ready
to
goe
about
what
God
commandeth
:
I
say
,
as
there
is
required
this
wisedome
in
ordering
grace
,
so
there
is
required
great
intention
of
Spirit
in
intending
al
instruments
of
motion
,
all
faculties
and
powers
of
body
and
soule
,
for
the
keeping
these
in
their
due
height
,
that
they
slacke
not
,
nor
abate
not
of
their
former
strength
and
vigour
.
Thus
you
see
what
it
is
to
stirre
up
ones
selfe
,
and
wherein
it
stands
.
CHAP.
VI.
What
the
maine
things
are
about
which
we
are
to
stirre
up
our selves
.
SEcondly
,
we
are
to
shew
whereabout
we
are
to
stir
up
our selves
,
and
what
the
duties
are
;
to
speake
,
as
the
truth
is
,
these
are
of
large
extent
,
and
beare
an
equall
latitude
with
all
duties
of
Religion
and
godlinesse
;
there
being
no
duty
,
unto
which
this
is
not
required
,
it
being
as
the
fire
to
kindle
the
Sacrifice
,
and
[
](A15114-e15340-b)s
s
Mark
.
9.
●9
as
Salt
to
season
it
.
I
shall
give
instance
in
some
particulars
,
such
as
are
of
great
concernment
,
which
doe
call
for
our
utmost
care
and
intention
of
spirit
.
Section
1.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
in
the
weighty
businesse
of
our
owne
and
others
salvation
.
FIrst
,
concerning
the
most
weighty
businesse
of
our
Salvation
,
and
our
everlasting
estate
,
it
is
our
duty
that
wee
mightily
stirre
up
our selves
,
and
tend
to
the
good
of
our
precious
soules
above
al
things
in
the
world
beside
:
about
this
,
three
things
are
specially
to
bee
heeded
by
us
:
1.
To
take
hold
of
all
seasons
and
opportunities
for
the
furthering
and
advancing
this
worke
:
For
this
end
wee
are
to
take
a
serious
view
of
the
times
and
places
where
wee
live
,
to
consider
what
they
afford
and
bring
with
them
,
what
confluence
and
concurrence
of
meanes
,
more
than
at
other
times
,
or
in
other
places
.
The
Apostle
cals
upon
,
and
stirres
up
the
Corinthians
with
this
Argument
,
[
](A15114-e15420-b)t
t
2
Cor.
6.2
Can.
2.10.13
Ester
5
2
Behold
(
saith
hee
)
now
is
the
accepted
time
,
now
is
the
day
of
Salvation
:
that
is
,
whilst
the
light
of
the
Gospell
shines
,
whilst
the
Ministers
call
,
whilst
the
Lord
(
like
Ahasueros
)
holds
forth
his
golden
Scepter
,
his
promises
of
mercy
and
pardon
to
all
such
as
come
to
him
,
especially
when
he
begins
to
stirre
the
heart
with
touches
and
remorses
for
sinne
,
and
desires
of
mercy
and
pardon
.
The
people
that
were
stirred
by
the
Ministry
of
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
how
wonderfully
eager
were
they
in
the
pursuit
of
their
Salvation
?
[
](A15114-e15480-b)u
u
Mat.
11.12
From
the
dayes
of
Iohn
Baptist
untill
now
(
saith
our
Saviour
)
the
kingdome
of
heaven
suffers
violence
,
and
the
violent
take
it
by
force
;
that
is
,
[
](A15114-e15510-b)*
*
Quidam
ad
omnia
viae
&
vita
hu●us
exer●it●a
non
Solum
●mbulant
sed
et
c●rrunt
,
i●●o
po●ius
v●l●nt
.
Bern
Serm.
3.
de
●
.
s
.
Dom
they
would
have
no
nay
,
they
were
set
upon
it
;
as
if
they
should
have
said
,
What
a
time
is
this
?
What
dayes
be
these
of
light
and
grace
?
Who
ever
perish
,
wee
will
not
:
Who
ever
goe
to
Hell
,
wee
will
not
:
As
long
as
there
was
grace
and
mercy
to
bee
had
,
as
long
as
such
gracious
offers
were
tendred
unto
them
,
they
resolved
to
refuse
no
labour
nor
paines
:
rest
they
cannot
,
have
it
they
must
,
whatever
it
cost
them
:
Oh
the
strong
and
restlesse
desires
!
Oh
the
unwearied
endevours
of
such
,
whose
hearts
God
hath
truly
touched
with
a
care
of
their
owne
Salvation
!
2.
For
our
going
forward
in
this
blessed
worke
,
and
bringing
of
it
to
its
height
and
full
perfection
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
:
To
this
the
[
](A15114-e15550-b)x
x
Phil.
2.12
Apostle
exhorts
,
that
we
should
worke
out
our
salvation
with
feare
and
trembling
.
As
Salvation
is
a
great
worke
,
which
should
take
up
our
whole
man
,
so
it
is
still
to
be
wrought
out
,
that
if
at
any
time
wee
were
questioned
what
we
were
a
doing
,
we
might
answer
,
we
were
working
out
our
Salvation
with
all
our
strength
;
as
the
fountaine
workes
out
the
mudde
,
and
as
Physicke
workes
out
the
disease
,
so
to
be
throwing
out
all
that
hinders
,
to
bee
still
[
](A15114-e15570-b)y
y
Sapiens
quandiu
vivit
,
tama●u
addit
.
adding
to
this
worke
,
one
grace
to
another
,
one
duty
to
another
;
according
to
that
of
the
[
](A15114-e15580-b)z
z
2
Pet
1.5
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Linking
them
hand
in
hand
Apostle
,
Giving
all
diligence
,
adde
to
your
faith
,
vertue
;
to
vertue
,
knowledge
,
&c.
Be
stil
going
onward
to
perfection
,
as
the
[
](A15114-e15610-b)a
a
Heb.
6.1
Apostle
Saint
Paul
teacheth
us
;
Therefore
leauing
the
principles
of
Christ
,
let
us
goe
on
to
perfection
.
and
againe
,
[
](A15114-e15640-b)b
b
2
Cor.
7.1
Having
these
promises
,
let
us
perfect
holinesse
in
the
feare
of
God
:
so
never
slaking
our
pace
,
or
giving
over
our
care
,
till
wee
had
brought
it
to
its
full
maturity
:
and
this
is
to
bee
done
with
feare
and
trembling
,
noting
that
great
seriousnesse
of
going
about
this
worke
,
what
a
[
](A15114-e15670-b)c
c
Acts
7.32
feare
should
fall
upon
our
hearts
,
considering
the
great
Majesty
of
God
,
with
whom
wee
have
to
deale
;
and
our
owne
unworthinesse
and
great
insufficiency
,
as
of
our selves
,
to
goe
forth
in
so
great
and
weighty
a
worke
:
Neither
is
this
feare
,
a
blinde
,
or
a
servile
feare
,
but
such
as
is
accompanied
,
1.
with
Humility
and
lowlinesse
of
minde
,
opposed
to
high
mindednesse
,
and
self-confidence
;
as
Rom.
11.12
.
Be
not
high
minded
,
but
[
](A15114-e15700-b)d
d
Timor
virtutum
omnium
●usios
est
.
Hierony
.
feare
.
2.
With
an
awful
and
child-like
reverence
of
God
,
opposed
to
wantonnesse
and
carnall
security
;
as
Hebr.
12.28
.
Wherefore
we
receiving
a
kingdome
which
cannot
bee
moved
,
let
us
have
grace
,
wherby
we
may
serve
God
with
reverence
and
godly
feare
.
When
we
doe
things
in
faith
and
obedience
,
and
in
great
love
to
God
and
his
holy
Commandements
,
for
his
truth
and
goodnesse
sake
,
Hos.
3.5
.
Instance
might
be
given
in
preaching
the
Word
,
by
which
Gods
people
are
gathered
to
him
;
I
was
with
you
(
saith
the
[
](A15114-e15770-b)e
e
1
Cor.
2.3
Apostle
to
the
Corinthians
)
in
weakenesse
,
in
feare
,
and
in
much
trembling
.
So
in
hearing
,
thus
the
[
](A15114-e15790-b)f
f
2
Cor.
7.15
Corinthians
received
Titus
with
feare
&
trembling
.
And
the
Lord
[
](A15114-e15810-b)g
g
Isay
66.5
Ezra
5.4
saith
,
he
looks
to
such
;
that
is
,
with
the
eye
of
pitty
and
favor
,
that
tremble
at
his
Word
.
So
for
prayer
and
other
duties
,
which
help
forward
this
worke
;
and
this
wee
must
take
for
an
everlasting
truth
,
that
they
alwaies
speed
best
,
and
have
most
assistance
,
and
enlargement
of
heart
in
duties
,
that
set
to
them
in
most
Humilitie
and
tremblingnesse
of
Spirit
.
3.
To
grow
up
to
more
and
more
full
Assurance
of
our
salvation
,
unto
which
we
are
exhorted
,
Give
all
diligence
to
make
your
calling
and
election
sure
.
Diligence
here
implieth
,
1.
Care
of
the
heart
,
so
rendred
,
2
Cor.
7.11
2.
Earnest
indevour
,
which
hath
in
it
speed
,
instantnesse
,
painefulnesse
,
putting
forth
our
best
strength
thereunto
,
taking
paines
for
God
and
our
soules
[
to
make
our
calling
and
election
sure
]
that
is
,
that
we
be
not
disappointed
,
or
doubt
or
distrust
of
it
;
the
former
is
the
assurance
of
the
things
in
themselves
,
[
](A15114-e15880-b)i
i
Certitudo
obiecti
.
the
other
is
in
regard
[
](A15114-e15890-b)k
k
Certitudo
subiecti
.
of
us
.
This
duty
is
to
bee
done
,
1.
by
building
our
hope
of
both
,
not
upon
the
Sand
;
that
is
,
either
upon
[
](A15114-e15900-b)l
l
Ephes.
2.3
good
nature
,
or
[
](A15114-e15910-b)m
m
Matth.
3.9
Gods
outward
Covenant
,
or
[
](A15114-e15920-b)n
n
Ma●.
7.21
,
22
,
23.
common
graces
,
and
duties
,
for
these
will
deceive
us
,
but
upon
the
Rocke
,
which
is
Christ
,
Mat.
7.24
.
and
in
him
,
upon
his
promise
of
Word
&
Oath
,
Heb.
6.18
2.
By
gathering
certaine
signes
of
our
safe
estate
in
him
,
as
from
our
chusing
him
for
our
God
,
Psal.
73.25
.
a
sure
signe
he
[
](A15114-e15960-b)o
o
Ioh.
1●
19
first
chose
us
,
1
Iohn
4.19
.
so
of
our
effectuall
calling
,
and
the
like
.
3.
Eschewing
such
evils
as
might
darken
,
or
dampe
our
Assurance
,
and
breake
the
bones
and
strength
of
it
.
4.
By
adding
grace
to
grace
,
and
linking
one
to
another
,
as
you
heard
before
.
Thus
you
see
what
things
are
required
of
us
about
this
great
worke
and
businesse
of
our
Salvation
;
and
unto
this
wee
should
the
rather
hasten
with
all
our
might
,
as
in
many
other
respects
,
so
,
in
that
priority
in
enjoying
the
benefits
of
God
in
Christ
,
is
a
great
prerogative
;
and
every
one
should
stir
up
themselves
about
it
.
To
be
first
in
Christ
,
hath
speciall
privileges
;
Rom.
16.7
.
Salute
Andronicus
and
Iunia
(
saith
Saint
Paul
)
who
were
in
Christ
before
me
:
So
is
Epinetus
recorded
to
be
the
first
fruits
of
Achaia
:
The
sooner
we
get
out
of
the
world
,
which
lyes
in
wickednesse
,
unto
Christ
,
the
safer
we
are
,
what
ever
befals
us
;
and
the
more
sins
and
pollutions
of
the
world
shall
we
be
freed
from
,
and
so
the
sooner
shall
wee
provide
for
the
peace
of
our
consciences
,
and
the
comfort
of
our
lives
.
Thus
also
are
we
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
according
to
our
places
and
callings
,
[
](A15114-e16040-b)p
p
Pecora
fratris
tuo
errantia
iubel
ut
reducas
fratri
tuo
nedum
ipsum
sibi
.
Tertul.
about
the
salvation
of
others
,
and
to
further
the
same
with
all
earnestnesse
of
intention
,
by
all
the
wayes
and
meanes
we
can
,
as
they
stand
in
relation
unto
us
.
Thus
Cornelius
,
taking
the
opportunity
when
Peter
was
to
come
to
his
house
to
Preach
the
Word
unto
him
,
[
](A15114-e16080-b)q
q
Acts
10.24
he
gathered
together
his
kinsmen
and
meere
friends
.
So
Andrew
cals
his
brother
Simon
,
and
[
](A15114-e16120-b)r
r
Ioh.
1.40
,
41
tels
him
We
have
found
the
Messiah
,
and
so
brought
him
to
Iesus
.
This
being
an
infallible
note
of
a
good
man
,
that
hee
cannot
tell
how
to
goe
to
heaven
alone
.
This
care
,
and
deare
affection
should
specially
be
found
in
Ministers
of
Gods
Word
;
how
should
they
stirre
up
themselves
when
they
come
to
perform
this
worke
?
Before
them
sit
the
blinde
,
and
ignorant
;
the
proud
,
profane
,
and
rebellious
sinner
,
[
](A15114-e16140-b)s
s
2
Tim.
2.20
.
held
under
the
power
of
the
Devill
,
and
led
captive
by
him
,
according
to
his
will
,
who
are
making
hast
,
and
fetch
large
strides
to
the
fiery
Lake
,
which
is
but
a
little
before
them
.
What
tender
compassions
should
they
put
on
to
bring
home
wandring
sinners
,
and
[
](A15114-e16170-b)t
t
Heb.
5.2
such
as
are
out
of
the
way
;
that
,
if
it
were
possible
,
[
](A15114-e16190-b)u
u
Acts
20.28
not
one
soule
should
perish
,
committed
to
their
charge
.
When
the
Lord
is
pleased
to
call
home
a
lost
sinner
,
and
beginnes
to
lay
a
foundation
of
his
blessed
change
in
his
soule
,
wee
should
stirre
up
our selves
by
all
signes
of
joy
and
rejoycing
.
As
it
was
when
God
put
to
his
hand
to
lay
the
foundations
of
this
glorious
frame
of
the
world
,
the
Lord
himselfe
tels
us
,
[
](A15114-e16210-b)*
*
Job
38.7
that
the
morning
starres
sang
together
,
and
the
Sonnes
of
God
,
that
is
,
[
](A15114-e16240-b)*
*
Vid.
Ion.
ad
loc.
the
Angels
,
shouted
for
ioy
;
much
more
when
he
begins
[
](A15114-e16260-b)x
x
Amos
9.6
to
build
his
stories
of
grace
and
mercy
in
the
soule
of
any
,
it
being
a
greater
,
and
a
harder
worke
to
save
one
sinner
,
than
to
make
the
world
;
because
in
that
work
there
was
no
resistance
,
for
he
did
but
[
](A15114-e16280-b)y
y
Psal.
33.9
Gen.
1.3
speake
and
it
was
done
;
he
said
,
Let
there
be
light
,
and
it
was
so
;
but
in
the
soule
of
man
there
is
great
resistance
,
who
stands
out
as
long
as
ever
hee
can
,
and
God
hath
much
adoe
with
us
before
hee
can
bring
us
home
:
therefore
are
wee
to
make
it
matter
of
great
joy
,
even
as
it
is
to
the
holy
Angels
themselves
,
Who
reioyce
over
one
sinner
that
repenteth
,
Luk.
15.10
.
Thus
doth
the
Father
of
the
prodigal
child
in
the
same
Chapter
,
[
](A15114-e16310-b)a
a
Luk.
15.
ult
It
is
meet
(
saith
he
)
that
we
should
make
merry
,
and
be
glad
;
for
this
thy
brother
was
dead
,
and
is
alive
againe
;
Luke
10.21
Jesus
reioyced
in
Spirit
he
was
lost
,
and
is
found
:
and
good
cause
have
wee
to
rejoyce
,
one
soule
more
being
pulled
out
of
the
Divels
clawes
,
and
kingdome
;
one
more
is
added
to
the
Church
;
one
more
,
of
a
child
of
wrath
,
death
,
and
hell
,
is
made
an
heire
of
grace
and
salvation
.
Section
2.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
against
our
owne
sinnes
.
THe
second
thing
,
about
which
this
duty
of
stirring
up
our selves
is
to
bee
exercised
,
is
in
regard
of
sinne
,
and
Gods
offence
,
whether
in
regard
of
our selves
,
or
others
.
1.
In
regard
of
our selves
,
and
our
owne
sinnes
.
1.
First
,
in
regard
of
our
inbred
and
inherent
corruption
,
wee
are
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
[
](A15114-e16430-b)b
b
Incentiva
vitiorum
statim
in
mente
iugulabis
,
et
parvulos
Babilonis
allides
ad
Petram
.
Hieron
.
in
opposing
and
resisting
the
inward
motions
,
stirrings
,
and
provocations
of
it
,
it
is
our
duty
to
set
our selves
against
them
with
all
our
might
,
to
sharpen
our
eyes
against
them
,
we
should
labour
to
see
Death
,
Hell
,
Wrath
,
and
Gods
curse
in
the
least
risings
and
motions
unto
them
;
we
should
looke
upon
Lust
,
Pride
,
Malice
,
Revenge
,
thoughts
of
blasphemy
,
&c.
as
upon
the
Divell
himselfe
;
we
should
be
no
otherwise
affected
with
the
stirrings
of
these
,
then
as
if
thou
didst
feele
a
Toad
or
Serpent
stirring
&
crawling
in
thy
bosome
:
O
in
what
a
case
wouldst
thou
then
think
thou
wert
?
How
wouldst
thou
shake
thy selfe
,
and
never
be
at
quiet
till
thou
hadst
got
forth
that
loathsome
and
venemous
creature
:
So
,
and
much
more
shouldst
thou
[
](A15114-e16450-b)c
c
Dum
in
cogitatione
voluptas
non
reprimitur
,
etiam
in
actione
dominaetur
,
strive
and
struggle
against
all
motions
and
provocations
to
sinne
.
Say
to
thy selfe
in
such
a
case
,
Oh
these
filthy
lusts
,
whither
wil
they
carry
mee
?
How
shall
I
bee
able
to
looke
God
in
the
face
,
if
I
should
give
way
to
it
?
And
I
must
goe
to
him
before
I
sleepe
,
[
](A15114-e16460-b)d
d
Cavendum
vulnus
quod
cum
dolore
Sanatur
.
Hieron
.
Ep.
ad
Sal.
in
what
a
case
will
my
conscience
bee
within
this
halfe
houre
?
Begge
hard
of
the
Lord
to
keepe
thee
,
and
to
give
thee
strength
against
these
sinfull
stirrings
of
thy
corrupt
nature
.
Thus
have
Gods
Children
with
successe
helped
themselves
,
when
they
have
set
themselves
against
the
brood
of
the
Devill
,
crying
,
as
the
repenting
Israelites
against
their
Idols
,
[
](A15114-e16490-b)e
e
Isay
30.22
Get
thee
hence
,
and
so
have
preserved
their
peace
.
2.
When
former
sinnes
unrepented
of
come
into
thy
remembrance
,
it
is
our
duty
to
[
](A15114-e16530-b)f
f
Ionah
3.8
cry
mightily
against
them
,
and
to
be
in
great
bitternesse
for
them
,
[
](A15114-e16550-b)g
g
Zac.
12.10
.
as
one
that
is
in
bitternesse
for
his
first-borne
;
even
to
cry
out
as
a
travelling
woman
,
amidst
the
pangs
and
throwes
of
guiltinesse
.
Hence
[
](A15114-e16570-b)h
h
2
Chr.
33.12
Manasseth
is
said
to
humble
himselfe
greatly
.
O
when
the
fountaines
of
the
[
](A15114-e16610-b)i
i
Gen.
7.11
.
great
deepe
are
broken
up
,
and
the
heart
of
the
penitent
sinner
beginnes
to
breake
and
melt
,
there
bee
strong
grones
and
sighes
uttered
,
which
pierce
the
very
heavens
,
and
the
voyce
and
cry
of
them
is
heard
on
high
.
3.
When
fallen
into
any
sinne
,
it
is
our
duty
to
bestir
our selves
[
](A15114-e16650-b)k
k
Licet
lapsi
sint
,
non
commorentur
in
lapsu
,
nec
in
ipsis
se
sepuliant
ruinis
suis
sed
ilicò
,
ubi
concidere
resurgant
,
Salv.
lib.
1.
cont.
Avarit
.
to
get
out
of
the
mire
,
never
to
give
thy selfe
rest
in
it
,
think
thou
lyest
all
the
while
amongst
ginnes
,
and
snares
,
and
Scorpions
,
amidst
quick-sands
,
in
which
thou
sinkest
deeper
and
deeper
every
moment
thou
so
abidest
.
Wee
should
call
to
mind
what
Peter
did
in
such
a
case
,
[
](A15114-e16680-b)l
l
Luke
22.62
He
went
out
presently
,
and
wept
bitterly
.
Section
3.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
against
others
sinnes
.
IN
regard
of
others
sinnes
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
and
that
in
regard
of
the
evill
of
doctrine
,
or
judgement
,
or
of
life
and
conversation
:
1.
For
the
evill
of
doctrine
,
false
and
erroneous
tenents
,
and
positions
,
wee
should
stirre
up
our selves
[
](A15114-e16760-b)m
m
Iude
3.
to
contend
earnestly
for
the
faith
,
once
delivered
to
the
Saints
;
not
to
lose
the
least
dram
of
that
precious
doctrine
:
we
are
not
to
looke
for
any
more
Gospels
,
or
any
more
truths
to
be
penned
for
us
,
therefore
to
looke
well
to
these
wee
have
.
As
they
are
penned
and
written
for
all
Gods
people
,
so
all
have
interest
in
them
;
it
being
the
Common
Salvation
,
Iude
3.
al
should
stand
for
it
to
their
uttermost
;
[
](A15114-e16800-b)n
n
Mos
iste
semper
in
Ecclesiae
viguit
ut
quó
quisque
foret
religion
fior
eò
promptiùs
novellis
ad
inventionibus
contra
ir●t
.
Vincent
.
Lerinens
.
so
to
stand
against
that
which
is
contrary
to
sound
Doctrine
.
Ah
(
deare
Christian
)
wee
should
prize
most
dearely
every
truth
of
God
,
the
least
of
which
is
more
precious
[
](A15114-e16830-b)o
o
Mat.
5.18
than
heaven
and
earth
,
and
a
most
sweet
and
beautifull
thing
;
whereas
every
errour
is
loathsome
and
deformed
,
[
](A15114-e16850-b)p
p
Nova
dogmata
vetus
Testamentum
deos
alienos
appellare
consuevit
.
Id.
Vinc.
casts
a
blemish
on
the
most
holy
and
pure
nature
of
God
,
and
tends
to
the
ruine
and
confusion
of
all
things
.
He
that
goes
about
to
corrupt
and
debosh
another
in
life
and
manners
,
by
wicked
counsell
,
or
example
,
is
to
bee
shunned
as
a
dangerous
enemy
;
but
he
that
goes
about
to
corrupt
and
debosh
another
in
his
judgement
and
understanding
,
which
is
the
most
precious
and
excellent
part
of
man
,
and
to
spoyle
him
in
his
intellectuals
,
is
to
be
accounted
as
a
cursed
enemy
,
and
to
be
driven
out
from
the
society
of
mankinde
.
[
](A15114-e16870-b)q
q
Revel.
2.2
The
Church
of
Ephesus
was
commended
,
Vid.
Pareum
ad
loc.
that
shee
could
not
beare
with
them
that
were
evill
:
that
is
,
such
as
were
false
Apostles
,
who
carried
about
false
doctrins
,
and
corrupted
others
.
How
did
Saint
Paul
stand
out
against
Elymas
,
[
](A15114-e16940-b)r
r
Acts
13.9
who
sought
to
turne
away
the
Deputy
from
the
faith
:
How
did
he
sharpen
his
Spirit
against
him
,
saying
,
O
full
of
all
subtilty
,
and
all
mischiefe
,
thou
childe
of
the
Divell
,
thou
enemy
of
all
righteousnesse
,
wilt
thou
not
cease
to
pervert
the
right
waies
of
the
Lord
.
2.
In
regard
of
the
evill
of
life
,
and
corruption
of
manners
in
others
,
[
](A15114-e16980-b)s
s
Ne
sitis
negligentes
in
co●r
gendis
v●st●●
ad
curam
vestiam
quoqu●
mo●o
perimentibus
monendo
,
do
cendo
,
hortan
do
terrendo
,
Aug.
ver
Dom.
●
.
●8
.
we
are
to
stirre
up
our selves
against
it
,
as
farre
as
our
calling
and
condition
of
life
will
permit
.
They
that
forsake
the
Law
(
[
](A15114-e17010-b)t
t
Pro.
28.4
saith
Salomon
)
praise
the
wicked
;
but
such
as
keepe
the
Law
,
contend
with
them
.
The
innocent
shall
stirre
up
himselfe
against
the
hypocrite
▪
saith
Iob
,
Iob
17.8
.
They
will
not
let
them
carry
it
away
so
,
but
will
reprove
them
for
their
wickednesse
.
The
example
of
that
worthy
Governour
Nehemiah
,
is
remarkeable
in
this
kinde
;
who
contended
with
the
Nobles
who
profaned
the
Sabbath
day
,
and
by
their
example
drew
on
others
to
that
grievous
sinne
:
Heare
what
he
saith
,
[
](A15114-e17050-b)u
u
Neh.
13.17
Then
contended
I
with
the
Nobles
of
Iudah
,
and
said
unto
them
;
What
evill
thing
is
this
that
yee
doe
,
and
prophane
the
Sabbath
day
?
Did
not
your
fathers
thus
?
and
did
not
our
God
bring
all
this
evill
upon
us
,
and
upon
the
City
?
yet
yee
bring
more
wrath
upon
Israel
,
by
prophaning
the
Sabbath
.
Vers.
28
See
also
how
hee
cleased
from
him
one
of
the
sons
of
the
high
Priest
,
because
hee
was
sonne
in
law
to
Sanballat
,
who
was
a
professed
enemy
to
Gods
people
,
and
a
great
scoffer
at
all
their
proceedings
.
But
incomparable
is
the
example
of
our
Saviour
in
reforming
the
abuses
of
the
Temple
;
[
](A15114-e17090-b)*
*
Iohn
2.15
Zealous
of
his
fathers
house
,
he
whipt
out
the
buyers
and
sellers
,
powred
out
the
mony-changers
,
and
overthrew
the
Tables
:
At
which
fact
,
the
Disciples
remembred
that
it
was
written
,
The
Zeale
of
thy
house
hath
eaten
me
up
.
Section
4.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
when
we
come
to
God
in
prayer
.
WE
are
also
to
exercise
this
stirringnesse
of
heart
in
all
duties
of
Obedience
,
whether
they
be
duties
of
immediate
worship
,
or
otherwise
.
To
give
some
instances
:
When
wee
draw
neere
to
the
Lord
to
pray
to
him
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
and
to
declare
by
all
signes
[
](A15114-e17180-b)x
x
Vitus
Theodorus
writing
to
Melancthon
,
speakes
thus
of
Luther
,
No
day
passe●
him
,
faith
●e
,
but
he
spent
three
houres
at
least
in
prayer
.
Once
I
happened
to
over-heare
him
being
at
●rayer
:
O
what
spirit
,
and
life
,
and
faith
,
was
there
in
his
prayers
!
what
hee
aske
,
hee
doth
it
with
s●ch
●evere
ce
,
as
having
to
deale
with
God
;
with
such
faith
and
●
pe
,
as
speaking
with
hi●
Father
,
or
his
friend
,
In
vit.
Luth.
pag●
142
our
great
desire
to
be
heard
of
him
:
God
is
of
such
Majesty
,
as
he
looks
for
all
earnestnesse
in
our
petitions
;
and
the
excellency
,
together
with
the
great
need
of
the
things
desired
,
should
move
intention
of
all
our
powers
in
seeking
them
from
God
.
S.
Iames
[
](A15114-e17240-b)y
y
Jam.
5.16
.
saith
,
that
effectual
prayer
,
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
deprecation
incitated
,
driven
with
motion
,
and
force
,
vehement
,
fervent
,
with
great
affection
of
devotion
)
[
](A15114-e17270-b)z
z
Diligent
prayer
and
the
committing
of
sinne
wil
not
stand
together
for
if
prayer
cannot
make
a
man
cea●e
from
sinne
,
yet
his
sinn●ng
will
make
him
leave
off
praying
,
Mert.
lib.
t.
page
61.
hath
great
force
with
God
to
obtaine
that
which
wee
desire
.
[
](A15114-e17300-b)a
a
Acts
26.7
Paul
speaketh
of
the
twelue
Tribes
,
that
they
instantly
served
God
day
and
night
:
the
word
is
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
with
intention
of
Spirit
.
This
is
sometime
called
[
](A15114-e17350-b)b
b
2
Kin.
19.4
lifting
up
of
a
prayer
:
It
is
recorded
to
the
great
praise
of
Iacob
,
that
[
](A15114-e17380-b)c
c
Gen.
32.26
28
Hos.
12.3
,
4
by
his
strength
hee
had
great
power
with
God
;
yea
,
he
had
power
over
the
Angell
,
and
prevailed
;
he
wept
,
and
made
supplication
unto
him
,
hee
found
him
in
Bethel
,
and
there
hee
spake
with
us
.
In
which
is
set
downe
,
both
the
favour
of
God
to
Iacob
,
vouchsafing
the
manifestation
of
himselfe
,
and
speech
with
him
;
and
the
faith
and
piety
of
Iacob
propounded
to
be
imitated
by
us
,
as
belonging
to
our
confirmation
,
who
holding
fast
the
promise
made
him
at
Bethel
,
wrestled
strongly
by
the
faith
of
it
,
and
found
that
hee
had
not
beleeved
in
vaine
;
at
Bethel
againe
was
the
Promise
renewed
unto
him
.
Section
5.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
in
prayer
for
others
.
SO
when
we
seeke
to
him
by
prayer
for
his
goodnesse
to
others
,
it
is
our
duty
to
quicken
and
enkindle
in
our selves
,
strong
affections
.
[
](A15114-e17480-b)d
d
Gen.
18.13
Abraham
was
earnest
and
importunate
with
God
for
wicked
Sodom
:
especially
for
such
as
are
neare
and
deare
unto
us
;
as
the
[
](A15114-e17520-b)c
c
Mat.
15.22
,
23.
woman
of
Syrophenissa
obtained
her
request
in
the
behalfe
of
her
child
.
But
most
especially
wee
should
put
forth
all
the
strength
of
our
spirits
in
the
behalfe
of
the
Church
and
people
of
God
:
Yee
chat
bee
Lords
Remembrancers
(
[
](A15114-e17550-b)f
f
Isa.
62.6
,
7
saith
the
Prophet
Isaiah
)
keepe
not
silence
,
and
give
him
no
rest
,
nor
hold
thy
peace
day
nor
night
,
til
he
establish
and
make
Ierusalem
a
praise
in
the
earth
.
When
Gods
people
were
driven
into
great
streights
,
by
reason
of
Pharaoh
his
pursuing
them
behinde
,
and
having
the
Red
Sea
before
them
,
the
Lord
asked
Moses
,
[
](A15114-e17590-b)g
g
Exo.
14.15
Num.
14.
12
20
Why
cryest
thou
unto
me
?
Ah!
Moses
could
not
hold
his
peace
,
but
must
burst
out
into
strong
prayers
and
cryes
.
Aaron
also
bestirred
himselfe
,
when
the
plague
brake
forth
amongst
the
people
;
[
](A15114-e17630-b)h
h
Num
16.
46
47
He
ranne
quickly
,
stood
betweene
the
dead
and
the
living
and
made
attonement
for
the
people
:
So
interposing
,
and
,
as
it
were
,
exposing
himselfe
to
the
wrath
of
God
for
the
people
:
It
was
not
so
much
the
Incense
,
as
the
strong
prayers
of
Aaron
that
prevailed
with
God
to
stay
the
plague
.
So
when
Peter
was
in
prison
,
it
is
[
](A15114-e17670-b)i
i
Acts
12.5
sayd
,
that
Prayer
was
made
of
the
Church
without
ceasing
for
him
;
(
the
word
is
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
earnest
and
stretched-out
prayer
;
)
the
Church
was
so
earnest
with
the
Lord
,
that
hee
was
faine
to
take
him
out
of
prison
,
unloose
his
chaines
,
and
bring
him
to
them
,
and
set
him
before
them
;
as
if
the
Lord
had
sayd
,
there
hee
is
,
your
importunity
hath
[
](A15114-e17700-b)k
k
Deus
ipse
quinullu
cont●●
se
virilus
superaripotest
pr●cibus
v●ncitur
.
Hiero
overcome
me
.
O
the
power
of
fervent-conjoyned
prayers
!
These
bee
the
[
](A15114-e17720-b)*
*
Prece●
sunt
Bombard●
&
instrument●●ell●
a
Chritian
rum
.
uther
.
Arius
the
heretike
was
b●ou●ht
to
●onf●●
o●
by
th
p●●●ers
of
Alexander
the
good
Bishop
of
Constantinople
,
and
〈◊〉
●eath
w●
,
precationis
opus
non
morbi
.
Socra
,
lib.
1
cap
15.
scaling-ladders
that
are
set
up
to
heaven
;
and
these
doe
lay
siege
to
the
Throne
of
God
,
and
encompasse
him
round
,
and
will
not
depart
till
they
have
that
they
came
for
.
Section
6.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
in
praysing
God
.
WHen
we
draw
neare
to
prayse
him
for
blessings
,
received
,
having
therein
a
comfortable
taste
of
Gods
love
to
us
,
that
he
is
our
God
,
and
we
his
people
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
in
all
the
heights
and
elevations
of
our
hearts
,
that
possibly
we
may
:
Hence
have
proceeded
those
high
straines
of
speech
,
and
[
](A15114-e17820-b)l
l
Ebullit
Cor.
Psal.
45.1
ebullitions
of
the
hearts
of
Gods
servants
.
[
](A15114-e17840-b)m
m
Iudg.
5.12
Deborah
,
to
her
due
praysing
of
God
,
calls
upon
her selfe
to
awake
,
to
sing
a
song
;
and
the
redoubling
of
the
word
,
Awake
,
awake
,
Deborah
,
awake
,
awake
to
utter
a
Song
,
implyeth
her
care
to
doe
it
with
all
,
her
might
.
So
David
,
[
](A15114-e17890-b)n
n
Psa.
57
,
7
,
8
My
heart
is
fixed
,
O
God
,
my
heart
is
fixed
:
which
noteth
the
addicting
of
himselfe
,
with
constant
purpose
of
minde
,
to
the
duty
of
praysing
God
,
and
also
his
alacrity
wherewith
he
comes
to
it
,
not
only
opposed
to
hypocrisie
,
but
to
torpor
and
spirit-lesnesse
;
kindled
with
zeale
,
he
shoo●
off
all
impediments
,
to
bee
attentive
to
this
voluntary
Sacrifice
;
which
the
verse
following
declares
;
Aw●ke
up
my
glory
,
awake
up
Lute
and
Harpe
;
expressing
the
vehemency
of
his
heart
,
and
burning
desire
,
hee
stirres
up
his
tongue
,
and
joynes
the
helpe
of
Instruments
to
fire
himselfe
the
more
.
In
another
Psalme
he
stirres
up
[
](A15114-e17930-b)o
o
Psal.
101
,
1
Habet
e●sonum
Cor
,
Aug.
ad
loc.
all
that
is
within
him
;
he
cals
,
as
it
were
,
a
Council
,
assembles
all
his
powers
,
and
[
](A15114-e17960-b)p
p
Zeph.
3.14
Zach.
9.9
faculties
of
soule
,
understanding
,
will
,
affections
,
in
their
full
strength
,
to
this
duty
of
praysing
God
It
falls
out
sometimes
,
that
when
the
soule
is
in
serious
contemplation
of
Gods
mercies
past
,
present
,
and
to
come
,
that
the
fire
secretly
kindleth
,
and
a
man
bursts
out
into
high
prayses
of
God
,
finding
his
tongue
to
come
far
short
of
his
heart
,
and
his
heart
infinitely
too
narrow
to
comprehend
,
either
the
multitude
of
so
many
mercies
,
or
the
great
love
of
him
that
is
the
bestower
of
them
and
so
he
is
swallowed
up
in
that
Sea
which
hath
neither
banke
nor
bottome
,
but
is
faine
to
cry
out
,
O
the
depth
,
the
depth
,
the
depth
!
and
can
goe
no
farther
:
and
this
is
the
highest
manner
of
praysing
God
,
though
one
can
speake
never
a
word
more
.
Section
7.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
in
standing
for
God
and
his
honour
.
IN
our
standing
for
God
,
promoting
his
honour
,
and
exalting
his
name
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
and
that
not
onely
by
spreading
the
knowledge
of
him
in
our
owne
hearts
,
and
setting
,
him
up
as
glorious
there
,
making
al
things
within
us
to
stoope
and
doe
lowly
obeysance
to
him
,
by
[
](A15114-e18020-b)a
a
Jam.
4.12
acknowledging
his
authority
in
what
hee
commands
,
and
[
](A15114-e18030-b)b
b
Ps
,
119.128
by
keeping
the
heart
in
a
continuall
readinesse
to
set
about
what
shal
be
commanded
us
from
him
,
and
[
](A15114-e18040-b)c
c
Ier.
42.5
,
6
1
Sam.
3.9
by
resting
in
his
will
when
it
is
revealed
,
[
](A15114-e18050-b)d
d
Gal.
1.15
,
16.
Heb.
11.8
without
resisting
or
gaine-saying
,
and
not
only
by
a
faithfull
dependance
upon
him
,
and
hanging
upon
him
from
day
to
day
,
as
a
childe
upon
the
mothers
brest
,
by
all
which
wee
advance
,
and
lift
up
the
Lord
in
our
hearts
;
but
also
when
wee
are
ready
to
make
an
open
profession
of
him
,
not
fearing
the
face
of
man
,
when
Gods
cause
comes
in
question
.
Then
a
man
is
right
in
his
way
,
when
hee
gives
up
himselfe
to
bee
wholly
for
God
,
when
al
his
ends
,
projects
,
and
purposes
are
subservient
and
subordinate
unto
him
and
his
glory
.
We
read
of
Caleb
,
that
when
the
false
Spyes
[
](A15114-e18070-b)e
e
Num.
13
,
28.30
discouraged
the
Israelites
from
entring
into
Canaan
,
by
telling
them
of
Cities
walled
up
to
heaven
,
and
of
the
Gyants
the
children
of
Anak
,
his
spirit
was
mightily
stirred
,
and
he
sayd
,
[
](A15114-e18110-b)f
f
Num.
14
,
8
Let
us
goe
up
at
once
,
if
the
Lord
delight
in
us
,
he
will
bring
us
into
this
Land
.
For
which
standing
in
Gods
cause
,
the
Lord
gives
this
testimony
of
him
,
That
[
](A15114-e18150-b)g
g
Num.
14.24
Ad
verbum
implevit
post
me
.
he
had
another
spirit
with
him
;
and
,
that
he
hath
followed
mee
fully
.
The
Hebrew
word
is
a
metaphor
taken
from
a
Shippe
under
sayle
,
which
is
carried
strongly
with
the
wind
,
as
if
it
feared
neither
rockes
nor
sands
.
Iehoshaphat
also
[
](A15114-e18200-b)h
h
1
Chr.
17.6
had
his
heart
lifted
up
in
the
wayes
of
God
:
he
was
more
couragious
and
bold
in
promoting
the
true
worship
of
God
,
than
Asa
his
father
was
:
With
a
high
Spirit
he
tooke
away
Idolatry
;
contemning
perill
,
hee
tooke
away
the
high
places
and
groves
,
which
either
his
father
left
,
or
the
people
in
the
latter
end
of
his
reigne
brought
in
againe
.
David
,
but
a
youth
,
was
mightily
stirred
up
in
Gods
cause
when
Goliah
railed
on
the
hoast
of
the
living
God
,
thy
[
](A15114-e18250-b)i
i
1
Sam.
17.32.48
servant
(
saith
he
)
wil
go
&
fight
with
this
Philistim
:
drawing
neere
him
to
fight
,
hee
hasted
and
ranne
,
moved
with
fervent
zeale
,
to
be
avenged
on
the
blasphemy
of
Gods
name
.
It
is
said
of
Baruch
,
in
the
repayring
of
the
wall
of
Ierusalem
,
he
[
](A15114-e18310-b)k
k
Neh.
3.20
Se
occendit
repayred
earnestly
,
or
as
some
read
it
,
he
fired
himselfe
,
burst
out
into
heat
,
angry
with
himselfe
,
and
others
,
that
were
so
slothfull
in
working
,
so
finished
his
portion
in
a
shorter
time
.
This
stirringnesse
of
Spirit
did
appeare
in
Levi
,
who
preferred
Gods
glory
to
all
naturall
affection
,
[
](A15114-e18350-b)l
l
Deut.
33.9
Who
sayd
to
his
Father
and
his
Mother
,
I
have
not
seene
him
,
neither
knew
hee
his
owne
brethren
,
or
his
owne
children
;
for
they
observed
thy
word
,
and
kept
thy
Commandement
.
Thus
also
have
the
holy
Confessours
and
blessed
Martyrs
done
,
whose
Spirits
wee
should
desire
to
be
doubled
upon
us
,
in
these
evill
and
backe-sliding
dayes
;
who
living
incurst
and
cruell
times
,
in
Gods
cause
and
for
his
sake
[
](A15114-e18370-b)m
m
Rev.
12.11
loved
not
their
lives
unto
the
death
,
but
thought
the
prison
[
](A15114-e18390-b)a
a
Who
will
ever
beleeve
that
I
shall
say
?
or
what
man
will
ever
thinke
?
in
the
deepe
darke
dungeon
to
find
a
paradise
of
pleasure
in
the
place
of
sorrow
;
and
to
dwell
in
tranquillity
,
and
hope
of
life
in
a
cave
infernall
to
be
found
ioy
of
soule
:
where
other
men
doe
shake
and
tremble
,
there
strength
and
boldnesse
to
be
plenty
?
Algerid
his
letter
,
Fox
,
Act.
&
Mon.
●ol
,
2.
p.
181.
a
paradise
,
and
great
iron
chaines
great
[
](A15114-e18430-b)b
b
Marsac
going
to
the
stake
to
be
burned
,
with
two
others
with
ropes
about
their
neckes
,
seeing
himselfe
to
be
spared
by
reason
of
his
order
and
degree
,
desired
to
have
one
of
those
precious
chaines
about
his
necke
,
in
honour
of
his
Lord
,
Fox
,
ib.
p.
141.
Luther
resolved
to
appeare
at
Wormes
,
though
all
the
tyles
on
the
houses
should
be
Divels
.
ornaments
,
and
embraced
the
flames
as
cheerefully
as
Eliah
did
the
fiery
Chariot
,
that
came
to
fetch
him
to
heaven
.
O
when
the
love
of
their
deerest
Redeemer
had
once
warmed
their
hearts
,
they
were
mightily
inflamed
,
and
like
Davids
three
Worthies
,
who
for
Davids
sake
,
brake
through
the
hoast
of
the
Philistims
;
so
these
were
ready
,
for
his
sake
to
undergoe
all
hard
adventures
,
to
looke
all
dangers
in
the
face
,
and
to
breake
thorow
an
hoast
of
Deaths
and
Devils
.
Section
8.
About
stirring
up
ourselves
in
the
reading
and
hearing
Gods
holy
Word
.
IN
regard
of
Gods
holy
word
,
when
wee
are
to
be
exercised
in
the
reading
of
it
,
or
hearing
it
preached
,
or
read
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
:
as
,
1.
In
reading
the
holy
Scriptures
:
when
thou
takest
up
the
Bible
into
thy
hand
to
read
,
looke
upon
it
,
as
upon
the
most
blessed
booke
that
ever
eye
saw
,
and
that
no
booke
in
the
world
hath
that
in
it
,
[
](A15114-e18570-b)c
c
Quid
est
Scriptura
sacra
nifi
quaedam
Epistola
omnipotentis
Dei
ad
creaturam
suam
,
Greg.
which
concernes
thee
so
much
,
containing
in
it
the
whole
counsell
of
God
for
thy
good
.
And
as
children
are
stirring
and
wakefull
when
they
heare
their
fathers
Will
reade
,
to
know
and
understand
what
is
left
them
there
;
so
ought
wee
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
considering
those
many
rich
and
precious
Legacies
which
our
Savior
hath
bequeathed
unto
us
,
in
that
last
Will
and
Testament
of
his
,
sealed
with
his
owne
blood
.
So
in
hearing
the
Word
read
,
wee
have
a
notable
example
in
Ezra
his
time
,
that
[
](A15114-e18610-b)n
n
Nch.
8.3
when
hee
read
in
the
booke
of
the
Law
,
from
morning
to
mid-day
,
the
eares
of
all
the
people
were
attentive
to
the
booke
of
the
Law
.
2.
In
hearing
the
Word
Preached
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
ourselves
with
all
the
life
of
attention
we
may
;
as
hearing
the
Lord
speaking
in
his
Servants
:
Hither
tend
those
pressing
exhortations
in
Scripture
,
To
[
](A15114-e18660-b)o
o
Isay
55.3
incline
the
eare
;
To
be
[
](A15114-e18680-b)p
p
Jam.
1.19
swist
to
heare
;
Flying
,
to
the
places
of
assemblies
,
as
[
](A15114-e18710-b)q
q
Isa.
60.8
Doves
to
their
windowes
.
The
Bereans
are
commended
for
this
,
that
they
heard
the
Word
,
[
](A15114-e18750-b)r
r
Acts
16.11
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
with
all
readinesse
and
alacrity
.
In
hearing
the
Word
,
we
are
to
[
](A15114-e18780-b)s
s
Psal.
24.7
lift
up
these
everlasting
doores
,
to
set
wide
open
the
doores
of
our
hearts
,
that
the
King
of
glory
may
come
in
.
We
are
to
choose
the
Word
as
our
[
](A15114-e18820-b)t
t
Psal.
119.111.173
portion
,
for
the
goodnesse
,
beauty
,
and
truth
of
it
.
To
bring
hearts
and
affections
answerable
to
the
matter
in
hand
;
when
the
Lord
threatens
,
to
bring
feare
;
when
he
promiseth
,
to
bring
[
](A15114-e18840-b)u
u
Neh.
8.12
joy
;
to
[
](A15114-e18850-b)*
*
2
Chro.
34
27.
Luke
3.10
yeeld
willingly
to
the
stampe
of
every
truth
,
as
the
Wax
to
the
Seale
.
To
set
the
heart
strongly
to
every
word
of
God
,
[
](A15114-e18860-b)x
x
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
1
Tim.
4.15
cleaving
inseparably
to
every
truth
,
binding
them
close
to
the
soule
.
[
](A15114-e18880-b)y
y
Deu.
32.46
Set
your
hearts
,
(
saith
Moses
)
to
all
the
words
which
I
testifie
amongst
you
this
day
,
which
you
shall
command
your
children
to
observe
to
doe
all
the
words
of
this
Law
,
for
it
is
not
a
vaine
thing
for
you
,
because
it
is
your
life
,
and
through
this
you
shall
prolong
your
dayes
.
3.
For
Ministers
,
and
such
as
are
to
preach
the
Word
,
it
is
their
duty
to
[
](A15114-e18920-b)z
z
In
Bucholsero
vivida
omnia
fuerunt
,
vt
vida
vox
,
vivida
oculi
,
vividae
manus
gestus
omnes
vividi
.
Mel.
ad
in
vit.
ipse
p.
556.
stirre
up
themselves
in
the
carefull
discharge
of
this
their
weighty
calling
.
1.
The
Names
given
in
Scripture
,
doe
all
imply
laboriousnesse
,
and
great
intention
:
They
are
called
[
](A15114-e18950-b)a
a
Ezec.
3.17
Watchmen
,
[
](A15114-e18960-b)b
b
Ier
,
23.4
Shepheards
,
[
](A15114-e18970-b)c
c
1
Cor.
3.10
Builders
,
[
](A15114-e18980-b)d
d
Mal.
3.1
Messengers
,
[
](A15114-e18990-b)e
e
Tit.
1.7
Stewards
,
&c.
2.
Their
worke
set
them
,
as
dealing
with
the
precious
soules
of
men
,
and
to
call
home
wandring
lost
sinners
,
cals
for
so
much
.
They
are
to
Preach
with
all
[
](A15114-e19020-b)f
f
Acts
18
.
2-28
.
diligence
,
[
](A15114-e19040-b)g
g
2
Tim.
4.2
earnestnesse
,
and
instancy
;
in
season
,
out
of
season
;
with
courage
and
freedome
of
spirit
,
[
](A15114-e19060-b)h
h
Isa.
58.1
Ier.
28.17
fearelesse
of
the
face
of
man
:
With
great
[
](A15114-e19080-b)i
i
Phil.
●
.
8
earnest
desire
of
the
salvation
of
Men
,
and
the
people
committed
to
them
.
This
made
the
Apostle
Saint
Paul
to
enter
into
great
[
](A15114-e19110-b)k
k
Col.
2.1
conflicts
and
combatings
for
the
Colossians
,
and
to
bee
pained
and
afflicted
as
a
woman
in
[
](A15114-e19140-b)l
l
Gal.
4.19
travell
.
O
me
thinkes
what
should
not
one
doe
to
keepe
one
soule
from
perishing
everlastingly
!
if
any
[
](A15114-e19160-b)m
m
Hic
est
ille
Farellus
qui
nullis
difficultatibus
fractus
nullis
minus
convitiis
,
verberibus
denique
inflictus
teritus
,
Mempel-garoenses
Aquil●enses
.
Lausanenses
,
Gene●
e●ses
,
Noacomenses
,
Christo
Lucrifecit
.
M
l.
Adam
Decad.
in
vita
Farel
.
p.
115.
paynes
and
study
would
doe
it
;
if
denying
a
mans
credit
,
profit
,
pleasure
,
and
ease
would
doe
it
;
if
stooping
,
and
yeelding
,
and
laying
our
hands
under
their
feet
would
do
it
.
if
prayers
and
teares
would
doe
it
;
or
if
,
like
Clouds
,
we
should
sweat
our selves
to
death
,
so
soules
might
bee
brought
home
to
God
,
it
were
a
blessed
way
of
dying
.
Section
9.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
in
Meditation
.
THe
minde
being
quieted
,
and
composed
,
and
deepe
silence
and
attention
being
caused
in
the
whole
man
,
thy
spirit
being
awed
with
the
presence
of
God
,
draw
forth
the
subject
matter
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
,
and
to
stirre
thee
up
in
the
duty
,
take
these
two
helpes
:
First
,
in
things
that
are
good
,
and
of
a
divine
and
heavenly
nature
,
labour
to
see
them
at
their
best
,
present
them
to
thy selfe
in
their
prime
and
beauty
.
To
give
some
Instances
:
1.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
God
,
labour
to
see
him
in
the
glory
of
his
Attributes
,
as
Moses
saw
him
,
Exod.
34.5
,
6.
2.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
Christ
,
ay
me
at
the
highest
and
most
raised
apprehensions
of
his
excellency
;
see
him
in
his
Nature
,
and
Offices
,
or
hanging
on
the
Crosse
,
or
sitting
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
as
Steven
saw
him
,
Acts
7.55
.
and
Isa.
chap.
9.
view
him
in
those
places
wherein
Paul
represents
him
,
Heb.
1.
and
Col.
1.13
.
to
21.
3.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
heaven
,
and
the
glory
of
it
,
labour
by
the
eye
of
faith
to
penetrate
into
it
,
and
to
see
it
at
the
best
,
as
Paul
saw
it
,
being
caught
up
into
the
third
heaven
,
2
Cor.
12.12
.
and
as
Peter
represents
it
,
1
Pet.
1.4
.
4.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
Gods
Love
to
thee
in
Christ
;
See
it
at
the
best
,
in
the
dimensions
of
it
,
in
the
bredth
,
length
,
heighth
,
and
depth
of
it
,
Ephes.
3.18
,
19.
Thinke
from
whence
thou
art
brought
,
to
what
things
advanced
;
thy selfe
digged
out
of
the
rubbish
,
and
ruines
of
forlorne
mankinde
,
and
placed
as
a
living
stone
in
Gods
building
;
1
Pet.
2.5
as
a
brand
pluckt
out
of
the
fire
,
Zach.
3.2
and
like
Ionah
,
from
the
belly
of
hell
,
cast
up
upon
the
dry
land
,
and
made
a
childe
of
God
,
and
heire
of
life
.
5.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
on
the
Promises
,
looke
on
them
at
their
best
,
as
most
fresh
,
and
greene
,
as
they
grow
out
of
the
heart
of
God
,
and
brest
of
Christ
,
their
native
and
proper
seat
;
out
of
whom
they
are
but
as
fading
and
dying
things
.
They
being
in
their
full
strength
and
vigor
as
ever
,
the
same
yesterday
,
and
to
day
,
and
for
ever
;
what
Gods
people
have
heretofore
found
them
to
bee
,
they
are
still
the
same
unto
us
;
like
silver
tryed
and
purified
seven
times
,
Psnl
.
12.6
and
have
as
much
life
and
comfort
in
them
as
formerly
in
Abrahams
,
Heb.
11.13
or
in
Davids
time
;
what
ever
they
could
speake
of
them
,
Gods
people
in
this
age
of
the
world
are
able
to
report
the
same
.
Secondly
,
if
thou
wouldst
meditate
on
things
which
are
in
their
nature
simply
evill
,
labour
to
see
them
at
their
worst
.
Take
for
instances
:
1.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
sinne
,
and
the
nature
of
it
,
see
it
at
its
worst
,
even
worse
than
the
Divell
himselfe
;
for
what
made
him
a
Divell
but
sinne
?
it
was
sinne
spoyled
him
;
he
was
a
glorious
Angell
till
hee
was
acquainted
with
sinne
.
Thinke
it
is
that
which
is
most
contrary
to
the
most
holy
Nature
of
God
,
and
is
the
sole
Object
of
all
his
hatred
;
whereas
his
love
is
dispersed
to
severall
things
,
his
Selfe
,
his
Sonne
,
his
Children
,
&c.
Thinke
it
is
that
which
makes
the
greatest
separation
betweene
God
and
us
,
and
to
be
without
God
in
this
world
,
which
onely
makes
a
man
accursed
,
which
all
miseries
of
themselves
can
never
doe
.
This
blots
out
the
Image
of
God
,
stamped
on
us
at
our
first
Creation
,
which
being
lost
,
all
Paradise
could
not
make
Adam
happy
.
This
conformes
us
to
the
Image
of
the
Divell
,
and
causeth
us
to
have
communion
with
him
,
who
is
Gods
greatest
enemy
:
This
is
it
that
grieves
Gods
most
Holy
Spirit
,
and
sends
him
sad
to
heaven
,
when
wee
resist
his
motions
,
and
rush
into
evill
.
2.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
Gods
wrath
,
looke
upon
it
as
at
the
worst
;
as
it
keepes
burning
and
glowing
those
everlasting
flames
,
and
can
blow
the
coales
of
a
thousand
hels
more
;
the
least
sparke
of
which
let
fall
into
the
Conscience
sets
all
on
a
flame
,
which
without
the
sprinkling
of
Christs
blood
,
and
the
teares
of
true
Repentance
,
can
never
bee
quenched
.
3.
If
thou
wouldst
meditate
of
the
state
of
a
soule
that
is
lost
,
thinke
of
it
as
at
worst
;
even
as
of
a
forlorne
,
helpelesse
,
hopelesse
creature
,
covered
with
shame
and
horror
,
and
lying
amidst
the
pangs
,
throbs
,
&
throws
of
guiltinesse
,
which
is
the
Worme
that
never
dyes
;
Mark
.
9.44
of
whom
all
mercy
,
pitty
,
and
comfort
have
taken
their
leaves
for
ever
,
being
there
to
remaine
in
that
dungeon
of
fire
so
long
as
Hel
is
Hel
,
and
God
is
God
.
Section
10.
How
we
should
stirre
up
our selves
in
sanctifying
the
Lords
day
.
IN
sanctifying
the
Lords
day
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
both
in
longing
for
it
before
it
comes
,
and
highly
prizing
it
when
it
is
come
;
[
](A15114-e19660-b)n
n
Isa.
58.23
making
it
the
ioy
and
reioycing
of
our
hearts
.
It
is
recorded
of
the
godly
Jewes
,
before
our
Saviours
time
,
that
they
called
the
Sabbath
,
[
](A15114-e19680-b)o
o
Wemes
.
Christ
.
Syn.
p.
76.
Desiderium
dierum
the
desire
of
dayes
,
the
most
desired
day
.
Every
moment
of
this
day
should
bee
precious
,
as
having
Gods
blessing
more
immediately
annexed
unto
it
,
and
unto
all
those
duties
performed
in
it
;
having
,
as
it
were
,
his
Image
and
Superscription
more
lively
portrayed
,
and
engraven
upon
it
;
and
therefore
to
be
improued
by
us
to
our
uttermost
,
in
all
the
parts
and
duties
of
that
day
.
Section
11.
How
wee
are
to
stirre
up
our selves
in
our
partaking
of
the
Sacraments
.
IN
the
use
of
the
Sacraments
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stir
up
our selves
:
1.
In
regard
of
the
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
,
How
to
stir
up
our
serve
to
make
use
of
our
baptisme
to
our selves
and
our
children
both
to
our selves
,
and
our
children
,
and
that
in
these
respects
:
1.
By
calling
to
minde
what
wee
,
and
our
children
are
by
nature
,
children
of
wrath
;
both
wee
and
they
,
all
of
us
(
like
still-borne
children
)
borne
[
](A15114-e19800-b)p
p
Ephes.
2.3
dead
in
trespasses
and
sinnes
,
[
](A15114-e19820-b)q
q
Ezec.
16.6
weltring
in
the
blood
of
the
sins
of
our
first
parents
,
empty
of
all
grace
,
prone
to
all
wickednesse
,
though
as
then
not
able
to
put
it
forth
in
outward
Act
,
no
more
then
young
Vipers
,
or
then
the
Cubs
of
wild
beasts
;
which
yet
,
when
wee
grow
up
to
ripenesse
and
strength
,
are
ready
to
breake
forth
to
doe
any
mischiefe
,
if
wee
be
not
restrayned
.
2.
By
interesting
our selves
,
and
our
children
in
the
Covenant
of
Promise
,
whereof
Baptisme
is
the
Seale
.
This
is
done
by
dedicating
and
resigning
up
our selves
,
and
them
,
to
be
Gods
people
;
as
Hee
,
in
the
Covenant
,
[
](A15114-e19850-b)r
r
Gen.
17.7
,
offereth
himselfe
to
bee
a
God
to
us
,
and
ours
;
and
withall
praying
for
our selves
,
and
them
,
that
we
,
and
they
might
[
](A15114-e19870-b)s
s
Gen.
17.18
live
in
his
sight
.
How
should
it
provoke
us
to
wrestle
with
God
,
to
convey
a
Covenant
and
Sacrament
of
life
unto
our
children
,
since
wee
have
conveyed
to
them
nothing
but
sinne
,
and
wrath
,
and
the
fruit
of
both
,
which
is
death
.
2.
By
growing
up
our selves
,
and
training
up
our
children
to
keepe
the
Covenant
on
our
parts
,
that
the
Lord
may
delight
to
[
](A15114-e19900-b)t
t
Gen.
8.19
bring
the
blessing
of
the
Covenant
upon
us
and
ours
.
3.
By
walking
in
the
purity
of
Gods
Ordinances
,
with
a
pure
and
an
honest
heart
:
for
want
of
the
former
,
Gods
wrath
burst
forth
against
Gedeons
children
,
Iudg.
8
27.
and
against
Eli
and
his
,
1
Sam.
3.13
.
For
want
of
the
latter
,
against
Amaziah
,
2
Chron
2
5.2
.
which
David
sought
to
prevent
,
by
giving
his
sonne
Salomon
better
counsell
,
1
Chr.
28.9
2.
In
receiving
the
Lords
Supper
,
How
to
stir
up
ourselves
in
the
right
use
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
it
is
our
duty
to
stir
up
our selves
,
1.
By
considering
the
great
need
we
stand
in
of
such
an
Ordinance
:
what
need
Christ
to
be
dispenced
to
us
,
as
Bread
to
strengthen
us
,
and
Wine
to
quicken
us
,
if
we
were
not
of
our selves
weake
,
and
dull
,
and
even
starved
creatures
without
him
?
2.
[
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u
1
Cor.
11.28
By
examining
and
searching
out
the
feeblenesse
of
our
best
graces
,
and
the
strength
of
our
manifold
corruptions
;
that
so
as
by
searching
into
the
sores
and
wounds
of
the
body
,
the
body
is
payned
and
grieved
;
so
by
searching
into
the
sores
and
wounds
of
our
soules
,
our
hearts
may
be
inwardly
pricked
and
afflicted
.
3.
By
reforming
our selves
and
our
families
before
wee
come
to
partake
in
this
Supper
:
For
if
wee
bee
uncircumcised
our selves
,
we
discovenant
our selves
and
them
;
as
on
the
contrary
,
if
the
Master
of
the
Family
bee
a
true
beleever
,
the
Covenant
is
made
with
him
,
and
his
houshold
:
Therefore
when
Zacheus
was
converted
,
Christ
sayd
,
This
day
is
Salvation
come
to
this
house
,
Luke
19.9
for
as
much
as
hee
also
is
the
Sonne
of
Abraham
.
And
hence
wee
read
in
the
Acts
,
when
the
master
of
a
Family
was
turned
to
the
faith
,
that
he
was
baptized
and
his
whole
houshold
;
and
therefore
also
it
lyes
upon
us
not
to
leave
them
at
home
;
so
,
nor
to
bring
them
with
us
uncircumcised
,
so
farre
as
it
lyes
in
us
to
use
the
means
for
their
good
,
Exod.
12.48
.
Christ
was
carefull
to
[
](A15114-e20160-b)a
a
1
Ioh.
13
,
8
10.
wash
his
Disciples
feet
,
to
purifie
their
hearts
against
the
Sacrament
.
Such
new
wine
,
as
Christ
is
,
would
bee
put
into
new
bottles
.
4.
By
beholding
Christ
in
the
Sacrament
,
as
it
were
crucified
before
our
eyes
,
that
we
might
mourne
the
more
seriously
in
remembrance
of
the
sins
,
by
which
we
have
pierced
[
](A15114-e20200-b)b
b
Zac.
12.10
.
him
5.
By
admiring
at
the
wonderfull
goodnesse
of
God
to
our
soules
;
who
when
we
were
as
[
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c
2
Sam.
9.8
with
19.28
dead
dogge
(
as
Mephibosheth
said
to
David
)
yet
the
Lord
is
pleased
to
set
us
at
his
owne
Table
,
to
feed
us
with
the
Body
and
Blood
of
his
owne
Sonne
,
and
thereby
to
make
us
one
body
and
spirit
with
his
Sonne
,
giving
him
to
us
,
and
us
to
him
,
that
wee
might
partake
in
all
the
precious
blessings
hee
hath
purchased
for
us
,
both
for
this
life
,
and
for
a
better
,
and
therefore
we
are
to
feed
upon
him
with
faith
,
and
exceeding
joy
for
all
his
abundant
goodnesse
to
us
herein
.
6.
By
setting
up
Christ
(
whole
Christ
)
in
our
hearts
as
our
King
,
Priest
,
and
Prophet
;
that
he
,
being
received
into
us
,
may
rule
us
,
and
teach
us
,
and
pacifie
us
,
and
purifie
us
,
and
[
](A15114-e20270-b)f
f
Gal.
2.20
live
our
whole
life
in
us
.
Lastly
,
by
cleaving
the
more
to
our
brethren
in
al
love
and
deare
affection
,
whom
wee
see
to
communicate
with
us
in
the
same
Christ
;
1
Cor.
10.17
2
Cor.
12.13
and
called
of
God
to
partake
in
the
same
Table
with
us
.
Section
12.
How
to
stirre
up
our selves
in
laying
hold
on
the
Promises
.
IT
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
to
conceive
confidence
in
our
hearts
in
taking
hold
of
God
,
as
hee
hath
offered
himselfe
in
his
Covenant
,
&
Promises
(
the
speciall
thing
mentioned
here
in
the
Text
)
and
a
point
of
great
use
through
the
whole
course
of
our
lives
:
on
which
I
shal
a
little
more
insist
;
opening
the
phrase
what
it
is
to
take
hold
on
God
,
and
shewing
how
the
Scripture
calleth
for
this
duty
.
The
phrase
is
put
for
the
Act
of
beleeving
,
which
because
it
is
to
bee
performed
by
the
whole
man
,
and
all
the
powers
of
it
,
and
is
the
great
Act
of
all
others
,
and
includes
all
others
,
therefore
it
is
set
forth
to
us
in
Scripture
by
all
the
severall
Acts
of
each
member
or
faculty
in
a
man
:
So
,
elsewhere
it
is
called
Seeing
,
1
Pet.
2.3
performing
the
Office
of
the
eye
to
the
soule
;
Eating
,
Isay
30.7
tasting
,
comming
to
Christ
,
sitting
still
;
and
here
(
to
name
no
more
)
Taking
hold
of
God
,
performing
the
Office
of
the
hand
,
it
being
all
in
all
to
the
soule
.
Thus
,
Isa.
56.2
.
God
promising
to
bring
neare
his
righteousnesse
and
salvation
,
and
to
place
it
in
Sion
for
Israel
his
glory
;
he
addeth
,
Blessed
is
the
Sonne
of
Man
that
takes
hold
of
it
;
that
is
,
any
mortall
man
,
be
hee
Jew
or
stranger
;
which
was
first
in
fulfilling
his
Promise
to
restore
the
Captivity
of
Babylon
,
but
principally
the
righteousnesse
declared
in
Christ
and
his
Salvation
:
And
vers.
4.
it
is
called
taking
hold
of
the
Covenant
;
that
is
,
beleeving
.
Faith
then
is
the
hand
wherby
God
is
to
bee
layed
hold
upon
;
God
in
himselfe
,
as
he
cannot
be
seene
,
so
nor
be
layed
hold
of
by
the
hand
of
any
mortall
man
,
but
hath
subjected
himselfe
to
the
capacity
and
apprehension
of
faith
,
by
setting
forth
his
Sonne
and
Promises
betweene
us
and
him
;
whereby
,
as
by
two
Handles
,
wee
lay
hold
on
that
God
,
whom
the
world
in
the
darke
feeles
after
,
and
cannot
finde
,
Acts
17.27
.
First
,
his
Sonne
;
and
therefore
faith
is
expressed
to
us
by
apprehending
Christ
,
Philip.
3.12
.
and
thus
the
Church
,
being
in
Temptation
of
Unbeleefe
,
after
shee
had
found
Christ
for
attonement
,
shee
layed
hold
on
him
,
Cant.
3.4
.
and
would
not
let
him
goe
.
And
so
laying
hold
on
Christ
,
wee
have
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
manuduction
,
are
led
by
the
hand
to
God
,
Ephes.
3.12
.
And
secondly
,
the
Promises
;
therefore
,
Heb.
11.13
.
the
Patriarchs
are
sayd
by
faith
to
have
received
the
Promises
,
and
to
have
embraced
them
:
So
as
first
wee
take
hold
of
the
Promises
,
and
of
Christ
in
them
,
and
then
by
this
meanes
we
come
to
God
,
having
both
hope
and
faith
in
him
,
1
Pet.
1.21
.
The
life
of
faith
then
lyes
in
apprehension
,
and
application
of
the
Covenant
,
and
of
God
therein
.
The
Covenant
sayes
,
I
will
bee
a
God
to
them
,
and
they
shall
bee
a
people
to
mee
.
First
,
indeed
God
speakes
to
the
soules
of
men
,
Thou
art
my
people
;
and
then
they
lay
hold
on
him
,
saying
,
And
the
Lord
is
my
God
.
As
in
our
first
seperation
from
the
world
,
by
Divine
Calling
,
wee
stand
up
,
and
take
hold
of
him
for
the
obtaining
of
reconciliation
,
and
all
other
blessings
flowing
from
hence
in
Jesus
Christ
,
so
wee
goe
on
after
in
our
life
,
seeking
by
increase
of
faith
to
enjoy
him
more
and
more
,
and
apprehend
him
for
the
blessing
of
the
Covenant
,
whereunto
our
effectuall
Calling
gave
us
Title
:
That
as
all
blessings
that
wee
enjoy
with
his
favour
proceed
from
him
,
as
declaring
himselfe
to
bee
our
God
;
as
blessings
[
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a
Exod.
6.7
earthly
,
[
](A15114-e20620-b)b
b
Heb.
8.10
.
spirituall
and
[
](A15114-e20630-b)c
c
Heb.
11.16
heavenly
;
so
in
our
necessities
,
we
renew
our
faith
of
that
Covenant
,
I
will
be
thy
God
;
and
plead
our
interest
in
him
for
obtaining
all
blessings
,
holding
him
fast
;
as
,
Psal.
119.4
.
I
am
thine
,
save
mee
:
and
the
Peophet
here
,
vers.
8
,
9.
Thus
David
,
Psalm
.
43.2
.
Thou
art
the
God
of
my
strength
,
why
dost
thou
cast
mee
off
?
and
,
vers.
5.
My
soule
hope
in
God
,
for
I
shall
yet
prayse
him
,
who
is
the
health
of
my
countenance
,
and
my
God
:
And
thus
are
wee
especially
to
take
hold
of
God
in
evill
times
(
to
which
this
Text
especially
referres
this
duty
)
when
Gods
hand
is
stretched
out
against
our selves
,
and
the
Church
.
So
,
Isa.
27.4
,
5.
when
God
goes
through
his
Church
,
burning
up
the
briars
&
thorns
,
to
prevent
which
,
hee
bids
a
man
take
hold
of
his
strength
;
that
is
,
by
faith
hold
his
hands
.
As
when
a
man
is
lifting
up
his
hand
to
strike
,
another
steps
in
,
and
layes
hold
on
it
,
and
stayes
him
,
as
Moses
did
when
Gods
wrath
was
gone
out
against
the
Israelites
:
Let
mee
alone
,
Deut.
9.14
saith
God
;
which
if
a
man
doth
,
God
promiseth
in
the
following
words
,
that
hee
shall
make
peace
with
him
,
for
fury
is
not
in
mee
.
When
the
Lord
seemes
to
bee
furious
,
yet
faith
laying
hold
,
hath
power
with
him
to
stay
his
hand
;
though
it
bee
his
strength
,
and
the
hand
of
faith
weake
in
it selfe
,
yet
it
shall
have
power
with
him
,
Hos.
12.3
.
And
then
when
hee
beginnes
to
with-draw
himselfy
,
as
it
were
,
we
are
to
excite
our
faith
,
draw
neere
,
and
take
hold
of
him
.
Oh
be
not
farre
from
mee
,
for
trouble
is
neare
,
saith
David
,
Psal.
22.11
.
As
a
childe
if
hee
bee
to
goe
in
the
darke
,
or
in
a
crowd
,
hee
will
bee
sure
to
take
fast
hold
of
his
father
,
and
not
leave
him
.
And
because
wee
are
naturally
dull
unto
this
,
therefore
wee
must
stirre
up
our selves
to
it
.
Other
things
,
as
Riches
,
&c.
are
,
ad
manum
,
nigh
us
here
below
;
and
therefore
like
dying
men
,
that
catch
hold
on
any
thing
that
is
next
them
,
so
doe
we
on
these
to
helpe
us
,
and
do
trust
in
them
.
But
God
,
and
Christ
,
they
are
high
,
and
farre
above
our
sight
and
naturall
reach
,
and
therefore
wee
are
loth
to
stretch
to
them
,
to
lay
hold
on
them
,
and
must
stirre
up
our selves
to
it
.
Thus
having
explicated
the
phrase
,
and
shewed
the
duty
,
I
shall
briefly
shew
how
wee
are
to
stirre
up
our
faith
to
make
use
of
the
Promises
to
our selves
,
and
lay
hold
on
them
,
and
God
by
them
,
which
is
done
divers
wayes
.
First
,
by
knowing
that
wee
are
the
children
of
the
Promise
,
Rom.
9.8
.
so
called
because
the
Promises
pertaine
to
us
,
vers.
4.
So
as
knowing
our selves
children
,
we
may
call
the
Promises
ours
;
They
are
the
childrens
bread
;
and
we
may
lay
hold
on
them
as
our
owne
mercies
,
Ion
:
2.8
.
All
the
Children
of
God
being
in
this
case
,
as
Isaac
was
,
the
Seed
of
the
Promise
;
all
of
us
borne
of
a
word
of
faith
:
and
as
wee
are
borne
of
a
Promise
,
Rom.
10.17
so
to
all
the
Promises
are
wee
borne
;
yea
,
being
in
this
right
accounted
one
with
Christ
.
Therefore
Gal
3
16.
to
Abraham
and
his
Seed
were
the
Promises
made
;
to
Seed
as
of
one
,
which
is
Christ
;
that
is
,
Christ
mystical
,
the
whole
Church
.
Secondly
,
by
considering
that
God
hath
given
us
his
owne
Sonne
,
[
](A15114-e20950-b)y
y
●
Cor.
1.20
in
whom
all
the
Promises
are
wrapped
up
and
fulfilled
;
and
[
](A15114-e20960-b)z
z
Rom.
8.32
for
whose
sake
God
will
deny
us
nothing
:
We
having
married
the
heire
,
have
a
joynt
Title
to
his
Inheritance
,
and
the
Deeds
of
it
.
Thirdly
,
by
observing
the
uprightnesse
of
our
harts
to
take
the
Commandements
,
and
threatnings
as
due
to
us
;
and
hee
that
maketh
conscience
to
take
the
Commandements
as
his
Way
,
and
the
threatnings
as
his
Bridle
,
hee
may
safely
take
all
the
Promises
for
his
Inheritance
and
comfort
.
Psa.
119.111
112.
Fourthly
,
by
considering
the
free
grace
of
God
,
in
giving
and
fulfilling
his
promises
,
not
for
any
worth
in
us
,
[
](A15114-e21040-b)z
z
Isa.
43.25
but
for
his
Name
sake
:
[
](A15114-e21050-b)a
a
Gen.
32.10
acknowledging
our
owne
unworthinesse
of
the
least
of
all
the
promises
and
mercies
of
God
,
which
make
our
empty
vessels
more
fit
to
receive
them
.
Fifthly
and
lastly
,
by
meditating
on
the
Promises
themselves
,
pondering
and
musing
upon
them
:
Whence
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
beheld
in
the
Promise
,
is
conveyed
unto
us
,
[
](A15114-e21080-b)b
b
2
Cor.
3.18
to
transforme
us
into
the
likenesse
of
Christ
by
it
.
Section
13.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
in
duties
of
Love
and
Mercy
.
THus
of
some
Duties
which
have
a
more
immediate
Relation
unto
God
,
about
which
wee
ought
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
now
to
goe
forward
,
and
to
instance
in
some
duties
which
have
reference
to
our selves
or
others
.
In
all
workes
of
Love
and
Mercy
towards
others
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
that
wee
[
](A15114-e21150-b)c
c
2
Thes.
1.3
abound
in
them
;
and
wee
should
have
[
](A15114-e21170-b)d
d
2
Cor.
8.16
an
earnest
care
about
them
;
whether
it
bee
in
regard
of
the
bodies
,
or
soules
of
others
,
or
any
other
way
.
Our
love
should
be
[
](A15114-e21200-b)e
e
1
Thess.
1.3
laborious
ful
of
the
[
](A15114-e21220-b)f
f
Rom.
12.10
bowels
of
tendernesse
,
and
compassion
;
to
be
kindly
affectioned
,
to
be
[
](A15114-e21260-b)g
g
1
Tim
6.18
ready
to
distribute
,
willing
to
communicate
.
Where
we
see
grace
in
any
eminency
to
have
our
hearts
knit
to
such
,
[
](A15114-e21280-b)h
h
1
San.
18.1
,
2
as
Ionathans
was
to
David
.
[
](A15114-e21310-b)i
i
Heb.
10.24
To
consider
one
another
,
and
to
provoke
to
love
,
and
good
workes
.
Some
we
may
finde
in
soule
troubles
,
with
[
](A15114-e21330-b)k
k
Nehe.
2.2
Gen.
40.6
,
7
countenances
sad
and
dejected
,
faces
pale
and
wan
,
heavy-eyed
,
and
sighing
as
they
goe
,
now
to
stirre
up
our selves
to
come
to
their
[
](A15114-e21340-b)i
i
Iob
4.4
help
and
succour
,
by
all
the
wayes
wee
can
:
if
it
bee
thy
friend
,
or
any
thou
canst
any
way
reach
,
never
give
thy selfe
rest
,
but
let
it
pitty
thy
very
heart
,
cry
to
God
for
their
ease
and
deliverance
,
and
if
God
have
given
thee
the
skill
of
a
Spirituall
Physician
,
with
a
tender
hand
bind
up
the
bruised
Spirit
.
Some
also
are
[
](A15114-e21350-b)m
m
Rom.
14.1
weake
in
faith
,
these
wee
should
support
:
Some
are
feeble-minded
,
apt
to
bee
discouraged
,
thes.
[
](A15114-e21380-b)n
n
1
The.
5.14
to
strengthen
.
Some
are
overtaken
with
frilings
and
temptations
,
these
to
[
](A15114-e21420-b)o
o
Gal
6.1
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
set
aright
,
as
a
bone
that
was
out
of
his
place
,
as
the
word
there
signifies
:
some
grow
disorderly
,
and
scandalous
,
these
to
[
](A15114-e21470-b)p
p
1
The.
5
14
reprove
:
some
grow
cold
,
luke-warme
,
and
are
like
to
[
](A15114-e21490-b)q
q
Heb.
12.15
fall
away
,
these
to
quicken
and
rowse
up
from
their
drowsinesse
.
Section
14.
Of
stirring
up
our selves
in
regard
of
our
Christian
race
.
IN
regard
of
our
Christian
race
we
are
set
to
run
,
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
[
](A15114-e21540-b)r
r
1
Pet.
1.13
to
gird
up
the
loynes
of
our
minde
,
to
runne
like
the
two
Disciples
to
our
Saviours
Sepulcher
,
who
ranne
with
all
their
might
,
who
should
come
thither
first
:
Wee
should
not
stay
for
company
in
this
weighty
businesse
,
[
](A15114-e21560-b)s
s
Quoties
cogitas
de
perfestione
virtutum
noli
considerare
quid
alii
minu●
habeant
quam
tu
habe●
,
sed
quid
●s
minus
habis
,
quam
habere
iam
de●bes
.
Filg
.
neither
are
wee
to
content
our selves
with
the
pace
of
carnall
professors
,
temporary
beleevers
,
or
lazy
Christians
;
nor
with
that
pace
which
wee
our selves
do
,
or
have
gone
;
nor
should
wee
looke
backe
to
see
who
comes
after
,
but
thinke
thou
art
upon
life
and
death
;
therefore
[
](A15114-e21580-b)t
t
Heb.
12.1
to
cast
away
every
weight
,
and
the
sinne
that
doth
so
easily
beset
us
;
nothing
in
the
world
should
cause
us
to
step
aside
,
but
to
runne
[
](A15114-e21610-b)u
u
Pro
4.25
forth
right
:
Wee
should
now
[
](A15114-e21640-b)*
*
Phil.
3.13
forget
all
things
that
are
behinde
reaching
out
to
the
things
which
are
before
.
To
this
end
we
should
set
before
us
,
that
[
](A15114-e21660-b)x
x
Heb.
12.1
cloud
of
witnesses
,
those
blessed
servants
of
God
,
who
have
gone
before
us
,
who
have
finished
their
course
,
and
kept
the
faith
to
their
latest
breath
;
especially
[
](A15114-e21690-b)y
y
Heb.
12
2
looking
to
Iesus
,
the
Author
and
finisher
of
our
faith
;
who
,
for
the
ioy
that
was
set
before
him
,
endured
the
crosse
,
despising
the
shame
,
and
is
set
downe
at
the
right
hand
of
the
Throne
of
God
.
Our
Savior
Christ
is
not
as
a
dead
marke
,
Note
.
who
helpes
not
the
runners
at
al
,
but
looking
to
him
by
faith
,
he
guideth
us
in
our
way
with
his
eye
,
Psal.
32.8
enlargeth
our
steps
,
and
gives
us
strength
that
wee
faint
not
,
but
still
helpeth
us
to
[
](A15114-e21730-b)t
t
Phil.
3.14
presse
toward
the
marke
,
till
we
obtaine
the
price
of
our
high
calling
of
God
through
him
.
And
this
wee
ought
to
doe
with
the
more
care
and
earnestnesse
,
there
being
so
many
that
look
upon
us
,
whom
wee
may
encourage
by
our
example
,
either
in
doing
or
suffering
.
Wee
little
thinke
how
many
doe
eye
us
in
our
Christian
walke
,
and
what
good
wee
may
doe
by
[
](A15114-e21750-b)a
a
Phil.
2.15
holding
forth
the
light
of
a
good
example
,
how
it
may
[
](A15114-e21770-b)b
b
2
Cor.
9.2
1
The.
1.6
,
7
provoke
others
to
mend
their
pace
,
and
to
runne
with
the
more
cheerefulnesse
,
having
some
to
lead
the
way
before
them
.
Section
15.
How
we
are
to
stirre
up
our selves
when
our
last
end
approcheth
.
WHen
our
last
end
approacheth
,
and
wee
lye
upon
our
last
bed
,
(
if
God
bee
so
mercifull
to
us
as
to
afford
any
strength
,
ease
,
or
respit
from
paine
,
freedome
from
Temptation
,
or
to
continue
the
use
of
our
reason
and
memory
)
it
is
our
duty
to
stirre
up
our selves
,
that
we
quit
our selves
well
in
the
last
act
of
our
life
:
and
this
is
done
,
1
By
a
carefull
preparation
of
our selves
for
our
blessed
change
,
and
departing
hence
,
by
making
our
reckonings
even
,
and
expressing
by
all
signes
and
tokens
,
our
[
](A15114-e21850-b)c
c
Phil.
1.12
desire
of
being
dissolved
,
and
to
be
with
Christ
.
Now
to
stirre
up
our
hope
,
and
earnest
expectation
of
the
accomplishment
of
all
those
blessed
promises
of
the
life
to
come
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
The
same
word
used
,
Rom.
8.19
according
as
the
Apostle
speaks
of
himself
,
Phi.
1.20
.
the
word
used
by
him
there
,
signifies
to
reach
out
ones
necke
in
looking
after
somewhat
we
greatly
desire
,
and
earnestly
expect
to
come
unto
us
.
Ask
is
said
of
[
](A15114-e21900-b)d
d
Iudg.
5.28
Sisera
his
Mother
,
she
looked
out
at
a
window
,
and
expecting
the
returne
of
her
sonne
,
shee
cryed
,
Why
are
his
Chariots
so
long
a
comming
?
So
now
the
soule
should
be
looking
out
,
and
reaching
forth
it selfe
,
expecting
that
good
howre
when
God
will
send
for
it
.
O
when
the
immortall
soule
which
hath
long
so-journed
in
this
sinfull
flesh
,
shall
beginne
to
[
](A15114-e21930-b)e
e
Intrepidè
purgamus
ad
Redemptorem
nostrum
Iesum
,
intrepidè
ad
Patriar
—
charum
concilium
,
trepide
ad
patrem
nostrum
A
—
braham
enm
dies
adveneris
pr●fie
;
s●amur
Ambr
,
lib
,
de
bono
mortis
,
draw
neere
to
the
confines
of
eternity
,
there
being
,
it
may
bee
,
but
a
few
houres
,
and
,
as
it
were
,
but
a
step
betweene
it
and
everlasting
blessednesse
,
and
those
beatificall
visions
,
which
infinitely
transcend
all
that
ever
mortall
eye
saw
,
as
farre
as
the
glory
of
the
greatest
Princes
Court
doth
the
meanest
Cottage
,
how
should
wee
beginne
to
lift
up
our
heads
with
ioy
,
the
[
](A15114-e21970-b)f
f
Luk.
21.28
day
of
our
finall
redemption
from
sinne
and
misery
,
being
so
neare
?
Here
indeed
sometimes
,
and
it
is
but
sometimes
,
we
have
a
glimpse
of
heaven
shewed
us
,
and
a
ray
and
beame
of
celestiall
joy
hath
beene
let
downe
into
our
harts
,
which
hath
infinitely
passed
all
the
pleasures
of
nature
,
but
it
stayes
not
long
;
but
now
thou
art
going
to
take
full
possession
of
that
glorious
inheritance
which
hath
more
comforts
in
it
than
the
heaven
hath
Starres
;
or
there
be
Sands
on
the
Sea-shore
,
how
should
thy
heart
[
](A15114-e22010-b)g
g
When
Doctor
Tailor
that
worthy
Martyr
was
going
to
suffer
,
he
saw
afar
off
many
people
standing
together
,
he
asked
what
it
meant
;
it
being
told
him
it
was
the
place
where
he
must
suffer
,
he
said
,
thanked
be
God
,
I
am
even
at
home
Fox
,
Act.
&
Mon.
vol.
2.
p.
178.
leape
within
thee
,
and
spring
forth
to
meet
those
approaching
blessings
?
2.
By
[
](A15114-e22060-b)h
h
S●●
comparatum
est
cunctis
ferè
mortalibus
ut
morituri
sub
ultimum
vita
exitum
hortationem
apud
suos
relinquere
serveant
.
in
vit.
Cranmeri
,
p.
15
applying
our selves
in
all
the
wayes
of
advice
,
counsell
,
and
comfort
,
in
regard
of
such
as
are
about
us
;
it
may
be
a
sorrowfull
wife
,
who
stands
besides
thee
with
a
heart
ready
to
burst
,
to
thinke
of
her
leaving
of
thee
;
it
may
bee
children
,
or
servants
stand
before
thee
weeping
,
or
neere
friends
or
kindred
are
with
thee
,
who
are
loth
to
leave
thee
;
now
to
stirre
up
thy selfe
to
leave
somewhat
with
them
,
which
they
may
remember
when
thou
art
in
the
dust
:
That
the
child
may
say
,
I
have
lost
a
carefull
father
,
these
were
my
fathers
words
,
and
last
charge
unto
me
,
those
that
stand
by
may
say
,
Thus
did
hee
exhort
us
,
thus
did
hee
comfort
us
,
Mr.
Calvin
did
the
like
being
neere
his
end
,
vid
,
Bez
,
in
vit.
Calv.
these
were
his
last
words
,
thus
went
he
to
his
rest
.
We
shall
finde
it
recorded
of
the
Patriarke
Iacob
,
that
drawing
neere
his
end
,
when
his
children
came
to
see
him
,
he
stirred
up
himselfe
,
[
](A15114-e22140-b)i
i
Gen.
48.2.9.20
and
strengthened
himselfe
on
his
bed
,
and
he
blessed
them
.
A
worthy
patterne
for
all
parents
to
follow
,
he
lay
not
like
a
logge
in
his
bed
,
as
many
doe
,
but
now
,
though
of
great
age
,
and
weake
,
yet
hee
raised
up
that
little
strength
which
was
left
,
and
spent
it
in
[
](A15114-e22160-b)k
k
Gen.
49.23
leaving
a
blessing
on
his
children
;
his
last
words
were
blessings
.
[
](A15114-e22170-b)l
l
Ioh.
chap.
13
,
14
,
15
,
16
17
,
per
tot
.
Our
Saviour
,
when
hee
was
to
leave
this
world
,
shewed
his
great
care
and
love
to
his
Disciples
,
in
preparing
them
for
his
departure
,
and
leaving
with
them
many
precious
counsels
,
comforts
,
and
exhortations
,
by
which
they
might
be
helped
and
strengthened
for
the
time
to
come
.
Thus
did
the
Apostle
Peter
imitate
his
Master
,
[
](A15114-e22200-b)m
m
2
Pet.
1.12
to
15
Who
knowing
shortly
hee
was
to
put
off
his
Tabernacle
,
he
did
stirre
them
up
;
that
after
his
departure
they
might
have
those
things
alwayes
in
remembrance
which
he
had
taught
them
.
The
Apostle
Paul
being
how
aged
,
and
[
](A15114-e22230-b)n
n
Acts
30.18
to
35
knowing
the
time
of
his
departure
was
at
hand
,
hee
called
for
the
Elders
of
the
Church
of
Ephesus
,
and
leaves
with
them
many
excellent
and
weighty
exhortations
,
they
being
now
to
see
his
face
no
more
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Shewing
the
grounds
of
this
duty
of
stirring
up
our selves
.
THus
you
have
the
explanation
of
those
two
things
proposed
;
to
wit
;
what
it
is
to
stirre
up
ones
selfe
;
and
secondly
,
about
what
it
is
mainly
to
bee
exercised
.
Now
follow
some
grounds
and
reasons
of
the
Point
.
Reas.
1
This
duty
,
as
it
is
enjoyned
,
&
commanded
by
God
himselfe
,
that
we
should
stir
up
our selves
in
what
we
do
,
that
it
be
done
with
all
our
might
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
as
the
word
is
.
with
an
harmonicall
consent
of
all
parts
of
man
,
understanding
,
will
,
and
all
the
faculties
existing
in
the
person
of
man
,
with
the
whole
strength
;
so
it
is
most
pleasing
unto
God
,
as
most
agreeable
to
his
nature
,
who
is
a
Spirit
infinitely
active
&
stirring
,
and
impatient
of
all
dulnesse
and
sluggishnesse
.
The
[
](A15114-e22360-b)o
o
Psal.
68.17
Angels
are
his
Chariots
,
[
](A15114-e22380-b)p
p
Psal.
18.10
he
rides
upon
a
Cherube
,
and
doth
flye
;
he
comes
also
on
the
wings
of
the
wind
:
[
](A15114-e22400-b)q
q
Isa.
19.1
he
rides
on
a
swift
cloud
,
which
the
racke
wind
drives
,
all
which
shadow
out
unto
us
the
wonderfull
activity
of
his
nature
:
Who
[
](A15114-e22430-b)r
r
Iohn
4.24
seekes
therefore
such
to
worship
him
.
Hence
is
David
commended
for
his
readinesse
to
fulfill
all
the
[
](A15114-e22460-b)s
s
Acts
13.22
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
[
](A15114-e22480-b)t
t
2.
Sam.
6.14
wils
of
God
,
for
so
it
is
in
the
Originall
.
Thus
he
danced
before
the
Lord
with
al
his
might
;
that
is
,
with
the
might
of
his
spirit
.
Reas.
2
Our
Saviour
Christ
,
who
gave
himselfe
for
us
in
the
greatnesse
of
his
love
,
(
[
](A15114-e22520-b)u
u
2
Cor.
5.14
even
of
his
love
that
passeth
knowledge
,
)
and
[
](A15114-e22540-b)*
*
Tit.
2.14
purchased
us
to
be
a
peculiar
people
to
himselfe
,
did
it
to
this
end
,
that
wee
should
be
zealous
of
good
works
.
Zeale
is
an
affection
proper
to
Men
,
who
having
will
,
to
which
belongeth
the
choice
of
good
,
as
the
object
of
it
,
have
two
attendants
theron
,
the
Concupiscible
,
and
the
Irascible
part
;
the
former
moving
towards
the
object
,
the
latter
encountring
whatever
difficulties
hinder
the
attaining
and
enjoying
of
it
;
[
](A15114-e22570-b)a
a
Cant.
8.6
,
7
The
coles
thereof
are
coles
of
fire
,
which
have
a
vehement
flame
,
which
many
waters
cannot
quench
,
nor
floods
drowne
.
Hence
,
such
as
are
Christs
,
are
[
](A15114-e22590-b)b
b
Luke
3.16
baptized
with
fire
;
that
is
,
with
the
holy
Ghost
,
who
is
like
fire
;
not
onely
in
purging
away
their
drosse
and
corruptions
,
but
mightily
heating
them
,
and
stirring
up
strong
and
ardent
affections
in
them
for
God
and
his
glory
.
Reas.
3
Thirdly
,
wee
should
put
forth
our selves
in
this
duty
,
in
regard
of
that
wonderfull
aptnesse
that
is
in
the
best
to
grow
cold
,
and
dull
,
and
that
insensibly
;
even
as
age
,
and
yeares
come
on
us
and
we
feele
it
not
,
and
as
the
dust
falls
upon
our
clothes
,
and
we
perceive
it
not
;
so
that
,
if
one
let
himselfe
alone
but
a
short
time
,
the
minde
will
sinke
,
and
get
downeward
:
wee
must
therefore
ever
and
anon
be
winding
it
up
,
as
we
do
our
Clocks
and
Watches
,
and
still
bee
tending
unto
it
by
renuing
our
purposes
,
and
[
](A15114-e22630-b)c
c
Psa.
132.4
,
5
Psal.
137.5
,
6
tasking
our selves
to
all
duties
,
that
the
heart
may
bee
kept
in
its
due
height
,
and
this
must
be
done
often
,
the
heart
being
not
in
that
frame
in
the
evening
as
it
was
in
the
morning
:
As
an
Instrument
of
Musicke
,
though
put
never
so
well
in
tune
over
night
,
though
it
rest
untoucht
by
an
externall
hand
,
yet
the
strings
will
fall
and
grow
out
of
tune
of
themselves
;
and
thou
shalt
finde
a
few
weekes
will
breed
a
great
alteration
in
thee
,
which
many
moneths
may
not
recover
againe
:
such
wretched
natures
doe
wee
carry
about
us
,
which
are
such
great
enemies
to
the
worke
of
grace
,
that
if
wee
looke
not
very
narrowly
unto
it
,
a
great
dampe
and
chillishnesse
will
fall
upon
our
hearts
,
our
prayers
wil
grow
weaker
and
weaker
,
shorter
and
shorter
,
good
purposes
and
resolutions
will
quickly
dye
,
goe
out
,
and
bee
lost
in
us
.
Happy
is
he
that
can
say
in
a
spirituall
sense
(
as
it
was
said
of
Moses
)
that
after
long
profession
of
Religion
,
[
](A15114-e22650-b)d
d
Deut
34
7
his
sight
is
not
waxed
dimme
,
nor
his
Spirituall
force
and
heat
abated
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Where
the
Doctrine
is
applyed
in
the
severall
uses
of
it
.
Vse
1
THis
shewes
us
that
the
profession
of
Religion
,
and
the
exercise
of
it
,
is
no
dull
or
lazy
thing
,
but
a
businesse
of
the
greatest
intention
of
all
others
in
the
world
,
unto
which
is
required
the
strength
and
[
](A15114-e22730-b)e
e
Non
est
ad
magna
facilis
asc●nsu●
;
quem
sudorem
perpetimur
cum
co●amur
ascondere
c
lles
,
&
vertices
montium
?
quid
ut
as●endan
us
ad
coelum
?
Cyp.
de
dis.
&
hab
.
Virg.
highest
pitch
of
our
affections
,
our
most
elevated
thoughts
,
and
the
utmost
of
our
endevours
.
Againe
,
it
shewes
how
much
they
do
deceive
themselves
,
that
content
themselves
with
doing
duties
of
Religion
out
of
forme
,
and
custome
,
without
theinward
Principles
of
Faith
,
[
](A15114-e22760-b)f
f
Quodlibet
agens
propter
amorem
agit
,
quodcunque
agit
,
Aq.
1.2
q.
28.
art.
6
Love
,
and
Obedience
,
to
set
them
a
going
,
and
to
move
and
stir
them
forward
.
Amongst
these
we
may
ranke
,
1.
The
Papists
,
whose
Religion
cannot
be
but
joylesse
and
uncomfortable
,
resting
in
the
work
done
;
who
if
they
can
give
in
such
a
number
and
tale
of
Prayers
,
undergoe
such
penance
,
and
screw
up
their
outward
Devotions
to
such
a
height
,
thinke
all
is
wel
,
though
the
heart
all
this
while
hath
not
stirred
a
foot
about
the
businesse
,
nor
so
much
as
looked
toward
the
body
what
it
was
a
doing
.
2.
Amongst
our selves
we
may
take
in
our
simple
ignorant
people
,
who
are
full
Papists
in
this
;
who
therefore
thinke
they
have
prayed
,
because
they
have
bin
upon
their
knees
;
heard
the
Sermon
well
,
because
they
have
beene
at
Church
,
&c.
and
so
plod
on
from
day
to
day
,
without
any
sense
of
the
evill
,
or
comfort
of
the
good
.
3.
Thus
is
the
Civill
man
,
and
carnall
Professor
deceived
;
who
though
hee
hath
more
knowledge
than
the
other
,
and
by
the
benefit
of
education
,
good
example
,
or
the
light
of
naturall
conscience
,
hath
more
dealings
with
God
,
yet
hath
hee
his
heart
as
cold
,
starke
,
and
unstirring
as
the
other
;
and
though
he
applaud
himselfe
in
the
Mediocrity
of
his
temper
,
as
having
found
out
a
[
](A15114-e22810-b)g
g
Nihil
Salvator
●id●lium
ama●●●epido●
e●●n●
.
Hieron
.
middle
way
to
serve
his
turne
,
betweene
strictnesse
and
profanenesse
;
yet
is
it
of
al
others
the
most
dangerous
and
most
loathed
by
the
Lord
,
who
,
being
of
the
[
](A15114-e22830-b)h
h
Rev.
3.16
Laodecean
temper
,
shall
certainly
bee
spued
out
of
Gods
mouth
.
4.
Thus
is
it
with
the
subtill
and
close
hypocrites
of
these
times
,
who
,
like
the
cold
Glow-wormes
of
the
night
,
seeme
to
carry
more
light
about
them
,
and
make
a
greater
bustling
than
the
other
;
yet
because
it
is
without
all
heat
and
sweat
of
the
minde
and
heart
,
what
they
doe
shall
be
reckoned
but
as
[
](A15114-e22860-b)i
i
Heb.
9.14
dead
workes
,
which
have
a
loathsome
savour
in
the
Nostrils
of
the
Almighty
.
Thus
the
[
](A15114-e22880-b)k
k
Rev.
31
Angell
,
or
Minister
of
the
Church
of
Sardis
is
sayd
to
have
a
name
to
live
,
though
he
was
dead
.
Vse
2
This
may
bee
for
tryall
and
examination
of
our selves
,
what
our
care
and
endevour
is
in
stirring
up
our selves
in
all
duties
and
exercises
of
piety
;
How
have
we
answered
all
that
cost
and
care
of
God
towards
us
?
How
doe
our
hearts
run
and
cleave
to
the
Lord
in
preferring
him
before
all
things
,
[
](A15114-e22940-b)l
l
Psal.
73.26
satisfied
with
him
alone
?
How
are
wee
for
Christ
?
since
the
saithfull
called
and
chosen
are
with
Christ
,
Revel.
12.7
&
17.14
fighting
on
his
side
against
the
Dragon
and
his
Angels
,
against
Antichrist
and
all
his
Adherents
;
and
since
[
](A15114-e22980-b)n
n
Mat.
12.30
he
that
is
not
with
Christ
,
is
against
him
;
and
hee
that
gathereth
not
with
him
,
scattereth
with
the
Devil
Our
new
Creation
giving
a
new
disposition
,
whereby
we
rise
up
on
the
Lords
side
,
against
whom
,
before
,
[
](A15114-e23010-b)o
o
Rom.
8
7
our
wisedome
was
enmity
.
Doe
thou
seriously
weigh
what
answer
thou
canst
give
,
as
in
Gods
presence
,
without
deceiving
thy selfe
,
or
others
,
unto
that
pressing
question
of
our
Saviour
,
[
](A15114-e23020-b)p
p
Mat.
5
47
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
What
singular
thing
do
you
?
What
doe
ye
more
than
others
?
What
doe
you
more
than
the
carnal
and
profane
?
than
the
civill
,
or
the
hypocriticall
professor
?
What
doe
you
more
for
God
than
these
?
Vse
3
How
may
this
smite
,
as
with
a
mighty
scourge
of
reproofe
,
the
very
spirits
of
Gods
owne
people
for
that
sluggish
and
bed-rid
disposition
that
cleaves
to
our
nature
?
How
doth
our
wonderful
guiltinesse
of
the
neglect
of
this
duty
begirt
,
and
besiege
us
on
every
side
?
Whose
heart
may
not
smite
him
?
Whose
minde
doth
not
secretly
mis-give
him
,
and
falls
under
the
thought
of
his
grievous
omissions
?
Whose
conscience
doth
not
tell
him
that
hee
is
involved
and
enwrapped
in
this
spiritual
drowsinesse
and
Lethargie
?
Who
may
not
take
up
this
heavy
complaint
,
There
is
none
that
stirreth
up
himselfe
?
and
may
say
,
and
I
am
one
of
them
:
and
so
may
I
say
,
that
speake
this
;
and
thou
that
hearest
this
.
Ah
wee
fooles
,
and
slow
of
heart
,
we
have
not
put
forth
our selves
in
any
proportion
answerable
to
the
grace
given
,
or
mercies
received
.
Ah!
(
deare
Christian
)
hee
that
shall
looke
backe
,
and
take
a
serious
view
of
the
time
of
his
life
since
his
calling
,
and
shall
consider
what
speciall
opportunities
of
doing
,
and
receiving
good
h
e
hath
fore-slowed
,
how
cold
and
carelesse
hee
hath
bin
to
oppose
,
or
prevent
sinne
in
himselfe
or
others
;
what
a
dead
heart
hee
hath
had
for
the
most
part
,
in
all
the
duties
of
Gods
worship
,
both
in
his
prayers
to
him
,
his
prayses
of
him
,
and
his
standing
for
him
;
how
the
bowels
of
his
compassions
have
bin
lockt
up
from
his
brethren
,
whose
good
he
should
more
have
tendred
:
his
slacknesse
and
slownes
in
his
christian
race
,
going
most
an
end
a
snailes
pace
,
as
though
heaven
were
notworth
the
comming
thither
:
if
any
shall
(
I
say
)
consider
his
many
failings
,
and
grosse
omissions
in
althe
aggravating
circumstances
of
them
,
if
the
teares
stand
not
in
his
eyes
,
he
hath
just
cause
to
complaine
of
he
hardnesse
of
his
heart
.
Ah
if
our
hearts
were
searched
with
lights
and
tapers
,
what
a
deale
of
luggage
and
lumber
would
there
bee
found
?
what
heaps
of
drosse
,
of
cold
and
sluggish
matter
would
appeare
to
lye
deading
and
damping
those
few
sparkes
of
heat
,
and
little
light
yet
remaining
in
us
?
Good
Lord
!
how
full
are
we
of
our selves
,
and
of
the
world
?
what
strange
lusts
and
passions
lye
yet
unmortified
in
us
?
which
keepe
downe
our
minds
that
wee
cannot
lift
them
up
to
divine
and
spirituall
things
:
May
it
not
be
said
in
a
spirituall
sense
of
most
of
our
hearts
and
houses
,
as
the
[
](A15114-e23090-b)q
q
Isa.
47.14
Prophet
speakes
,
there
is
not
a
cole
to
warme
it
.
Vse
4
How
should
this
humble
and
ashame
us
?
how
should
wee
bewaile
this
wretched
luskishnesse
and
sluggishnes
of
our
spirits
,
this
indisposition
,
this
unactivenesse
and
unzealousnesse
,
if
it
were
possible
,
with
teares
of
blood
?
The
godly
are
wont
to
esteeme
of
life
,
not
according
to
that
they
find
in
their
body
,
but
their
soule
;
when
that
wants
a
heavenly
disposition
to
spirituall
things
,
they
lament
over
it
as
a
dead
soule
,
since
herein
stands
the
life
of
it
,
to
be
stirring
and
active
in
our
duties
of
love
and
obedience
.
[
](A15114-e23140-b)r
r
Isa.
38
.
15●.16
.
O
Lord
,
by
these
things
men
live
,
and
in
all
these
things
is
the
life
of
my
spirit
,
saith
that
good
King
Hezekiah
.
Let
us
view
our selves
in
the
severall
relations
wee
stand
towards
others
,
whether
Magistrate
,
Minister
,
Parent
,
Master
of
a
Family
,
Friend
or
Neighbour
,
&c.
and
then
let
us
but
stand
a
while
and
think
what
good
might
have
beene
done
,
which
now
hath
been
fore-slowed
in
our
owne
hearts
,
in
our
families
,
and
abroad
:
if
in
our
first
setting
out
in
our
Christian
race
wee
had
thus
bestirred
our selves
;
now
that
time
is
past
and
gone
,
and
spilt
like
water
on
the
ground
,
which
can
no
more
bee
gathered
up
againe
!
What
prayers
and
Sermons
have
beene
lost
,
&c.
what
sinne
and
evill
might
have
beene
avoyded
,
what
sinne
might
have
beene
restrained
by
us
,
the
guilt
of
which
now
stickes
upon
us
.
But
more
especially
should
it
abase
us
,
and
throw
us
downe
in
our selves
,
and
make
us
blush
within
our selves
,
that
wee
have
bin
so
vilely
wanting
to
the
Lord
and
his
grace
,
that
we
have
not
stirred
up
our selves
according
to
the
grace
given
,
and
abilities
bestowed
upon
us
;
in
that
wee
have
not
done
that
which
we
might
have
done
,
and
was
in
our
power
to
do
,
both
in
regard
of
resisting
sins
and
temptations
,
and
performing
duties
of
piety
and
mercy
.
Whether
a
man
may
do
more
then
he
doth
with
that
ability
which
he
hath
?
Quest.
But
here
it
may
be
demanded
,
Whether
a
man
may
doe
more
than
he
doth
with
that
ability
which
he
hath
?
Answ.
1
For
the
answering
of
this
question
,
I
shall
lay
downe
these
severall
positions
:
First
,
it
is
granted
that
an
unregenerate
man
can
do
no
good
Spirituall
without
grace
;
[
](A15114-e23260-b)s
s
Mat.
12.33
the
tree
must
be
good
before
the
fruit
can
be
good
:
As
[
](A15114-e23280-b)t
t
Iohn
15.4
.
the
branch
beareth
not
fruit
but
in
the
Vine
,
Iohn
15.4
.
Secondly
,
Yet
a
naturall
man
may
doe
more
then
he
doth
,
towards
the
attainment
of
a
better
state
,
and
to
the
good
of
other
men
,
they
might
use
meanes
,
as
Hearing
,
reading
,
prayer
,
as
it
is
an
outward
action
,
so
giving
to
the
poore
,
&c.
Thirdly
,
a
regenerate
Christian
,
as
in
his
first
regeneration
,
he
is
only
passive
,
God
infusing
new
habits
of
grace
,
new
qualities
into
every
faculty
:
so
after
regeneration
hee
cannot
doe
[
](A15114-e23340-b)u
u
Rom.
7.15
.
Gal.
5.17
.
all
the
good
he
would
,
nor
when
he
would
,
nor
as
hee
would
.
Fourthly
,
A
regenerate
Christian
after
grace
received
,
standeth
in
need
not
onely
of
generall
ayd
,
[
](A15114-e23370-b)*
*
It
is
Gods
free
grace
,
his
voluntary
influence
which
habituateth
and
fitteth
al
our
faculties
,
which
animate
thus
unto
a
heavenly
being
,
which
giveth
us
both
the
strength
and
first
act
,
whereby
we
are
qualified
to
work
,
and
which
con
.
curreth
with
us
in
astu
secundo
,
to
all
those
works
which
we
set
ourselves
about
.
As
an
instrument
,
even
when
it
hath
an
edge
cutteth
nothing
till
it
be
assisted
and
moved
by
the
hand
of
the
artificer
:
so
a
Christian
,
when
he
hath
a
will
and
an
habituall
fitnesse
to
worke
,
yet
is
able
to
doe
nothing
without
a
constant
supply
and
assistance
and
eoncomitancy
of
the
grace
of
Christ
,
exciting
,
moving
,
and
applying
that
habituall
power
unto
particular
Actions
.
E.
R.
but
of
supply
of
new
grace
,
to
put
forth
every
spirituall
act
of
grace
;
partly
for
the
working
out
of
his
owne
salvation
,
and
partly
for
the
more
spirituall
and
lively
performance
and
accomplishment
of
the
worke
it selfe
.
Hee
standeth
in
need
of
,
1.
Preparing
grace
,
that
whereby
God
prepared
the
heart
of
Titus
to
receive
Pauls
exhortation
,
2
Cor.
8.17
.
By
this
grace
the
hearts
of
Gods
people
are
prepared
to
pray
,
Psal.
10.17
.
2.
Exciting
,
or
awakening
,
or
quickning
grace
:
Isa.
30.4
.
in
the
latter
end
of
the
verse
,
Hee
wakeneth
morning
by
morning
,
hee
wakeneth
my
eare
to
heare
as
the
learned
.
So
,
Psal.
143.11
.
3.
Assisting
and
strengthning
grace
,
1
Pet.
5.10
.
4.
Enlarging
grace
,
Psal.
119.32
.
5.
Directing
grace
,
2
Thes.
3.5
.
6.
Protecting
,
or
preserving
grace
,
keeping
off
prevailing
interruptions
,
Esay
27.3
.
7.
Perfecting
grace
,
1
Pet.
5.10
.
Fifthly
,
Though
a
regenerate
Christian
cannot
by
his
owne
abilities
excite
,
or
prepare
,
or
enlarge
his
owne
heart
to
any
Spirituall
duty
,
yet
by
the
grace
he
hath
received
,
he
may
,
and
ought
to
use
the
meanes
which
God
hath
appointed
for
the
stirring
up
of
the
heart
towards
God
:
for
,
1.
Hee
may
walke
in
a
conscionable
care
not
to
live
in
any
knowne
sinne
,
or
after
the
flesh
;
for
to
live
after
the
flesh
,
deadeth
and
dulleth
the
Spirit
,
Rom.
8.13
.
2.
He
may
abstaine
from
the
constant
,
abundant
use
of
sensuall
comforts
;
for
such
(
though
lawfull
)
will
secretly
choake
the
heart
of
a
Christian
,
as
they
did
Salomons
.
3.
Hee
may
diligently
use
the
holy
Ordinances
of
God
,
especially
the
hearing
of
the
Word
where
it
is
Preached
with
power
;
in
the
use
whereof
,
a
regenerate
Christian
,
by
grace
received
,
exceedeth
a
naturall
man
,
in
that
a
naturall
man
can
onely
heare
,
but
not
upon
a
right
ground
,
nor
for
a
right
end
;
but
a
regenerate
Christian
,
by
grace
received
,
may
heare
in
obedience
to
Gods
ordinances
,
and
for
his
edification
,
seeking
and
waiting
upon
God
for
a
blessing
,
Cant.
3.1
.
4.
He
may
discerne
the
dulnesse
and
deadnesse
of
his
owne
heart
to
all
spirituall
duties
,
and
may
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](A15114-e23680-b)*
*
Isa.
63.17
complaine
thereof
unto
God
in
prayer
,
Isa.
63.17
.
Sixtly
,
for
want
of
the
use
of
these
means
he
may
justly
be
said
not
to
prepare
his
owne
heart
,
2
Chron.
12.14
.
not
to
stir
up
himselfe
to
take
hold
of
God
,
as
in
the
Text
:
and
so
therby
to
[
](A15114-e23750-b)x
x
Ephe.
4.30
grieve
the
holy
spirit
of
God
,
[
](A15114-e23770-b)y
y
2
Cor.
6.1
and
to
receive
the
grace
of
God
in
vaine
,
and
therfore
may
justly
be
reproved
hereof
,
and
complained
of
,
as
in
the
Text.
Besides
this
,
the
constant
experience
of
all
the
children
of
God
wil
beare
them
witnesse
,
that
there
be
no
sinnes
that
lye
more
heavy
upon
them
,
or
under
which
they
doe
more
deepely
grone
and
mourne
,
than
their
walking
unworthy
of
those
precious
mercies
and
graces
they
have
received
,
[
](A15114-e23790-b)z
z
Verum
,
heu
mihi
,
studium
ellud
meum
et
zelus
(
si
hoc
nomine
dignus
est
)
adeo
remissus
&
languidus
fuit
ut
innu
mera
mihi
ad
munus
meum
preclarè
fungendum
defuisse
fatear
In
Test
.
Calvini
in
vita
ipsis
,
p.
102
Quest.
neither
growing
up
in
them
to
that
strength
,
nor
imploying
them
to
that
fruitfulnesse
they
might
have
attained
unto
.
But
why
is
it
a
sinne
not
to
stir
up
our selves
to
holy
duties
,
since
exciting
grace
is
Gods
worke
alone
,
and
hee
must
renew
it
every
morning
,
else
the
worke
wil
not
be
done
,
Isa.
50.4
.
Answ.
1
Answ.
Because
it
is
by
reason
of
our
sinne
that
God
doth
not
stir
us
up
:
as
,
1.
Our
narrownesse
of
heart
and
mouth
in
prayer
,
Psal.
81.10
.
Aske
liberally
and
have
liberally
:
prayers
are
[
](A15114-e23890-b)a
a
2
King
.
13.17
,
18
,
19.
like
arrowes
of
Deliverance
,
which
would
be
multiplied
and
enlarged
.
2.
Our
heedlesnesse
in
the
use
of
the
Ordinances
,
Luk.
8.18
.
3.
Unfruitfulnesse
in
the
use
of
grace
received
,
Mat.
25.29
.
4.
Unbeleefe
,
Mat.
14.31
.
else
renewing
our
waiting
on
the
Lord
for
his
help
and
grace
,
would
renew
our
strength
,
Isa.
40.31
.
Thus
you
see
how
still
the
fault
[
](A15114-e23980-b)b
b
Rectè
homo
corripitur
que
precepta
non
implet
quia
exetus
negligentia
est
quod
gratiam
non
habet
per
quam
possit
servare
mandata
.
Th.
Aq.
quest.
disp.
24.
art.
14
returnes
upon
our selves
,
how
we
cannot
stand
before
this
truth
,
but
must
lye
downe
as
condemned
of
our selves
,
and
guilty
of
this
evill
,
that
we
have
not
stirred
up
our selves
to
doe
that
which
was
in
our
power
to
have
done
,
that
good
(
I
say
)
which
wee
ought
and
might
have
done
.
Vse
5
What
remaines
now
but
that
I
should
call
upon
you
,
and
my selfe
,
with
all
the
strength
of
exhortation
I
may
,
(
and
the
Lord
grant
it
may
be
effectuall
to
us
all
)
that
wee
set
about
this
so
needfull
a
Christian
duty
,
and
that
if
it
be
possible
we
might
bee
drawne
off
from
our
dregs
and
lees
,
to
get
above
our selves
,
and
to
bee
heightned
in
our
desires
,
and
practice
of
all
Christian
duties
,
to
doe
them
in
a
more
lively
,
active
,
and
stirring
manner
:
this
being
like
oyle
to
the
wheeles
,
and
as
wind
to
the
sayles
that
sets
all
agoing
;
this
indeed
is
all
in
all
,
for
what
are
all
our
services
,
but
saplesse
,
livelesse
,
and
loathsome
things
without
this
?
And
first
I
would
bend
my
speech
to
such
as
formerly
have
bin
more
forward
and
stirring-hearted
,
but
now
are
growne
more
remisse
and
spirit-lesse
:
I
would
speake
to
such
,
in
the
Name
of
God
,
as
the
Lord
speakes
by
the
Prophet
to
his
people
,
[
](A15114-e24040-b)c
c
Ier.
2.5
What
iniquity
have
your
fathers
found
in
mee
,
that
they
are
gone
from
mee
?
What
evill
have
you
found
in
Gods
wayes
,
that
you
are
growne
weary
of
them
?
Speake
,
in
the
presence
of
God
,
what
evill
have
you
found
in
prayer
,
that
you
grow
so
slacke
in
it
?
You
were
wont
you
could
have
gone
to
the
Lord
with
much
enlargement
,
and
,
it
may
bee
,
with
many
teares
;
[
](A15114-e24060-b)d
d
Psa.
45.1
your
tongue
was
as
the
pen
of
a
ready
Writer
;
why
are
you
now
so
narrow-hearted
?
Why
doe
you
so
fore-slow
the
duty
?
Siccine
putamus
orasse
Ionam
?
Sic
Danielem
inter
Leones
?
Sic
latr
nem
in
cruces
?
Hier.
speaking
thereof
cold
prayers
.
and
make
so
many
excuses
?
and
are
so
loth
to
come
into
Gods
presence
?
neither
is
there
that
strugling
against
this
woful
disposition
as
formerly
.
What
evill
have
you
found
in
Gods
word
?
the
time
was
when
you
went
with
much
joy
to
Gods
house
,
and
you
loved
the
Bible
above
al
books
,
and
now
it
can
lie
a
day
,
&
sometimes
a
weeke
,
and
you
never
looke
into
it
?
[
](A15114-e24120-b)e
e
Iob
15.11
Are
●he
consolations
of
God
small
with
you
?
are
the
counsels
and
exhortations
of
the
Scriptures
grown
weake
?
Are
the
Promises
of
God
more
dry
and
withered
?
Is
not
God
still
a
hearer
of
praiers
?
or
is
his
arme
shortned
that
it
cannot
save
?
God
forbid
!
But
doth
not
the
fault
lye
in
yourselfe
,
unto
whom
the
world
,
and
other
sinfull
distempers
have
marred
the
rellish
and
taste
of
these
Divine
counsels
and
comforts
?
What
evill
have
you
found
in
the
societie
of
Gods
people
?
of
whose
grace
and
goodnesse
you
cannot
bee
but
well
perswaded
;
why
are
you
so
strange
unto
them
?
the
time
hath
bin
when
you
have
preferred
them
before
all
others
,
and
chose
them
for
the
onely
companions
of
your
life
,
you
could
have
opened
your
mouth
to
the
edification
of
others
,
but
now
you
are
like
a
curst
Cowe
that
will
not
give
downe
her
milke
;
you
can
now
like
well
enough
of
carnall
speech
,
and
worldly
companie
,
and
can
sort
your selfe
with
such
of
whose
happinesse
you
have
no
perswasion
.
Speake
,
is
not
this
your
case
?
are
you
not
blame-worthy
?
why
then
be
grieved
,
and
sigh
within
your selfe
:
and
[
](A15114-e24140-b)f
f
Rev.
2.4
,
5
Remember
from
whence
thou
art
fallen
,
and
repent
and
doe
thy
first
workes
.
Let
our
Saviours
counsell
come
seasonably
to
thee
,
[
](A15114-e24160-b)g
g
Rev.
3.2
Be
watchfull
to
strengthen
the
things
which
remaine
which
are
ready
to
dye
rest
not
in
this
unprofitable
and
uncomfortable
condition
,
till
thou
find
thy
spirit
to
revive
,
and
thy
care
of
better
things
to
flourish
,
and
spring
againe
in
thee
:
[
](A15114-e24180-b)h
h
Heb.
12.12
13.
Lift
up
thy
hands
that
hang
downe
,
and
the
feeble
knees
,
lest
that
which
bee
lame
be
turned
out
of
the
way
.
Labour
to
recover
thy
former
strength
and
station
;
and
therefore
to
cherish
and
blow
up
that
fire
which
yet
remaines
hid
under
the
ashes
[
](A15114-e24200-b)i
i
2
Iohn
8
that
thou
lose
not
that
which
thou
hest
wrought
,
but
mayest
receive
a
full
reward
.
But
lest
any
be
discouraged
,
Cauti●n
.
wee
are
to
know
,
that
this
dulnesse
and
unstirringnesse
of
heart
,
may
proceed
sometime
from
1.
Weaknesse
,
faintnesse
,
and
feeblenes
of
body
,
whether
it
beinregard
of
present
sicknesse
,
indisposition
to
health
,
age
,
or
other
bodily
infirmities
,
in
which
case
a
good
Christian
may
be
feeble
in
performance
of
duties
the
minde
most
an
end
following
the
present
temper
of
the
body
.
2.
It
may
proceed
from
melancholy
distempers
with
which
the
minde
may
be
over-growne
.
3.
Or
the
party
may
lye
under
some
violent
temptation
of
Satan
,
or
distresse
of
conscience
,
which
may
strangely
,
for
the
time
,
make
one
dull
,
mopish
,
and
forgetfull
.
4.
Or
it
may
proceed
from
spirituall
desertion
,
when
the
sense
of
Gods
favour
,
love
and
wonted
presence
may
be
departed
from
him
for
a
time
.
5.
Or
the
outward
meanes
of
the
Word
may
be
taken
from
them
,
either
wholly
,
or
it
may
be
much
ecclipsed
,
which
formerly
they
enjoyed
in
more
plentie
and
power
.
These
,
and
many
such
like
,
may
bring
a
dulnesse
upon
the
hart
in
Duties
;
but
if
thy
wearisomnesse
in
duties
,
and
thy
decayings
in
good
arise
from
none
of
these
,
but
that
it
hath
rooting
and
foundation
in
thy
owne
corrupt
nature
,
and
is
cherished
and
fomented
by
the
lusts
of
other
things
,
thoumust
take
it
home
to
thy selfe
,
and
know
thy
case
is
so
much
the
worse
,
and
that
thou
art
laden
with
the
more
guilt
,
by
how
much
thou
art
left
without
excuse
,
God
having
done
so
well
for
thee
,
and
thou
having
so
[
](A15114-e24310-b)k
k
Deut.
32.6
ill
requited
him
.
Lastly
,
this
exhortation
is
to
be
set
home
upon
every
one
that
feares
the
name
of
God
,
be
they
poore
or
rich
,
noble
or
meane
,
learned
or
unlearned
,
young
or
old
,
all
need
it
,
and
therefore
all
may
harken
to
it
;
for
all
to
kindle
and
quicken
up
our selves
,
to
sharpen
and
set
an
edge
upon
our selves
,
to
rouze
up
our selves
,
to
presse
forward
and
goe
an
end
with
all
our
might
,
in
all
our
duties
.
O
what
is
worthy
our
care
,
paines
and
travell
if
this
be
not
,
to
have
our
spirits
quickned
and
enlivened
with
stronger
incitations
to
what
is
required
of
us
,
to
tugge
and
toyle
,
to
labor
&
[
](A15114-e24330-b)l
l
Non
ad
ruborem
tantum
sed
ad
sudorem
,
sweat
in
this
worke
,
breaking
through
all
difficulties
,
and
bearing
up
against
all
oppositions
.
As
the
Cocke
claps
his
wings
to
stirre
up
himselfe
to
crowe
,
and
as
a
fire-brand
borne
in
the
wind
is
the
[
](A15114-e24340-b)m
m
See
Davids
answer
when
Michall
his
wife
mocked
him
,
2
S●m
.
●
20
21
,
22
,
23
more
enkindled
;
and
as
Sampson
stirred
up
his
strength
,
when
it
was
told
him
the
Philistims
were
upon
him
.
As
there
was
more
in
Sampson
than
in
another
man
,
so
is
there
in
every
true
Christian
,
who
being
in
covenant
with
God
,
and
having
his
vowes
upon
him
,
he
goes
forth
in
the
strength
of
these
and
so
long
as
he
[
](A15114-e24400-b)n
n
Judg.
6
14
goes
forth
in
this
might
,
and
cleaves
to
him
that
is
the
strength
of
Israel
,
so
long
no
sinne
shall
master
him
,
nor
duty
be
too
hard
for
him
;
otherwise
hee
shall
bee
weake
,
and
as
another
man
.
Hence
it
is
that
Salomon
saith
,
[
](A15114-e24440-b)o
o
Pro.
15
24
The
way
of
life
is
above
to
the
wise
.
The
godly
man
goeth
an
higher
way
than
his
neighbour
,
even
in
the
common
businesses
of
this
life
,
even
of
his
ordinary
calling
,
because
they
are
done
in
[
](A15114-e24460-b)p
p
Gal.
2.20
Rom.
14.23
faith
and
[
](A15114-e24470-b)q
q
Deut.
5.29
obedience
:
much
more
when
hee
draweth
neere
to
God
in
more
immediate
duties
of
his
worship
,
as
when
we
are
to
praise
him
,
or
stand
for
him
This
is
that
which
p●
s
the
difference
,
even
the
heart
stirred
and
moved
with
these
principles
,
which
being
wanting
in
every
naturall
man
,
the
heart
must
needs
sinke
,
and
flagge
in
his
performances
.
O
then
that
there
were
such
an
heart
in
us
as
to
goe
this
higher
way
,
to
get
above
the
ordinary
sort
,
even
like
the
Aegles
of
heaven
,
who
delight
themselves
in
their
high
flying
,
and
when
they
are
farthest
from
the
earth
:
so
to
get
above
earthly
men
,
and
earthly
things
,
to
be
as
the
flame
,
which
,
the
higher
it
riseth
,
the
purer
it
is
;
so
still
to
bee
aspiring
in
our
thoughts
,
desires
and
indevours
,
and
to
get
them
up
to
such
a
pitch
,
Prov.
4.18
by
which
they
might
bee
freed
from
their
dregs
and
drosse
.
And
seeing
the
strength
of
our
minds
is
the
most
precious
thing
wee
have
,
wee
should
reserve
this
for
the
most
excellent
duties
and
businesses
,
and
bestow
it
upon
them
.
Thus
shal
we
make
[
](A15114-e24500-b)s
s
Fides
auget
aetatem
.
Amb
a
short
life
a
long
one
,
and
thus
shalt
thou
live
more
in
a
day
,
than
another
doth
in
seven
yeares
,
or
in
all
his
time
:
for
it
is
not
to
be
reckoned
a
life
which
is
measured
with
dayes
and
yeares
;
but
that
which
is
[
](A15114-e24520-b)t
t
In
brevi
vitae
spatio
tempo●a
virtutum
multa
complevit
.
Hieron
.
Ep.
ad
Fu.
filled
with
good
Actions
,
with
fervent
prayers
,
with
walking
in
an
awfull
feare
of
God
,
with
denying
thy selfe
,
and
mortifying
,
thy
lusts
,
with
bearing
afflictions
patiently
,
with
giving
good
example
unto
others
,
to
helpe
the
distressed
and
afflicted
,
to
stand
on
Gods
side
,
opposing
the
sinnes
and
evils
of
the
times
,
&c
this
is
truly
to
live
;
these
are
the
most
noble
actions
of
life
,
and
these
are
the
most
excellent
issues
and
productions
of
the
mind
and
soule
CHAP.
IX
.
Shewing
some
motives
unto
this
duty
of
stirring
up
our selves
.
NOw
that
wee
might
be
farther
moved
and
stirred
up
hereunto
(
for
God
knowes
that
great
is
our
dulnesse
;
and
sloware
our
apprehensions
of
these
things
)
let
us
consider
in
the
generall
how
wee
are
commanded
[
](A15114-e24580-b)u
u
Cor.
11.3
,
●
.
Cor
14.12
earnestly
to
covet
the
best
gifts
and
*
to
study
that
we
may
excell
;
and
that
it
is
honourable
to
be
[
](A15114-e24610-b)x
x
2
Cor.
9.2
leaders
in
goodnesse
,
to
be
presidents
of
piety
,
provoking
others
;
and
that
if
this
stirringnesse
of
heart
bee
wanting
,
all
goes
but
heavily
forward
.
As
the
[
](A15114-e24620-b)y
y
Exo.
14.25
Aegyptians
,
who
,
when
their
wheeles
were
taken
off
,
drave
their
Chariots
but
heavily
.
But
more
specially
there
be
three
things
which
I
would
offer
to
your
consideration
to
move
to
the
duty
in
hand
.
First
,
looke
a
while
,
and
see
what
a
stirring
and
busie
world
it
is
,
Consider
what
a
stirring
world
it
is
.
how
mightily
men
are
put
forward
,
and
set
a
going
in
their
severall
wayes
,
according
to
the
severall
projects
they
drive
,
and
those
inward
principles
by
which
they
worke
,
and
by
which
they
walke
.
The
world
is
as
a
great
Ant
,
or
Emit-hill
,
where
there
are
multitudes
of
those
busie
creatures
,
carrying
and
recarrying
strawes
,
stubble
,
or
other
such
luggage
,
and
every
one
busie
in
doing
something
,
and
intent
to
adde
,
and
bring
to
the
heape
:
So
in
this
world
there
is
a
mighty
and
general
businesse
,
an
earnest
trudging
about
,
a
continued
sollicitousnesse
,
plotting
,
and
working
upon
the
face
of
the
earth
.
See
it
in
a
few
instances
:
1.
The
Time-server
is
busie
to
fit
his
sailes
to
every
wind
,
marks
what
is
in
grace
and
fashion
with
the
Times
,
observes
the
Motions
of
great
ones
,
and
studies
how
he
may
please
the
most
.
2.
The
deepe
and
clung-headed
Politician
,
who
dwels
many
times
the
next
doore
to
Atheisme
,
is
busie
in
wheeling
about
his
owne
ends
,
is
darke
in
his
wayes
,
and
usually
,
like
a
Boat-man
,
lookes
one
way
,
and
rowes
another
.
3.
The
Ambitious
man
puts
on
Absolons
behaviour
,
is
busie
in
seeking
applause
and
respect
and
how
he
may
be
carried
aloft
,
as
a
feather
,
upon
the
breath
of
men
.
4.
The
Voluptuous
man
is
busie
to
draw
out
the
quintessence
of
all
sinnes
and
vanities
;
to
sucke
the
sweet
out
of
them
,
to
array
himselfe
like
a
childe
of
Paradise
,
and
to
have
his
part
in
all
the
pleasures
of
nature
.
5.
The
worldling
is
busie
in
telling
his
money
,
casting
up
his
accounts
,
looking
in
his
Almanacke
,
enquiring
for
a
purchase
,
enlarging
his
barnes
,
Luke
12.18
.
alwayes
plotting
how
hee
may
get
or
save
.
The
Papists
are
busie
to
advance
the
Catholicke
cause
,
as
they
call
it
,
to
make
Proselytes
;
busie
they
are
in
their
Devotions
,
as
the
[
](A15114-e24740-b)z
z
Ier.
7.18
Prophet
speakes
,
The
Children
gather
wood
and
the
Fathers
kindle
the
fire
&
the
women
knead
their
dough
to
make
cakes
to
the
Queene
of
heaven
.
The
Devill
is
busie
,
[
](A15114-e24760-b)a
a
Iob
1.7
going
to
and
fro
in
the
earth
,
doing
mischiefe
,
murdering
soules
,
and
filling
Hell
.
All
these
,
and
many
others
,
are
driven
with
great
force
upon
their
severall
wayes
,
and
are
unwearied
in
them
.
Thus
it
is
with
the
men
of
this
world
,
[
](A15114-e24780-b)b
b
Psal.
17.14
who
have
their
prrtion
in
this
life
.
And
how
should
this
fire
us
,
and
put
life
and
spirit
into
us
,
who
serve
a
better
master
,
and
have
better
work
to
doe
?
[
](A15114-e24800-b)c
c
Turp●
est
impios
diabol●
tam
strenué
servire
nos
Christo
pro
sanguinis
pretio
nihil
rependere
.
Cyp.
lib.
de
opere
et
elemosy
.
Why
should
not
we
do
more
for
God
and
his
honor
,
than
any
in
the
world
should
doe
for
themselves
,
or
to
promote
Satans
kingdome
.
Let
us
resolve
therefore
with
the
Prophet
[
](A15114-e24820-b)d
d
Mich.
4.5
Micah
,
All
people
(
saith
he
)
will
walke
every
one
in
the
Name
of
his
Grd
,
Zach.
10.12
and
we
will
walke
in
the
Name
of
the
Lord
our
God
for
ever
and
ever
.
Secondly
,
let
it
move
us
to
consider
how
our
blessed
Savior
,
Looke
upon
our
Saviour
,
how
he
stirred
up
himselfe
in
the
great
businesse
of
our
Salvation
.
in
the
great
businesse
of
our
Salvation
,
stirred
up
himselfe
,
and
put
forth
himselfe
to
his
[
](A15114-e24900-b)e
e
Heb.
7.25
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
uttermost
for
us
;
he
stirred
up
all
his
strength
,
left
nothing
undone
,
bare
as
much
as
hee
could
beare
,
[
](A15114-e24930-b)f
f
Phil
2.7
.
Scipsum
exmanivis
.
went
as
low
as
he
could
go
,
downe
to
the
grave
,
even
to
hell
it selfe
in
paines
and
anguish
of
Spirit
,
did
what
possibly
he
could
doe
,
which
should
fill
us
with
strong
desires
,
and
endevours
,
to
enforce
our selves
to
our
uttermost
,
for
so
[
](A15114-e24950-b)g
g
Quid
nos
pro
Domino
tam
b●no
facere
conveniet
cum
ille
pro
malis
Servis
tan●a
seceret
?
Salv.
kinde
a
Redeemer
as
we
have
found
him
to
be
,
to
love
his
person
,
to
prize
his
merits
,
to
obey
his
will
,
to
delight
in
his
Ordinances
,
to
love
his
children
,
to
doe
what
wee
may
to
advance
his
honour
and
service
,
to
[
](A15114-e24970-b)h
h
Gen.
3.15
tread
hard
upon
the
Divels
head
,
and
to
be
professed
enemies
to
his
kingdome
all
our
dayes
.
Lastly
,
this
stirringnesse
of
heart
,
The
certainty
and
fulnesse
of
the
reward
.
as
it
is
accompanied
with
much
sweet
peace
,
and
inward
comfort
,
and
rest
of
heart
;
and
as
it
brings
a
good
report
,
and
esteeme
in
the
Churches
of
Christ
;
causing
one
Christian
(
of
what
degree
,
calling
,
and
condition
soever
hee
be
)
to
excell
another
,
and
appeare
higher
,
even
as
Saul
did
amongst
the
people
:
so
it
is
attended
with
certainty
and
fulnesse
of
reward
,
and
that
according
to
the
quality
of
our
worke
;
as
there
hath
bin
more
grace
in
it
,
more
reverence
,
zeale
,
fervency
,
more
faith
and
resting
upon
God
;
so
shall
the
[
](A15114-e25020-b)h
h
2
Tim.
4.7
,
8
reward
be
more
plenteous
and
abundant
.
The
more
faithfull
service
wee
have
done
,
the
more
welcome
shall
wee
bee
to
him
when
hee
cals
for
us
;
As
a
faithfull
Embassadour
is
welcomed
home
by
his
Prince
;
and
as
a
Factor
,
that
hath
done
his
master
good
service
in
a
farre
Countrey
,
is
gladly
received
by
him
.
O
when
the
faithfull
soule
,
being
carried
on
Angels
wings
,
shall
first
set
footing
on
the
glorious
pavement
of
heaven
,
and
the
Lord
shall
say
,
Welcome
my
deare
and
faithfull
servant
,
thou
hast
beene
a
good
servant
unto
me
,
[
](A15114-e25030-b)i
i
Mat.
25.23
Enter
into
the
ioy
of
thy
Lord
;
this
speech
shall
bee
of
more
infinite
refreshing
,
then
if
ten
thousand
worlds
,
and
the
glory
of
them
,
had
beene
given
unto
it
;
for
what
could
bee
spoken
more
by
the
Creator
?
what
could
be
desired
more
by
the
Creature
?
This
their
faithfulnesse
also
,
with
how
much
the
more
stirringnesse
and
advantage
to
the
Lords
honour
it
hath
beene
managed
and
discharged
,
by
so
much
the
[
](A15114-e25050-b)k
k
Rev.
3.21
neerer
in
place
it
brings
us
to
the
Lord
;
As
Davids
Worthies
were
admitted
to
have
the
nearest
place
about
his
person
.
How
many
thousands
are
there
of
Saints
at
this
day
,
[
](A15114-e25070-b)l
l
Rev.
7.9.14
15.
standing
before
the
Throne
of
God
,
with
Palmes
in
their
hands
,
and
Crownes
on
their
heads
,
who
in
this
world
have
beene
the
Lords
Worthies
,
who
have
fought
his
battels
,
and
lifted
up
his
Name
to
their
uttermost
.
Speake
,
O
ye
blessed
soules
departed
,
whether
this
bee
not
your
glory
and
your
joy
that
you
have
had
your
harts
stirred
for
the
Lord
;
and
if
you
were
upon
the
earth
againe
,
whether
you
would
not
doe
,
if
it
were
possible
,
a
thousand
times
more
for
him
,
that
for
such
weake
services
,
such
poore
and
imperfect
performances
,
hath
rewarded
you
with
the
favours
and
joyes
of
eternitie
.
[
](A15114-e25090-b)m
m
Rev.
15
▪
3
O
who
would
not
feare
and
serve
thee
,
O
Lord
,
thou
King
of
Saints
,
&
glorifie
thy
name
?
who
makest
all
thy
servants
[
](A15114-e25110-b)n
n
Rev.
1.6
Kings
,
and
affordest
them
everlasting
Communion
with
thy selfe
!
It
matters
not
(
deare
brethren
)
what
wee
are
in
this
world
,
how
shunned
,
despised
,
and
[
](A15114-e25120-b)o
o
1
Cor.
5.13
made
the
off-scouring
of
all
things
;
nay
,
though
every
one
that
meets
us
should
spit
in
our
faces
,
revile
,
and
trample
upon
us
,
if
by
this
meanes
any
honour
might
redound
to
the
Name
of
the
Lord
;
it
is
enough
for
us
to
bee
happy
when
wee
dye
,
and
to
be
set
safe
over
that
[
](A15114-e25140-b)p
p
Luk.
16.26
gulfe
that
parts
Hell
&
Heaven
,
and
to
[
](A15114-e25150-b)q
q
Iob
33
,
26
see
the
face
of
God
with
ioy
to
all
eternity
.
O
Eternity
!
Eternity
!
blessed
Eternity
!
this
makes
abundant
amends
for
all
,
though
wee
should
live
here
thousands
of
yeers
,
and
in
them
all
doe
and
suffer
[
](A15114-e25170-b)r
r
Fredericke
Danvile
,
and
Francis
Rebezies
after
they
had
returned
from
the
Torture
to
their
fellowes
in
prison
,
reioyced
together
,
&
comforted
themselves
with
the
meditation
of
the
life
to
come
,
and
contempt
of
this
world
,
singing
Psalmes
together
till
it
was
day
.
Eox.
Act.
&
Mon
vol.
2.
p.
160.
hard
things
!
How
should
this
fill
our
hearts
with
great
thoughts
,
our
hands
with
all
advantages
?
how
should
wee
with
great
courage
goe
forth
to
meet
al
opportunities
?
What
a
spur
should
this
put
upon
all
our
endevours
?
How
should
we
thinke
our selves
happy
that
ever
we
were
borne
,
that
the
Lord
hath
done
us
this
honour
,
as
to
put
us
into
his
service
?
and
that
hee
hath
conferred
upon
sinners
and
poore
wormes
,
such
as
thou
and
I
are
,
[
](A15114-e25220-b)s
s
1
Cor.
2.9
Such
things
as
neither
eye
hath
seene
,
eare
hath
heard
,
nor
have
at
any
time
entredento
the
heart
of
man
to
conceive
.
CHAP.
X.
Shewing
some
Meanes
to
attaine
a
stirring
heart
in
duties
.
NOw
for
our
further
help
and
light
in
so
needfull
a
point
,
I
would
lay
downe
some
few
helps
and
meanes
by
which
we
might
the
better
attaine
unto
this
stirringnesse
of
heart
:
First
,
we
should
endevor
the
removing
of
al
those
lets
and
hindrances
,
The
removing
of
all
those
impediments
which
damp
and
dead
the
heart
.
which
doe
any
way
dampe
and
dead
the
heart
,
keepe
it
under
,
and
lay
bolts
and
fetters
upon
it
.
Such
are
,
1.
Idlenesse
,
slothfulnesse
,
and
carelesse
mis-spending
our
time
,
incogitancy
,
letting
the
mind
drive
,
as
a
Boat
or
Ship
that
hath
none
to
guide
it
,
but
it
floats
up
and
downe
uncertainely
;
so
living
without
a
calling
,
and
the
like
.
2.
Barrennesse
,
and
unfruitfulnesse
in
our
Christian
course
.
3.
Lusts
,
and
passions
,
and
such
like
sinfull
distempers
,
which
are
the
sicknesses
of
the
soule
,
and
keepe
it
in
a
low
and
weake
estate
.
4.
Unnecessary
sadnesse
,
and
unchecrefulnesse
.
5.
Vaine
feares
of
what
may
befall
us
in
regard
of
our
Christian
profession
.
6.
The
disswasion
of
worldlymen
,
carnal
friends
,
and
kindred
,
which
say
,
Why
cannot
you
content
your selfe
to
doe
as
others
doe
,
Vulgar
speeches
against
the
earness●
.
profession
of
Religion
.
but
you
must
make
all
the
Towne
and
Countrey
to
talk
of
you
,
in
being
so
strict
and
precise
,
in
running
after
Sermons
,
and
in
saying
as
many
praiers
as
would
serve
two
or
three
besides
,
there
is
a
reason
in
all
things
,
and
enough
is
enough
.
Thus
our
Saviours
kindred
dealt
with
him
,
who
seeing
him
wonderfull
earnest
,
and
painfull
in
Preaching
to
the
people
,
came
to
lay
hold
of
him
,
thinking
he
had
bin
[
](A15114-e25380-b)t
t
Mark
.
3●
20
21.
besides
himselfe
.
7.
Worldly
cares
,
and
multitude
of
worldly
businesse
,
which
[
](A15114-e25410-b)u
u
Mat.
13.22
choakes
the
heart
.
8.
Sinfull
pleasures
,
too
much
carnall
mirth
,
or
abusing
of
lawfull
things
,
which
mightily
[
](A15114-e25440-b)*
*
Anima
dispersa
fit
minor
.
weaken
,
intenerate
,
and
emasculate
the
Spirit
,
and
draw
out
the
vigour
and
vivacity
of
it
.
9.
Consorting
much
with
Civil
and
Carnal
company
,
these
are
as
a
continuall
dropping
,
which
insensibly
cooles
the
lively
operations
of
the
Soule
:
A
good
man
amongst
such
,
is
like
a
sheepe
amongst
the
briars
,
he
will
come
away
a
loser
,
do
what
he
can
.
10.
Resting
in
thy
present
condition
,
contenting
thy selfe
with
the
beginnings
of
Grace
,
and
with
that
measure
thou
hast
.
11.
Discouragements
in
thy selfe
at
thy
owne
weaknesses
and
inabilities
for
want
of
parts
and
gifts
.
For
this
God
was
angry
with
Moses
,
who
pleaded
his
inability
to
goe
on
Gods
errand
:
consider
what
the
Lord
said
to
him
,
[
](A15114-e25490-b)x
x
Exo.
44.10
Who
hath
made
mans
mouth
?
or
who
maketh
the
dumbe
or
deafe
?
or
seeing
or
blind
?
have
not
I
the
Lord
?
Who
hath
given
thee
that
which
thou
hast
?
Who
can
increase
it
?
Who
also
will
expect
no
more
then
he
gives
.
Secondly
,
seeke
this
of
God
by
earnest
prayer
,
Earnest
praier
to
God
.
Iam.
1.19
from
whom
comes
every
good
and
perfect
gift
.
Let
thy
heart
follow
the
Lord
with
uncessant
requests
,
leave
him
not
till
hee
answer
thee
in
this
great
suit
of
giving
thee
a
stirring
heart
.
Iabez
,
in
the
[
](A15114-e25560-b)y
y
1
Chr.
4.10
first
of
the
Chronicles
,
makes
this
prayer
to
God
,
saying
,
O
that
thou
wouldst
blesse
mee
indeed
,
and
enlarge
my
coast
!
and
God
granted
him
that
which
he
requested
:
So
doe
thou
say
,
O
that
thou
wouldst
blesse
me
indeed
,
and
enlarge
my
heart
.
This
is
a
blessing
indeed
,
if
God
would
bee
so
gracious
to
thee
as
to
grant
thy
request
.
Thus
[
](A15114-e25600-b)z
z
Psal.
143.11
&
●0
.
11
David
often
prayeth
,
that
God
would
quicken
him
,
and
unite
his
hart
to
feare
the
Name
of
God
.
[
](A15114-e25640-b)a
a
Cant.
1.4
Draw
me
(
saith
the
Church
in
the
Canticles
)
and
wee
will
runne
after
thee
.
These
are
the
breathings
of
a
faithfull
soule
,
and
thus
shouldst
thou
doe
:
if
thou
hadst
but
one
request
to
make
,
next
to
the
salvation
of
thy
soule
,
this
,
O
this
should
bee
it
,
That
God
would
give
thee
a
stirring
heart
:
for
without
this
,
heaven
it selfe
would
not
be
heaven
;
and
with
this
,
a
very
dungeon
would
seeme
a
corner
of
heaven
.
In
all
thy
prayers
therefore
,
put
up
one
petition
for
this
,
that
God
would
keepe
this
Holy
fire
upon
the
hearth
of
thy
heart
all
thy
dayes
.
Thirdly
,
we
must
renew
our
[
](A15114-e25690-b)b
b
Ps
119.116
purposes
and
promises
often
,
Often
to
renew
our
former
promises
and
purposes
.
wee
must
lay
more
bonds
and
engagements
upon
our selves
,
more
Vowes
and
Resolutions
,
[
](A15114-e25710-b)c
c
Ps.
132.2.8
Psa.
137
,
5
,
6
and
charge
our selves
with
them
,
and
to
doe
it
solemnly
with
Prayer
and
Fasting
if
need
require
,
to
bind
our selves
,
the
more
strongly
to
our
duties
:
even
that
wee
will
stand
on
the
Lords
side
,
and
give
up
our selves
more
for
the
publike
good
;
and
for
this
end
wee
should
often
commune
and
reason
with
our
owne
harts
,
chiding
and
reproaching
our selves
for
our
dulnesse
,
and
dejection
of
Spirit
.
Why
art
thou
cast
down
,
O
my
soule
(
saith
[
](A15114-e25730-b)d
d
Psa.
42.5
,
6
David
;
)
As
if
hee
should
have
said
,
O
my
God
,
I
doe
lye
downe
overthrowne
in
the
strength
of
my
minde
,
and
I
am
ashamed
of
my selfe
for
it
:
My
soule
hope
thou
in
God
,
I
will
yet
praise
him
more
,
I
will
remember
him
,
and
all
his
promises
and
mercies
,
and
cleave
unto
them
with
more
faith
,
and
greater
confidence
than
ever
yet
I
have
done
.
Fourthly
,
wee
should
often
set
before
us
the
examples
of
Gods
Saints
and
servants
,
To
set
before
us
the
examples
of
Gods
servants
,
who
have
exceeded
this
way
who
have
exceeded
the
common
measure
in
their
zeale
and
earnestnesse
.
As
the
Apostle
saith
of
the
[
](A15114-e25790-b)e
e
1
Thes.
●
.
7
2
Thes.
1.3
,
4
Thessalonians
,
That
they
were
patternes
to
all
them
which
beleeved
in
Macedonia
and
Achaia
,
and
propounds
them
in
their
rare
faith
and
patience
with
glorying
.
[
](A15114-e25820-b)f
f
Luk.
7.44
Seest
thou
this
Woman
(
saith
our
Saviour
to
Simon
)
compare
her
love
to
mee
with
thine
,
and
bee
ashamed
.
So
also
let
us
looke
upon
such
who
are
now
living
,
who
excell
in
this
grace
;
prize
them
highly
,
rejoyce
in
their
society
,
resort
unto
them
as
to
the
[
](A15114-e25850-b)g
g
Psal.
16.2
most
excellent
upon
the
earth
.
When
wee
want
fire
,
wee
use
to
goe
to
our
neighbours
,
and
to
light
our
Candle
at
anothers
flame
.
Seeke
them
out
,
though
it
cost
thee
much
travell
and
paines
,
they
will
abundantly
recompence
all
thy
labour
.
[
](A15114-e25870-b)h
h
Luk.
24.32
Did
not
our
hearts
burne
within
us
,
say
the
two
Disciples
when
they
travelled
together
,
and
talked
with
our
Saviour
.
O
the
communion
of
Saints
!
what
a
blessing
is
folded
up
in
it
,
and
goes
along
with
it
!
How
doe
the
sparks
flye
abroad
?
and
how
are
our
cold
and
dull
hearts
quickned
and
enflamed
thereby
?
How
doe
Gods
servants
many
times
part
from
each
other
,
blessing
God
in
their
hearts
,
that
ever
they
saw
the
faces
,
or
heard
the
voyces
each
of
other
,
having
got
such
courage
and
strength
one
by
another
.
Lastly
,
the
carefull
and
frequent
exercise
of
that
grace
we
have
in
any
kinde
,
The
frequent
exercise
of
that
grace
we
have
.
helpes
much
to
stirre
up
the
heart
.
Every
act
intends
the
habit
,
and
the
more
the
acts
of
grace
are
iterated
and
repeated
,
the
more
the
grace
is
intended
and
enlarged
,
the
more
spreading
,
strong
,
and
active
it
growes
.
The
more
wee
lay
forth
our selves
,
dresse
,
and
tend
to
every
grace
and
gift
bestowed
,
the
greater
is
the
increase
and
fruit
of
them
.
Simile
.
As
it
is
in
a
tree
planted
,
and
plashed
against
a
wall
,
the
more
it
is
spread
,
and
laied
forth
in
the
branches
,
even
to
the
least
twigge
,
the
more
warmth
and
vigour
it
gets
from
the
Sun-beames
,
and
the
more
fruit
it
beareth
.
Thus
when
every
grace
is
exercised
,
and
put
to
the
best
use
and
advantage
,
it
must
needs
make
a
stirring
and
a
fruitful
Christian
.
And
as
men
get
warmth
into
their
hands
by
rubbing
them
,
and
as
the
wax
is
made
fit
for
the
seale
by
chafing
it
;
so
[
](A15114-e25930-b)i
i
Quomodo
sine
exercitio
doctrinae
,
aut
sine
usu
profectus
?
Res
omnis
proprius
ac
domesticis
exercitiis
augetur
.
Amb.
offic.
1.
cap.
5.
exercise
of
grace
helpes
to
warme
and
kindle
the
heart
,
and
makes
it
fit
for
many
Divine
and
heavenly
impressions
to
bee
put
upon
it
.
Thus
fervent
prayer
kindles
the
heart
,
increaseth
that
grace
by
the
often
exercise
of
it
,
stirres
up
other
graces
in
us
,
and
shakes
off
all
heavinesse
and
drowsinesse
of
soule
.
[
](A15114-e25950-b)k
k
Exo.
24.39
When
Moses
had
beene
long
with
God
in
the
holy
Mount
,
there
was
a
brightnesse
and
shining
put
upon
his
face
.
So
our
conversing
much
with
God
by
prayer
puts
a
greater
light
,
and
brightnesse
upon
the
soule
.
Thus
he
that
edifies
another
,
edifies
himselfe
,
and
whilst
he
is
imparting
what
grace
hee
hath
to
others
,
it
growes
in
his
owne
heart
,
as
the
[
](A15114-e25980-b)l
l
Mat.
14.19.20
.
bread
did
in
the
Disciples
hands
,
whilst
they
were
distributing
it
to
the
poore
hungry
people
.
The
more
also
wee
put
forth
the
fruits
of
Christian
love
towards
others
?
the
more
loving
it
makes
us
;
by
giving
we
become
more
liberall
,
and
by
shewing
mercy
on
the
distressed
,
more
pittifull
;
besides
that
great
comfort
and
refreshing
of
heart
which
followes
upon
well-doing
.
FINIS
.