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glass_n and_o yet_o be_v careless_a of_o consult_v the_o law_n of_o god._n it_o be_v to_o undervalue_v the_o study_n of_o perfection_n thus_o to_o neglect_v our_o own_o heart_n and_o bring_v ourselves_o to_o that_o pass_n as_o not_o to_o pray_v any_o more_o out_o of_o a_o sense_n of_o our_o need_n but_o out_o of_o mere_a custom_n maxim_n x._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v too_o much_o business_n a_o soul_n take_v up_o with_o the_o care_n of_o salvation_n do_v not_o cumber_v herself_o with_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o present_a life_n the_o retirement_n which_o she_o consecrate_v to_o to_o god_n by_o devote_v it_o to_o pious_a reflection_n be_v much_o dear_a to_o she_o than_o all_o the_o employment_n in_o the_o world._n let_v we_o remember_v the_o parable_n of_o our_o lord_n which_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o word_n fall_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n distract_v with_o worldly_a care_n be_v like_o seed_n that_o fall_v among_o thorn_n which_o grow_v up_o choke_v it_o at_o last_o 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when_o it_o shall_v stare_v we_o in_o the_o face_n and_o set_v before_o our_o eye_n our_o great_a and_o innumerable_a sin_n in_o opposition_n to_o god_n favour_n and_o sill_z our_o soul_n with_o remorse_n and_o terror_n god_n make_v use_v of_o this_o prospect_n of_o the_o grave_a to_o affright_v we_o to_o he_o it_o awaken_v our_o conscience_n fortify_v our_o faith_n and_o animate_v our_o hope_n but_o good_a god_n what_o will_v become_v of_o we_o shall_v we_o descend_v to_o death_n without_o have_v once_o think_v of_o or_o consider_v it_o and_o without_o be_v make_v wise_a by_o the_o instruction_n it_o afford_v maxim_n fourteen_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o consider_v every_o day_n as_o if_o it_o be_v our_o last_o jesus_n christ_n have_v command_v we_o to_o watch_v constant_o for_o his_o come_v to_o judge_v the_o
the_o glory_n of_o angel_n unless_o we_o imitate_v their_o purity_n to_o follow_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n hunt_v after_o its_o allurement_n and_o cherish_v its_o filthy_a delusion_n be_v to_o walk_v in_o the_o path_n of_o damnation_n can_n we_o be_v convince_v of_o these_o truth_n without_o be_v in_o love_n with_o chastity_n without_o avoid_v all_o dangerous_a occasion_n as_o entice_a company_n and_o guilty_a sloth_n and_o without_o arm_v ourselves_o against_o the_o flesh_n by_o fast_v and_o mortification_n let_v we_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o our_o eye_n that_o they_o never_o open_v a_o door_n to_o any_o unclean_a thought_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o break_v this_o covenant_n let_v our_o heart_n be_v animate_v by_o the_o cross_n of_o jesus_n stifle_v all_o those_o thought_n in_o their_o birth_n which_o may_v lead_v we_o to_o sin._n maxim_n xxxii_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o beware_v of_o detraction_n detraction_n be_v the_o character_n of_o malignity_n we_o can_v revile_v another_o without_o hurt_v ourselves_o and_o they_o that_o take_v delight_n to_o hear_v we_o we_o make_v they_o complice_n in_o our_o sin_n and_o by_o inspire_v they_o with_o the_o same_o hatred_n we_o have_v for_o our_o neighbour_n rob_v they_o of_o their_o rest_n we_o just_o hold_v it_o sinful_a to_o stain_v our_o hand_n in_o our_o brother_n blood_n and_o can_v we_o think_v it_o innocent_a to_o dip_v our_o tongue_n in_o it_o by_o calumny_n by_o publish_v his_o fault_n by_o render_v his_o principle_n doubtful_a or_o decry_v his_o virtue_n david_n declare_v he_o can_v not_o abide_v slanderer_n in_o hiâ—_n court._n can_v we_o imagine_v christ_n will_v admit_v they_o into_o heaven_n who_o blast_n their_o brother_n reputation_n and_o take_v delight_n in_o this_o kind_n of_o cruelty_n maxim_n xxxiii_o that_o we_o ought_v never_o to_o believe_v calumny_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o truth_n pilate_n perceive_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o innocence_n of_o christ_n will_v fain_o have_v clear_v he_o but_o be_v vanquish_v by_o a_o motive_n of_o carnal_a policy_n he_o no_o soon_o hear_v they_o cry_v out_o if_o thou_o release_v this_o man_n thou_o be_v not_o caesar_n friend_n but_o his_o purpose_n of_o save_v he_o vanish_v o_o injustice_n be_v christ_n ever_o a_o head_n of_o rebel_n do_v he_o at_o any_o time_n provide_v arm_n and_o ammunition_n or_o levy_v soldier_n do_v not_o he_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o roman_a law_n pay_v tribute_n and_o open_o assert_v caesar_n right_a to_o accuse_v christ_n of_o sedition_n be_v to_o call_v depth_n of_o poverty_n pride_n and_o ambition_n obedience_n rebellion_n and_o humility_n vainglory_n but_o pretence_n be_v never_o want_v and_o deprave_a nature_n lend_v a_o more_o willing_a ear_n to_o calumny_n than_o truth_n maxim_n xxxiv_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o weigh_v the_o consequence_n both_o of_o vice_n and_o virtue_n virtue_n be_v lay_v aside_o when_o the_o difficulty_n of_o it_o only_o be_v consider_v and_o vice_n embrace_v when_o the_o pleasure_n it_o yield_v be_v set_v before_o we_o but_o a_o christian_n ought_v to_o make_v very_o different_a reflection_n virtue_n bear_v a_o impression_n of_o god_n and_o vice_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o devil_n suggestion_n the_o former_a fill_v the_o soul_n with_o tranquillity_n by_o beget_v in_o it_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o man_n and_o the_o latter_a gall_n the_o conscience_n with_o a_o thousand_o check_n and_o bring_v the_o offender_n into_o contempt_n both_o with_o god_n and_o men._n but_o above_o all_o a_o good_a man_n expect_v with_o joy_n the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n which_o he_o be_v to_o possess_v whereas_o the_o wicked_a be_v continual_o rack_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o future_a torment_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v their_o portion_n for_o ever_o who_o after_o these_o reflection_n can_v remain_v doubtful_a where_o to_o choose_v maxim_n xxxv_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v a_o careful_a scrutiny_n into_o our_o defect_n in_o order_n to_o our_o amendment_n religion_n invite_v we_o to_o the_o study_n of_o perfection_n it_o set_v before_o we_o god_n and_o christ_n for_o our_o pattern_n it_o furnish_v we_o with_o infinite_a motive_n to_o engage_v we_o to_o it_o and_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o our_o happiness_n consist_v in_o this_o perfection_n how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o we_o labour_v not_o after_o it_o we_o read_v speak_v write_v discourse_v it_o moral_o and_o talk_v of_o our_o passion_n and_o their_o remedy_n and_o yet_o continue_v in_o the_o same_o state_n still_o have_v the_o same_o vice_n and_o inclination_n and_o all_o be_v because_o we_o do_v not_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o a_o through-search_a of_o our_o heart_n our_o fault_n can_v never_o be_v amend_v unless_o they_o be_v know_v nor_o know_v without_o enquiry_n the_o heart_n which_o be_v so_o industrious_a in_o search_n after_o the_o frailty_n of_o other_o to_o upbraid_v they_o therewith_o will_v be_v better_o employ_v in_o examine_v and_o apply_v remedy_n to_o its_o own_o this_o be_v a_o chief_a ingredient_n towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o perfection_n maxim_n xxxvi_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v custom_n or_o example_n a_o plea_n for_o our_o fault_n tho_o christianity_n do_v not_o oblige_v we_o to_o shun_v human_a society_n yet_o its_o chief_a aim_n be_v to_o inculcate_v to_o we_o that_o the_o world_n be_v plunge_v in_o sin_n and_o licentiousness_n and_o therefore_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o imitate_v its_o corrupt_a manner_n worldly_n man_n find_v delight_n in_o those_o action_n that_o offend_v god._n they_o provoke_v one_o another_o by_o their_o example_n to_o violate_v the_o divine_a law_n without_o regret_n or_o restraint_n but_o we_o must_v reject_v their_o impious_a maxim_n that_o we_o may_v follow_v the_o law_n of_o god._n what_o folly_n then_o be_v it_o to_o make_v these_o our_o pattern_n do_v we_o think_v that_o the_o prescription_n of_o their_o example_n and_o custom_n can_v over-rule_v the_o divine_a right_n and_o authority_n over_o we_o maxim_n xxxvii_o that_o we_o must_v avoid_v relapse_n into_o sin._n what_o miserable_a wretch_n be_v we_o to_o condemn_v our_o repentance_n and_o return_v to_o the_o way_n of_o perdition_n whence_o god_n by_o his_o grace_n have_v recall_v we_o what_o else_o be_v this_o but_o to_o precipitate_v ourselves_o into_o remediless_a woe_n by_o a_o presumptuous_a contempt_n of_o god_n favour_n and_o our_o own_o salvation_n let_v we_o therefore_o retain_v in_o our_o heart_n a_o true_a sorrow_n for_o have_v offend_v the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v afraid_a of_o the_o action_n that_o first_o prompt_v we_o to_o sin_n and_o careful_a to_o make_v use_n of_o those_o remedy_n god_n have_v provide_v for_o we_o to_o forward_o and_o perfect_a our_o cure._n be_v the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o less_o concern_v to_o we_o than_o that_o of_o the_o body_n or_o be_v the_o eternal_a pain_n which_o god_n will_v inflict_v upon_o they_o who_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o violence_n of_o their_o passion_n incapable_a to_o affright_v we_o to_o he_o maxim_n xxxviii_o that_o we_o must_v not_o abuse_v the_o long-suffering_a of_o god._n strange_a and_o surprise_v be_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n god_n patience_n which_o so_o meek_o invite_v we_o to_o repentance_n serve_v but_o to_o harden_v we_o in_o our_o wicked_a way_n the_o great_a his_o clemency_n be_v towards_o we_o the_o more_o we_o multiply_v our_o transgression_n against_o him._n while_o we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o his_o patience_n admit_v of_o bound_n and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o his_o mercy_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o a_o inexorable_a severity_n we_o heap_v up_o to_o ourselves_o a_o treasure_n of_o wrath_n in_o refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o the_o gracious_a invitation_n of_o divine_a love_n when_o therefore_o we_o reflect_v upon_o his_o forbearance_n towards_o we_o while_o we_o be_v disobedient_a let_v we_o by_o no_o mean_n thence_o infer_v that_o we_o may_v still_o continue_v to_o abuse_v it_o but_o remember_v that_o patience_n provoke_v turn_v into_o fury_n maxim_n thirty-nine_o that_o we_o must_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o godliness_n the_o most_o terrible_a temptation_n we_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v to_o see_v the_o modish_a man_n of_o the_o age_n call_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n superstition_n and_o devotion_n hypocrisy_n they_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v we_o that_o none_o but_o base_a and_o abject_a mind_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v besot_v with_o such_o chimera_n have_v worldly_a man_n a_o heaven_n to_o reward_v our_o comply_v with_o their_o opinion_n and_o a_o hell_n to_o avenge_v the_o contempt_n of_o their_o maxim_n it_o be_v worth_a our_o attention_n but_o alas_o what_o fool_n be_v we_o the_o respect_n we_o have_v for_o they_o prove_v fatal_a to_o we_o it_o be_v madness_n not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o imitate_v