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             The Christian monitor containing an earnest exhortation to an holy life, with some directions in order thereto : written in a plain and easie style, for all sorts of people.
             Rawlet, John, 1642-1686.
          
           
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           THE
           Christian
           Monitor
           ,
           Containing
           an
           Earnest
           EXHORTATION
           TO
           AN
           
             Holy
             Life
             ,
             With
             some
          
           DIRECTIONS
           
             in
             order
             thereto
          
           .
        
         
           Written
           in
           a
           plain
           and
           easie
           Style
           ,
           for
           all
           sorts
           of
           People
           .
        
         
           
             
               Follow
               Peace
               with
               all
               men
               ,
               and
               Holiness
               ,
               without
               which
               no
               man
               shall
               see
               the
               Lord.
               
            
          
           
             Heb.
             12.
             14.
             
          
        
         
           Imprimatur
           .
        
         
           
             C.
             Alston
             ,
             R.
             P.
             D.
             Hen.
             Episc
             Lond.
             à
             Sacris
             Domesticis
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Second
           Edition
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Samuel
             Tidmarsh
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
           King's
           Head
           in
           Cornhill
           ,
           near
           the
           
             Royal
             Exchange
          
           .
           1686.
           
           Price
           
             3
             d.
          
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           THE
           Christian
           Monitor
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             
          
           
             
               Exhortation
               to
               an
               
                 Holy
                 Life
              
               ,
               with
               Motives
               thereto
               .
            
          
           
             IT
             's
             very
             sad
             to
             consider
             ,
             not
             only
             how
             few
             Nations
             there
             are
             in
             the
             World
             which
             profess
             Christianity
             ,
             but
             also
             of
             those
             who
             do
             profess
             it
             ,
             how
             few
             there
             are
             comparatively
             that
             live
             according
             to
             their
             Profession
             .
             Wherefore
             it
             well
             beseems
             all
             Christ's
             faithful
             servants
             ,
             especially
             the
             Ministers
             of
             his
             Gospel
             ,
             to
             use
             their
             utmost
             endeavours
             ,
             by
             Life
             and
             Doctrine
             ,
             by
             publick
             and
             private
             Exhortations
             ,
             by
             preaching
             and
             writing
             ,
             and
             by
             all
             the
             ways
             they
             are
             capable
             ,
             to
             promote
             true
             Piety
             and
             Holiness
             amongst
             all
             sorts
             of
             Men
             ,
             whether
             high
             or
             low
             ,
             rich
             or
             poor
             ,
             without
             which
             no
             Man
             can
             be
             happy
             ,
             either
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             or
             that
             to
             come
             .
             And
             though
             I
             well
             know
             that
             ,
             thanks
             be
             to
             God
             ,
             we
             abound
             with
             multitudes
             of
             excellent
             Books
             written
             to
             this
             end
             ;
             yet
             are
             not
             such
             short
             Instructions
             as
             these
             that
             follow
             to
             be
             condemned
             as
             useless
             ,
             since
             they
             will
             ,
             it
             's
             like
             ,
             he
             more
             generally
             dispersed
             ,
             and
             that
             amongst
             the
             very
             meanest
             of
             the
             People
             ,
             and
             may
             more
             easily
             be
             read
             and
             remembred
             by
             such
             as
             have
             neither
             time
             to
             read
             large
             Books
             ,
             nor
             Money
             to
             buy
             them
             .
             With
             such
             as
             these
             I
             have
             occasion
             often
             
             to
             meet
             ,
             and
             for
             their
             sakes
             chiefly
             it
             is
             that
             I
             publish
             this
             little
             Paper
             ;
             being
             encouraged
             thereto
             by
             some
             pious
             Persons
             ,
             both
             of
             City
             and
             Countrey
             ,
             who
             intend
             to
             give
             some
             of
             them
             away
             to
             poor
             people
             about
             them
             ,
             and
             thought
             others
             might
             do
             the
             like
             .
             And
             may
             it
             please
             God
             to
             give
             a
             Blessing
             to
             such
             a
             mean
             Undertaking
             as
             this
             ,
             and
             succeed
             it
             to
             the
             good
             of
             Souls
             ,
             I
             shall
             little
             regard
             the
             Censures
             of
             the
             curious
             :
             Remembring
             the
             saying
             I
             have
             somewhere
             met
             with
             of
             a
             devout
             Writer
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             That
             he
             was
             desirous
             his
             Books
             should
             be
             scattered
             abroad
             upon
             Pedlers
             Stalls
             ,
             and
             thence
             come
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             common
             People
             ,
             for
             the
             encreasing
             of
             Knowledge
             and
             Piety
             ,
             rather
             than
             be
             solemnly
             laid
             up
             and
             buried
             in
             the
             Libraries
             of
             the
             Learned
             .
          
           
             Wherefore
             without
             any
             more
             Preface
             ,
             I
             shall
             address
             my self
             to
             you
             for
             whose
             sake
             I
             write
             these
             Lines
             ,
             as
             a
             Perswasive
             to
             an
             Holy
             and
             Religious
             Life
             .
             Now
             in
             order
             thereto
             let
             me
             beseech
             you
             to
             look
             back
             upon
             your
             Lives
             past
             ,
             and
             call
             your selves
             to
             account
             ,
             whether
             it
             has
             been
             your
             care
             and
             study
             to
             live
             in
             such
             a
             godly
             manner
             as
             becomes
             those
             who
             are
             baptized
             into
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             after
             him
             are
             called
             Christians
             .
             Have
             you
             well
             considered
             what
             is
             the
             meaning
             of
             this
             Name
             ;
             and
             what
             Engagement
             you
             lie
             under
             to
             an
             Holy
             Life
             by
             taking
             it
             upon
             you
             in
             Baptism
             ?
             And
             do
             you
             keep
             well
             in
             mind
             your
             Baptismal
             Vow
             ,
             wherein
             you
             renounced
             the
             Devil
             ,
             the
             World
             and
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             and
             promised
             to
             be
             Christ's
             faithful
             Souldiers
             and
             Servants
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             continue
             all
             the
             days
             of
             your
             Life
             ?
             Have
             you
             so
             far
             understood
             and
             considered
             these
             things
             ,
             that
             you
             have
             made
             it
             your
             chief
             business
             to
             walk
             accordingly
             ?
             Do
             you
             watch
             carefully
             and
             fight
             manfully
             against
             your
             spiritual
             Enemies
             ?
             Do
             you
             live
             as
             those
             that
             believe
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             sincerely
             endeavouring
             in
             all
             things
             to
             know
             the
             Will
             of
             God
             and
             do
             it
             ?
             Since
             you
             take
             Christ's
             Name
             into
             your
             mouth
             ,
             are
             you
             careful
             to
             depart
             from
             all
             iniquity
             ?
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             is
             this
             your
             greatest
             study
             and
             design
             to
             please
             and
             glorifie
             God
             ,
             
             and
             to
             work
             out
             your
             own
             salvation
             ?
             If
             your
             Conscience
             can
             truly
             witness
             for
             you
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             indeed
             so
             ;
             and
             that
             wherein
             at
             any
             time
             you
             fall
             short
             or
             do
             amiss
             ,
             you
             are
             heartily
             grieved
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             do
             daily
             labour
             to
             amend
             and
             grow
             better
             :
             If
             it
             be
             thus
             with
             you
             ;
             I
             say
             ,
             then
             bless
             God
             for
             his
             grace
             and
             mercy
             ,
             hold
             on
             and
             prosper
             ,
             and
             fear
             not
             but
             God
             will
             be
             with
             you
             ,
             He
             will
             own
             you
             as
             his
             Children
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             Son
             Jesus
             sake
             ,
             will
             both
             pardon
             your
             sins
             and
             assist
             you
             by
             his
             Grace
             ;
             he
             will
             guide
             you
             by
             his
             Counsel
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             receive
             you
             to
             Glory
             .
          
           
             But
             pray
             deal
             faithfully
             with
             your
             own
             Souls
             and
             tell
             me
             ,
             Has
             it
             not
             been
             quite
             otherwise
             with
             you
             ?
             Have
             you
             not
             contented
             your selves
             with
             the
             bare
             Name
             and
             Profession
             of
             Christianity
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             led
             an
             ill
             course
             of
             Life
             ,
             directly
             contrary
             to
             your
             Profession
             ?
             Have
             you
             not
             lived
             in
             wilful
             ignorance
             of
             your
             Duty
             ,
             or
             in
             gross
             sins
             against
             your
             Knowledge
             ?
             Do
             not
             the
             temptations
             of
             the
             Devil
             ,
             the
             allurements
             of
             the
             World
             and
             the
             Flesh
             many
             times
             prevail
             more
             with
             you
             than
             the
             Commands
             of
             Almighty
             God
             and
             the
             voice
             of
             your
             own
             Conscience
             ?
             Are
             you
             not
             wont
             to
             neglect
             God's
             worship
             and
             service
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             Church
             and
             at
             home
             ?
             yea
             ,
             do
             you
             not
             profane
             his
             holy
             Name
             by
             swearing
             and
             cursing
             ?
             Are
             you
             not
             often
             guilty
             of
             lying
             and
             slandering
             ,
             of
             cozening
             and
             cheating
             ,
             if
             not
             of
             downright
             stealing
             ?
             Do
             you
             not
             in
             your
             anger
             use
             railing
             and
             reviling
             Language
             ?
             Or
             do
             you
             not
             live
             in
             Envy
             and
             Malice
             ,
             seeking
             for
             revenge
             of
             those
             that
             have
             done
             you
             any
             injury
             ?
             Do
             you
             not
             allow
             your selves
             in
             Drunkenness
             or
             Whoredom
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             known
             and
             wilful
             sin
             ?
             To
             be
             short
             ,
             Is
             there
             not
             something
             or
             other
             in
             this
             World
             that
             you
             love
             more
             than
             you
             do
             God
             himself
             and
             his
             Son
             Jesus
             ?
             Are
             you
             not
             much
             more
             concerned
             for
             your
             Bodies
             than
             for
             your
             precious
             Souls
             ?
             And
             do
             you
             not
             more
             earnestly
             seek
             after
             Food
             and
             Raiment
             ,
             and
             the
             good
             things
             of
             this
             Life
             ,
             than
             after
             that
             eternal
             Kingdom
             of
             Glory
             which
             God
             hath
             promised
             to
             his
             faithful
             Servants
             in
             the
             World
             to
             come
             ?
          
           
           
             If
             this
             indeed
             be
             your
             Case
             ,
             I
             beseech
             you
             make
             a
             stand
             ,
             and
             consider
             well
             what
             you
             have
             been
             doing
             ;
             what
             a
             sad
             and
             dangerous
             condition
             you
             have
             brought
             your selves
             into
             ,
             and
             what
             the
             end
             of
             it
             will
             be
             if
             you
             hold
             on
             in
             such
             evil
             courses
             .
             Humbly
             beg
             of
             God
             to
             make
             you
             duly
             sensible
             of
             your
             sin
             and
             danger
             ,
             and
             to
             keep
             the
             sense
             thereof
             so
             close
             to
             your
             minds
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             be
             brought
             not
             only
             to
             mourn
             for
             your
             sins
             ,
             but
             to
             loath
             and
             abhor
             them
             ,
             and
             utterly
             to
             forsake
             the
             same
             ,
             henceforth
             resolving
             by
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             wholly
             to
             give
             up
             your selves
             to
             his
             service
             ,
             and
             to
             walk
             stedfastly
             in
             those
             holy
             and
             good
             ways
             which
             he
             has
             appointed
             you
             .
             This
             is
             that
             to
             which
             I
             do
             most
             earnestly
             desire
             to
             perswade
             you
             .
             And
             that
             I
             may
             do
             my
             utmost
             to
             prevail
             with
             you
             ,
             I
             shall
             lay
             before
             you
             some
             very
             weighty
             Arguments
             ,
             which
             I
             request
             you
             seriously
             to
             ponder
             of
             as
             you
             read
             them
             ,
             and
             God
             grant
             they
             may
             have
             due
             effect
             upon
             the
             heart
             of
             every
             Reader
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             (
             1
             )
             That
             you
             may
             be
             prevailed
             with
             to
             become
             God's
             faithful
             servants
             ,
             consider
             ,
             first
             ,
             
               That
               this
               was
               the
               great
               end
               for
               which
               God
               made
               you
               ,
               and
               keeps
               you
               alive
               ,
               and
               gives
               you
               so
               many
               mercies
               of
               all
               sorts
               .
            
             You
             can
             tell
             ,
             I
             hope
             ,
             that
             God
             made
             you
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             made
             you
             to
             serve
             him
             ,
             by
             living
             according
             to
             his
             Commandments
             .
             These
             are
             some
             of
             those
             first
             things
             which
             Children
             learn
             ,
             and
             it
             were
             well
             if
             when
             they
             are
             grown
             up
             to
             be
             Men
             and
             Women
             ,
             they
             would
             use
             seriously
             to
             think
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             practise
             accordingly
             .
             The
             wise
             God
             has
             made
             all
             Creatures
             for
             some
             good
             end
             or
             other
             ,
             and
             he
             has
             fitted
             them
             all
             for
             those
             ends
             and
             purposes
             for
             which
             he
             made
             them
             .
             To
             Man
             therefore
             has
             he
             given
             the
             use
             of
             Reason
             ,
             chiefly
             to
             fit
             him
             for
             Religion
             ,
             and
             to
             render
             him
             capable
             of
             knowing
             ,
             loving
             and
             serving
             his
             great
             Creator
             and
             Benefactor
             :
             And
             it
             is
             Religion
             which
             makes
             the
             great
             difference
             betwixt
             a
             Man
             and
             a
             Beast
             :
             for
             bruit
             Creatures
             have
             no
             knowledge
             of
             God
             ,
             no
             regard
             to
             him
             ,
             but
             are
             wholly
             led
             by
             their
             senses
             ,
             and
             mind
             nothing
             else
             but
             what
             is
             before
             them
             here
             in
             
             this
             World.
             But
             the
             poorest
             Man
             on
             Earth
             who
             has
             the
             use
             of
             his
             Reason
             ,
             is
             near
             akin
             to
             the
             very
             Angels
             themselves
             ;
             his
             nature
             is
             like
             theirs
             ,
             and
             but
             a
             little
             below
             them
             ,
             so
             that
             he
             may
             be
             much
             taken
             up
             in
             the
             same
             holy
             Works
             that
             they
             are
             employed
             in
             ,
             even
             in
             loving
             and
             praising
             ,
             and
             adoring
             the
             great
             and
             good
             God.
             To
             this
             end
             he
             may
             study
             both
             the
             Works
             and
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             reveal
             him
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             should
             continually
             put
             us
             in
             mind
             of
             him
             .
             And
             all
             the
             good
             things
             we
             enjoy
             should
             still
             make
             us
             sensible
             of
             the
             goodness
             of
             God
             from
             whom
             they
             come
             :
             and
             fill
             our
             hearts
             with
             love
             and
             thankfulness
             ;
             and
             our
             mouths
             with
             blessing
             and
             praise
             .
             This
             is
             the
             most
             proper
             use
             of
             our
             Reason
             ,
             and
             this
             God
             most
             justly
             expects
             from
             us
             Reasonable
             Creatures
             ;
             and
             this
             even
             the
             poor
             man
             may
             render
             without
             any
             hindrance
             to
             his
             daily
             labours
             ;
             and
             may
             still
             keep
             such
             an
             awful
             sense
             of
             God
             upon
             his
             mind
             as
             may
             restrain
             him
             from
             wilful
             sin
             ,
             and
             make
             him
             careful
             always
             to
             please
             his
             Maker
             .
             And
             so
             our
             Reason
             was
             given
             us
             to
             bridle
             and
             govern
             our
             Appetites
             ,
             our
             Lusts
             and
             Passions
             ;
             that
             we
             should
             not
             be
             led
             away
             into
             gluttony
             and
             drunkenness
             ,
             into
             wantonness
             and
             uncleanness
             ,
             nor
             into
             rage
             and
             fury
             like
             bruit
             Beasts
             that
             have
             no
             understanding
             :
             but
             should
             live
             soberly
             and
             chastly
             ,
             quietly
             and
             peaceably
             with
             all
             Men
             ,
             doing
             them
             all
             the
             good
             we
             can
             .
             For
             such
             holy
             purposes
             as
             these
             chiefly
             was
             our
             Reason
             bestow'd
             on
             us
             ,
             and
             therefore
             in
             this
             manner
             ought
             it
             to
             be
             employ'd
             .
             Certainly
             since
             God
             hath
             made
             us
             of
             a
             nature
             so
             much
             better
             than
             Birds
             or
             Beasts
             ,
             he
             expects
             from
             us
             other
             works
             and
             services
             than
             he
             does
             from
             them
             .
             They
             know
             nothing
             of
             God
             that
             made
             them
             ,
             nor
             have
             they
             any
             knowledge
             of
             another
             Life
             after
             this
             ,
             but
             when
             they
             die
             there
             's
             an
             end
             of
             them
             .
             But
             to
             us
             hath
             God
             given
             immortal
             Souls
             of
             more
             value
             than
             the
             whole
             World
             :
             and
             for
             this
             end
             hath
             he
             created
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             serve
             and
             honour
             him
             here
             in
             this
             Life
             ,
             and
             so
             may
             live
             with
             him
             ,
             and
             enjoy
             him
             for
             ever
             in
             the
             World
             to
             come
             .
          
           
             Now
             if
             this
             be
             the
             end
             of
             our
             Creation
             ,
             ought
             we
             
             not
             to
             live
             up
             to
             it
             ?
             Do
             we
             not
             see
             all
             other
             things
             answer
             the
             end
             for
             which
             they
             were
             made
             ?
             The
             Sun
             gives
             Light
             by
             day
             ,
             and
             the
             Moon
             by
             night
             .
             The
             Earth
             brings
             forth
             Corn
             and
             Grass
             ,
             and
             the
             Trees
             bear
             Fruit.
             The
             Horse
             ,
             the
             Cow
             and
             the
             Sheep
             ,
             with
             many
             other
             Creatures
             ,
             afford
             us
             much
             service
             and
             benefit
             .
             And
             shall
             Man
             alone
             be
             useless
             and
             unfruitful
             ,
             and
             live
             to
             no
             good
             purpose
             ?
             When
             they
             are
             all
             so
             ready
             to
             serve
             us
             ,
             shall
             not
             we
             chearfully
             serve
             him
             that
             made
             us
             for
             his
             own
             service
             ?
             Surely
             we
             cannot
             think
             that
             the
             wise
             God
             sent
             us
             into
             the
             World
             only
             to
             eat
             and
             drink
             ,
             to
             sleep
             and
             play
             ,
             or
             to
             work
             hard
             for
             a
             poor
             Livelihood
             .
             If
             this
             were
             all
             ,
             we
             had
             better
             have
             been
             made
             bruit
             Creatures
             ,
             or
             never
             have
             been
             made
             at
             all
             .
             Much
             less
             can
             we
             think
             that
             the
             Holy
             God
             made
             us
             on
             purpose
             to
             sin
             against
             him
             ,
             to
             dishonour
             his
             Name
             ,
             and
             provoke
             him
             to
             anger
             .
             He
             did
             not
             give
             us
             Reason
             to
             make
             us
             crafty
             and
             cunning
             for
             the
             World
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             know
             how
             to
             cozen
             and
             cheat
             our
             Neighbours
             .
             He
             did
             not
             give
             us
             Tongues
             to
             swear
             and
             curse
             with
             ,
             or
             to
             talk
             foolishly
             and
             filthily
             ;
             let
             us
             not
             then
             use
             them
             to
             any
             such
             ill
             purposes
             .
             Since
             God
             has
             given
             us
             precious
             immortal
             Souls
             ,
             let
             us
             not
             live
             like
             Beasts
             that
             perish
             ,
             wallowing
             in
             the
             mire
             of
             base
             sensual
             Lusts
             and
             Pleasures
             .
             By
             this
             means
             we
             become
             worse
             than
             Bruits
             themselves
             ,
             for
             we
             debase
             our
             own
             Natures
             ,
             we
             abuse
             our
             Reason
             to
             our
             own
             shame
             and
             hurt
             ,
             and
             to
             God's
             displeasure
             .
             Thus
             we
             cross
             the
             end
             of
             our
             Creation
             ,
             and
             are
             more
             stupid
             and
             ungrateful
             than
             the
             very
             Ox
             or
             Ass
             :
             for
             they
             
               know
               their
               owner
            
             ,
             and
             do
             good
             service
             to
             those
             that
             keep
             and
             feed
             them
             ,
             Isa.
             1.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
             O
             let
             us
             not
             give
             God
             cause
             to
             complain
             of
             us
             ,
             as
             he
             there
             does
             of
             the
             Jews
             ,
             that
             
               he
               nourished
               and
               brought
               up
               Children
               ,
               and
               they
               rebelled
               against
               him
               :
            
             Think
             how
             grievous
             it
             is
             to
             you
             that
             have
             Children
             ,
             after
             all
             your
             care
             and
             kindness
             ,
             after
             all
             your
             cost
             and
             labour
             ,
             to
             have
             them
             p●ove
             stubborn
             and
             disobedient
             ,
             loose
             and
             idle
             Prodigals
             .
             O
             see
             then
             that
             you
             be
             not
             such
             toward
             your
             heavenly
             Father
             ,
             who
             made
             you
             and
             preserves
             you
             ,
             and
             every
             day
             renews
             his
             mercies
             upon
             you
             .
             He
             
             keeps
             us
             alive
             and
             makes
             our
             lives
             comfortable
             .
             He
             gives
             and
             continues
             to
             us
             our
             Reason
             and
             Senses
             ,
             our
             Health
             and
             Strength
             ,
             Food
             and
             Raiment
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             good
             things
             we
             enjoy
             .
             He
             supplies
             our
             wants
             ,
             and
             helps
             us
             in
             all
             our
             distresses
             .
             He
             gives
             us
             light
             by
             day
             ,
             and
             rest
             in
             the
             night
             .
             He
             enables
             us
             to
             follow
             our
             callings
             ,
             and
             gives
             a
             blessing
             to
             our
             labours
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             provide
             for
             our selves
             and
             Families
             .
             And
             does
             not
             this
             good
             God
             well
             deserve
             all
             the
             love
             and
             service
             which
             we
             can
             possibly
             render
             him
             ?
             O
             how
             can
             we
             find
             in
             our
             hearts
             wilfully
             to
             offend
             him
             who
             thus
             delights
             in
             doing
             us
             good
             !
             Foolish
             and
             unthankful
             Wretches
             we
             are
             thus
             ill
             to
             require
             the
             Lord
             for
             all
             his
             loving
             kindness
             .
             We
             could
             not
             deal
             so
             with
             any
             Friend
             or
             Neighbour
             on
             Earth
             ,
             that
             had
             been
             always
             kind
             and
             loving
             to
             us
             .
             Are
             not
             Servants
             bound
             to
             work
             for
             them
             who
             maintain
             them
             and
             pay
             them
             Wages
             ?
             And
             ought
             not
             Children
             to
             obey
             their
             Parents
             who
             begot
             them
             and
             brought
             them
             up
             ?
             How
             much
             more
             then
             ought
             we
             to
             obey
             God
             our
             Father
             ,
             who
             gave
             us
             life
             at
             first
             ,
             and
             still
             prolongs
             it
             from
             one
             day
             to
             another
             ,
             when
             he
             could
             in
             a
             moment
             cut
             us
             off
             in
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             throw
             us
             into
             Hell.
             But
             in
             much
             mercy
             he
             spares
             us
             ,
             and
             gives
             us
             space
             to
             Repent
             ,
             and
             is
             very
             unwilling
             to
             destroy
             us
             ,
             and
             therefore
             waits
             long
             to
             be
             gracious
             to
             us
             .
             O
             then
             let
             his
             patience
             and
             all
             his
             goodness
             at
             last
             have
             this
             happy
             effect
             upon
             us
             ;
             let
             it
             lead
             us
             to
             true
             Repentance
             ,
             and
             ever
             hereafter
             engage
             us
             to
             diligence
             and
             constancy
             in
             his
             service
             ,
             
               Rom.
               2.
               4.
               2
               
               Pet.
            
             3.
             9.
             
          
           
             (
             2
             )
             To
             which
             purpose
             consider
             again
             that
             
               this
               was
               the
               end
               for
               which
               God
               sent
               his
               Son
               Jesus
               into
               the
               World
               ,
            
             even
             to
             seek
             and
             save
             us
             lost
             and
             miserable
             sinners
             ,
             to
             bring
             us
             to
             Repentance
             and
             newness
             of
             life
             ,
             that
             so
             we
             might
             be
             restored
             to
             the
             love
             and
             favour
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             we
             had
             lost
             by
             sinning
             against
             him
             .
             Our
             first
             Parents
             Adam
             and
             Eve
             were
             created
             in
             a
             very
             holy
             and
             happy
             Estate
             ,
             but
             they
             fell
             from
             it
             by
             sinning
             against
             God
             ,
             and
             so
             came
             all
             misery
             into
             the
             World.
             And
             then
             did
             our
             Heavenly
             Father
             take
             pity
             on
             us
             ,
             and
             sent
             his
             own
             Son
             out
             of
             his
             bosom
             
             to
             be
             our
             Saviour
             and
             Redeemer
             ,
             to
             reform
             us
             from
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             deliver
             us
             from
             misery
             :
             First
             he
             will
             make
             us
             Holy
             ,
             and
             then
             we
             shall
             be
             made
             Happy
             .
             For
             as
             man
             lost
             his
             happiness
             by
             disobeying
             Gods
             command
             ,
             so
             he
             must
             recover
             it
             by
             becoming
             obedient
             to
             his
             will
             in
             all
             things
             .
             To
             this
             end
             hath
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             fully
             revealed
             Gods
             will
             to
             us
             when
             we
             were
             in
             ignorance
             and
             darkness
             .
             He
             hath
             given
             us
             holy
             precepts
             for
             the
             rule
             of
             our
             Life
             :
             And
             made
             most
             rich
             and
             precious
             promises
             to
             perswade
             us
             to
             our
             duty
             ,
             and
             denounced
             dreadful
             threatnings
             to
             affright
             us
             from
             Wickedness
             .
          
           
             And
             when
             we
             had
             deserved
             the
             Wrath
             of
             God
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             then
             did
             Jesus
             Christ
             shed
             his
             most
             precious
             Blood
             to
             make
             Atonement
             for
             us
             ,
             and
             to
             obtain
             our
             pardon
             and
             forgiveness
             .
             He
             dyed
             for
             our
             offences
             and
             rose
             again
             for
             our
             justification
             .
             Rom.
             4.
             25.
             
             And
             in
             his
             Gospel
             he
             has
             given
             full
             assurance
             of
             Gods
             good
             will
             to
             mankind
             ,
             that
             he
             will
             be
             merciful
             to
             us
             and
             pardon
             us
             ,
             if
             we
             truly
             repent
             of
             our
             sins
             and
             forsake
             them
             .
             Thus
             hath
             Christ
             opened
             a
             door
             of
             hope
             for
             us
             ,
             to
             encourage
             us
             to
             return
             to
             God
             :
             For
             if
             there
             had
             been
             no
             hopes
             of
             mercy
             ,
             we
             should
             never
             have
             been
             drawn
             to
             Repentance
             ,
             but
             even
             like
             the
             Devils
             themselves
             should
             have
             remained
             full
             of
             hatred
             and
             malice
             against
             God
             ,
             utterly
             despairing
             of
             relief
             from
             him
             .
             But
             whilst
             the
             death
             of
             Christ
             does
             so
             much
             engage
             and
             encourage
             us
             to
             forsake
             our
             sins
             ,
             it
             gives
             not
             the
             least
             encouragement
             to
             our
             continuance
             in
             them
             .
             Let
             us
             not
             think
             that
             Christ
             
               dyed
               for
            
             our
             sins
             that
             we
             might
             have
             liberty
             to
             
               live
               in
            
             them
             ,
             and
             yet
             be
             saved
             at
             the
             last
             .
             No
             ,
             but
             he
             came
             to
             save
             us
             from
             our
             sins
             ,
             not
             in
             them
             .
             He
             makes
             us
             blessed
             by
             turning
             us
             from
             our
             iniquities
             .
             He
             dyed
             to
             redeem
             us
             from
             a
             vain
             and
             evil
             Conversation
             ,
             to
             purify
             our
             Hearts
             ,
             and
             reform
             our
             Lives
             ,
             and
             make
             us
             a
             peculiar
             People
             zealous
             of
             good
             works
             ,
             
               Matt.
               1.
               21.
               
               Act.
               3.
               26.
               
               Tit.
               2.
               14.
               1
               
               Pet.
            
             1.
             18.
             
          
           
             The
             death
             of
             Christ
             for
             us
             vile
             sinners
             shews
             the
             infinite
             love
             of
             God
             in
             finding
             out
             this
             way
             for
             our
             Salvation
             :
             But
             then
             it
             shews
             also
             what
             an
             evil
             thing
             sin
             
             is
             ,
             and
             how
             hateful
             to
             God
             ,
             since
             he
             would
             not
             pardon
             us
             without
             the
             suffering
             of
             his
             own
             dear
             Son
             on
             our
             account
             .
             And
             therefore
             if
             the
             consideration
             of
             all
             this
             does
             not
             bring
             us
             to
             hate
             and
             abhor
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             to
             love
             and
             serve
             our
             God
             and
             Saviour
             ,
             we
             are
             never
             like
             to
             have
             any
             benefit
             by
             Christs
             death
             .
             All
             our
             professions
             of
             loving
             him
             and
             believing
             in
             him
             will
             stand
             us
             in
             no
             stead
             without
             obeying
             him
             .
             True
             saving
             Faith
             in
             Christ
             is
             that
             
               which
               works
               by
               love
            
             both
             to
             God
             and
             our
             Neighbour
             .
             Christ
             accounts
             none
             to
             be
             his
             friends
             but
             those
             that
             keep
             his
             Commandments
             ,
             and
             to
             such
             only
             will
             he
             grant
             pardon
             and
             Salvation
             .
             
               Gal.
               5.
               6.
               
               Joh.
               15.
               14.
               
               Heb.
               5.
               9.
               1
               
               Joh.
            
             3.
             8.
             
          
           
             Since
             then
             the
             ever-blessed
             Jesus
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             came
             down
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             became
             a
             Man
             ,
             and
             dyed
             a
             most
             painful
             death
             upon
             the
             Cross
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             save
             us
             from
             sin
             and
             misery
             ,
             shall
             we
             not
             accept
             of
             him
             as
             our
             Lord
             and
             Saviour
             ,
             who
             comes
             to
             deliver
             us
             from
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Devil
             and
             our
             own
             Lusts
             ,
             to
             make
             us
             the
             Children
             of
             God
             and
             heirs
             of
             Glory
             ,
             which
             is
             a
             thousand
             times
             greater
             deliverance
             than
             that
             of
             the
             Israelites
             from
             the
             Aegyptian
             bondage
             .
             Will
             you
             not
             be
             moved
             by
             all
             that
             Christ
             has
             done
             and
             suffered
             for
             you
             ?
             Shall
             not
             his
             love
             constrain
             you
             to
             love
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             hate
             all
             sin
             which
             was
             the
             cause
             of
             his
             sufferings
             ?
             Will
             you
             tread
             under
             foot
             his
             most
             precious
             Blood
             ,
             and
             even
             crucifie
             him
             afresh
             ,
             and
             again
             put
             him
             to
             open
             shame
             ?
             Thus
             in
             some
             sort
             do
             wicked
             men
             use
             their
             Saviour
             ,
             whilst
             they
             go
             on
             in
             their
             sins
             which
             are
             so
             displeasing
             to
             him
             .
             They
             that
             lie
             and
             cozen
             for
             a
             little
             gain
             ,
             what
             do
             they
             but
             with
             Judas
             sell
             away
             Christ
             for
             Money
             .
             They
             that
             live
             in
             hatred
             and
             malice
             ,
             and
             do
             mischief
             to
             their
             Neighbours
             ,
             do
             in
             effect
             run
             the
             Spear
             into
             Christs
             side
             ,
             and
             drive
             Nails
             into
             his
             hands
             and
             feet
             .
             And
             they
             that
             give
             themselves
             to
             Riot
             and
             Drunkenness
             ,
             do
             even
             mingle
             Gall
             and
             Vinegar
             for
             him
             to
             drink
             .
             They
             do
             all
             that
             in
             them
             lies
             by
             their
             sinful
             pleasures
             to
             put
             him
             again
             into
             Agonies
             and
             Pains
             .
             But
             on
             the
             other
             hand
             ,
             it
             is
             
             a
             delight
             to
             our
             Saviour
             to
             see
             us
             humbled
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             resolved
             to
             forsake
             them
             .
             He
             will
             readily
             and
             effectually
             interceed
             for
             us
             with
             our
             heavenly
             Father
             ,
             who
             is
             most
             willing
             to
             receive
             returning
             Prodigals
             .
             There
             is
             joy
             in
             Heaven
             when
             sinners
             on
             Earth
             repent
             .
             Even
             this
             our
             return
             to
             God
             by
             true
             repentance
             is
             the
             best
             recompence
             we
             can
             make
             to
             our
             Blessed
             .
             Saviour
             for
             all
             his
             pains
             and
             sufferings
             .
             When
             
               the
               pleasure
               of
               the
               Lord
               prospers
               in
               his
               hand
            
             by
             the
             conversion
             of
             sinners
             ,
             
               he
               then
               sees
               the
               travel
               of
               his
               Soul
               ,
               and
               is
               satisfied
               ,
            
             Isa.
             63.
             10
             ,
             11.
             
             And
             shall
             we
             not
             afford
             this
             satisfaction
             to
             our
             Redeemer
             ,
             who
             hath
             undergone
             so
             much
             for
             our
             sakes
             ,
             and
             still
             out
             of
             his
             tender
             love
             to
             our
             Souls
             follows
             us
             with
             such
             earnest
             invitations
             to
             come
             to
             him
             for
             life
             and
             happiness
             ?
             Could
             we
             deny
             him
             this
             most
             reasonable
             request
             ,
             if
             we
             saw
             him
             now
             in
             person
             standing
             before
             us
             ,
             beseeching
             us
             to
             turn
             and
             live
             ?
             And
             this
             he
             now
             does
             by
             his
             Spirit
             and
             by
             his
             Ministers
             :
             But
             that
             leads
             me
             to
             the
             next
             .
          
           
             (
             3
             )
             Consider
             therefore
             that
             
               this
               also
               was
               the
               end
               for
               which
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               is
               given
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               means
               of
               grace
               afforded
               ,
            
             even
             to
             sanctifie
             our
             hearts
             and
             make
             us
             an
             holy
             and
             obedient
             People
             .
             God
             knows
             the
             weakness
             and
             corruption
             of
             our
             Natures
             ,
             and
             therefore
             in
             great
             mercy
             he
             affords
             the
             assistance
             of
             his
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             to
             enlighten
             our
             minds
             ,
             and
             purifie
             our
             hearts
             ,
             to
             renew
             and
             change
             our
             natures
             ,
             and
             guide
             us
             in
             ways
             of
             holiness
             here
             ,
             that
             so
             we
             may
             be
             fitted
             for
             eternal
             happiness
             with
             the
             most
             holy
             God
             in
             the
             life
             to
             come
             .
             
               Joh.
               3.
               3
               ,
               5.
               
               Rom.
            
             8.
             9.
             
             And
             for
             this
             end
             were
             the
             holy
             Scriptures
             written
             by
             men
             assisted
             and
             inspired
             by
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             to
             be
             a
             light
             to
             our
             feet
             and
             a
             lantern
             to
             our
             path
             ,
             to
             direct
             us
             in
             the
             plain
             way
             to
             everlasting
             life
             ,
             2
             Tim.
             3.
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             
             And
             the
             holy
             Sacraments
             were
             appointed
             for
             the
             encrease
             of
             grace
             to
             all
             that
             make
             a
             right
             use
             of
             them
             .
             And
             our
             Blessed
             Saviour
             did
             at
             f●rst
             send
             abroad
             his
             Apostles
             to
             Preach
             the
             Gospel
             to
             all
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             hath
             ever
             since
             continued
             a
             success●on
             of
             Ministers
             in
             his
             Church
             ,
             whose
             standing
             office
             it
             is
             to
             administer
             the
             word
             and
             
             Sacraments
             ,
             to
             watch
             over
             the
             Souls
             of
             the
             people
             ,
             to
             instruct
             and
             admonish
             them
             both
             in
             publick
             and
             private
             ,
             and
             to
             use
             their
             utmost
             diligence
             to
             bring
             them
             to
             the
             knowledge
             and
             love
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             Son
             Jesus
             .
             And
             God
             is
             ever
             ready
             to
             accompany
             their
             endeavours
             with
             his
             blessing
             .
             Do
             you
             not
             often
             find
             his
             good
             Spirit
             putting
             good
             thoughts
             and
             motions
             into
             your
             mind
             ,
             inclining
             you
             to
             that
             which
             is
             holy
             and
             good
             ,
             checking
             and
             restraining
             you
             when
             you
             are
             running
             into
             evil
             ?
             But
             on
             the
             other
             hand
             it
             's
             the
             evil
             Spirit
             ,
             even
             the
             Devil
             himself
             ,
             that
             tempts
             you
             to
             sin
             ,
             and
             would
             hinder
             you
             from
             your
             Duty
             .
             It
             's
             the
             Devil
             that
             tempts
             Men
             to
             pride
             and
             malice
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             manner
             of
             wickedness
             .
             For
             he
             being
             a
             proud
             ,
             malicious
             and
             most
             wicked
             Spirit
             ,
             would
             have
             Men
             to
             be
             like
             himself
             ,
             that
             so
             they
             may
             be
             for
             ever
             miserable
             with
             him
             .
             Will
             you
             not
             then
             resist
             the
             Devil
             ,
             the
             great
             enemy
             of
             your
             Souls
             ,
             and
             be
             led
             and
             guided
             by
             Gods
             good
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             follow
             his
             Motions
             and
             the
             directions
             of
             his
             word
             which
             lead
             to
             happiness
             ?
             O
             do
             not
             grieve
             this
             Blessed
             Spirit
             ,
             who
             alone
             can
             give
             us
             true
             comfort
             ,
             do
             not
             resist
             and
             quench
             his
             motions
             ,
             nor
             provoke
             him
             to
             depart
             from
             you
             ,
             and
             leave
             you
             to
             your
             own
             lusts
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             power
             of
             Satan
             ,
             who
             seeks
             your
             ruin
             .
          
           
             Moreover
             ,
             as
             the
             Devil
             has
             his
             instruments
             to
             draw
             Men
             to
             wickedness
             ,
             one
             ill
             man
             tempting
             another
             ,
             so
             Ministers
             are
             sent
             from
             God
             to
             draw
             you
             to
             righteousness
             and
             holiness
             .
             They
             are
             the
             Embassadors
             and
             Messengers
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             do
             in
             his
             name
             bescech
             you
             to
             be
             reconciled
             to
             God
             ,
             who
             is
             most
             willing
             to
             be
             reconciled
             to
             you
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             but
             cast
             away
             those
             wicked
             works
             which
             provoke
             him
             to
             anger
             ,
             2
             Cor.
             5.
             20.
             
             O
             how
             will
             it
             rejoyce
             the
             hearts
             of
             your
             Ministers
             that
             truly
             love
             your
             Souls
             ,
             to
             see
             the
             success
             of
             their
             labours
             ,
             to
             have
             you
             come
             to
             them
             enquiring
             what
             you
             must
             do
             to
             be
             saved
             ,
             declaring
             your
             repentance
             for
             your
             former
             evil
             Courses
             ,
             and
             your
             resolution
             henceforth
             to
             become
             new
             Creatures
             .
             Certainly
             we
             exhort
             you
             to
             nothing
             but
             what
             is
             highly
             reasonable
             and
             for
             your
             own
             benefit
             ,
             whilst
             we
             perswade
             you
             to
             return
             to
             the
             favour
             of
             God.
             Why
             then
             will
             you
             not
             hearken
             to
             us
             ?
             If
             a
             message
             of
             mercy
             
             should
             be
             sent
             you
             from
             the
             King
             ,
             when
             you
             were
             in
             danger
             of
             death
             for
             Rebellion
             ,
             would
             you
             not
             most
             gladly
             and
             thankfully
             receive
             it
             ?
             And
             will
             you
             not
             be
             as
             thankful
             and
             obedient
             to
             the
             King
             of
             kings
             ,
             and
             as
             wife
             to
             save
             your
             Souls
             as
             to
             preserve
             your
             Bodies
             .
          
           
             And
             beside
             his
             Word
             and
             Ministers
             ,
             God
             also
             pleads
             with
             you
             by
             his
             providences
             to
             bring
             you
             to
             repentance
             .
             Sometimes
             he
             sends
             afflictions
             to
             correct
             you
             for
             your
             faults
             ,
             to
             shew
             you
             the
             evil
             of
             sin
             ,
             and
             draw
             you
             home
             to
             himself
             ;
             and
             at
             other
             times
             he
             sends
             many
             mercies
             ,
             as
             I
             have
             told
             you
             ,
             to
             soften
             your
             hearts
             ,
             to
             engage
             and
             allure
             you
             to
             his
             service
             :
             And
             such
             good
             use
             we
             ought
             to
             make
             of
             all
             Gods
             dealings
             with
             us
             .
          
           
             (
             4.
             )
             Consider
             further
             
               what
               engagements
               you
               ly
               under
               to
               an
               holy
               life
               by
               your
               own
               profession
               ,
               promises
               and
               vows
               .
            
             You
             profess
             and
             call
             your selves
             Christians
             ,
             the
             Disciples
             and
             followers
             of
             Christ
             :
             Ought
             you
             not
             then
             to
             follow
             his
             example
             ,
             and
             obey
             his
             Commands
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             make
             good
             that
             name
             ?
             You
             would
             think
             it
             a
             great
             disgrace
             not
             to
             be
             taken
             for
             a
             Christian
             but
             for
             a
             Turk
             or
             Jew
             .
             Beware
             then
             lest
             you
             bring
             this
             disgrace
             upon
             your selves
             by
             an
             unchristian
             temper
             of
             mind
             ,
             and
             ill
             course
             of
             life
             .
             If
             you
             are
             false
             or
             cruel
             ,
             Covetous
             or
             Lustful
             ,
             like
             a
             Turk
             or
             Jew
             ,
             it
             matters
             little
             what
             you
             call
             your selves
             .
             He
             is
             not
             a
             Christian
             that
             's
             one
             outwardly
             ,
             but
             he
             that
             has
             the
             same
             mind
             and
             spirit
             that
             was
             in
             Christ
             Jesus
             .
             God
             will
             not
             at
             the
             last
             day
             judge
             of
             men
             by
             their
             names
             and
             titles
             ,
             but
             by
             their
             hearts
             and
             lives
             .
             Only
             it
             ▪
             will
             go
             much
             worse
             with
             a
             man
             that
             calls
             himself
             a
             Christian
             ,
             and
             yet
             lives
             like
             an
             Heathen
             or
             Infidel
             .
          
           
             And
             pray
             consider
             how
             by
             your
             Baptism
             you
             are
             solemnly
             listed
             under
             Christs
             banner
             ,
             to
             fight
             against
             the
             Devil
             ,
             the
             World
             and
             the
             Flesh
             :
             and
             by
             the
             keeping
             this
             vow
             you
             shew
             your selves
             to
             be
             Christians
             indeed
             .
             But
             if
             you
             are
             led
             away
             by
             the
             temptations
             of
             Satan
             and
             do
             his
             works
             ,
             and
             are
             ensnared
             by
             the
             vanities
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             the
             lusts
             and
             pleasures
             of
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             you
             do
             in
             effect
             renounce
             your
             Baptism
             .
          
           
             Besides
             this
             ,
             have
             you
             not
             renewed
             this
             same
             vow
             at
             the
             Holy
             Communion
             ,
             there
             openly
             professing
             your
             belief
             in
             Christ
             crucified
             ,
             and
             promising
             obedience
             to
             him
             ?
             
             If
             you
             have
             not
             received
             this
             Holy
             Sacrament
             ,
             though
             you
             have
             long
             been
             at
             years
             of
             discretion
             ,
             you
             then
             shew
             your selves
             by
             this
             neglect
             to
             be
             no
             obedient
             Disciples
             of
             Christ
             ,
             since
             you
             do
             not
             obey
             his
             plain
             command
             
               to
               do
               this
               in
               remembrance
               of
               him
               ,
            
             Luk.
             22.
             19.
             
             And
             indeed
             I
             fear
             that
             many
             careless
             people
             will
             not
             come
             to
             the
             Communion
             ,
             because
             they
             think
             it
             would
             bind
             them
             to
             lead
             such
             a
             strict
             and
             holy
             life
             as
             they
             have
             no
             mind
             to
             .
             But
             do
             not
             they
             cast
             off
             Jesus
             Christ
             from
             being
             their
             Master
             ,
             who
             look
             upon
             his
             commands
             as
             too
             strict
             and
             severe
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             promise
             to
             obey
             him
             ?
             Yea
             do
             they
             not
             thereby
             even
             disown
             their
             Baptism
             ,
             by
             which
             they
             were
             bound
             to
             this
             obedience
             ?
             So
             that
             the
             same
             reason
             which
             keeps
             them
             from
             the
             Communion
             ,
             it
             's
             like
             would
             keep
             them
             from
             being
             Baptized
             ,
             if
             it
             were
             yet
             to
             be
             done
             .
             And
             what
             sort
             of
             Christians
             are
             they
             that
             would
             reject
             Christian
             Baptism
             ,
             because
             it
             engages
             them
             to
             an
             holy
             life
             ?
          
           
             If
             you
             are
             not
             guilty
             of
             this
             neglect
             ,
             but
             do
             sometimes
             come
             to
             the
             Lords
             Supper
             ,
             to
             keep
             up
             the
             remembrance
             of
             his
             death
             and
             sufferings
             :
             Then
             pray
             consider
             that
             by
             receiving
             this
             holy
             Sacrament
             ,
             you
             do
             solemnly
             renew
             your
             vows
             to
             be
             Christ's
             faithful
             Servants
             and
             Disciples
             ,
             and
             to
             walk
             in
             sincere
             obedience
             to
             all
             his
             holy
             Laws
             ,
             as
             you
             hope
             for
             Salvation
             by
             his
             death
             .
             Wherefore
             may
             I
             not
             well
             beseech
             you
             to
             use
             all
             due
             care
             to
             live
             according
             to
             this
             your
             promise
             and
             engagement
             .
             What
             a
             shame
             is
             it
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             be
             false
             to
             his
             word
             ,
             much
             more
             to
             his
             Oath
             ?
             O
             do
             not
             then
             break
             that
             Oath
             which
             you
             have
             made
             to
             God
             himself
             by
             taking
             this
             holy
             Sacrament
             .
             And
             call
             to
             mind
             if
             you
             have
             not
             sometimes
             on
             a
             Sick-bed
             ,
             or
             in
             some
             great
             danger
             made
             the
             same
             promise
             and
             vow
             :
             And
             has
             not
             God
             spared
             you
             to
             see
             how
             you
             would
             perform
             the
             same
             ?
             Take
             heed
             then
             of
             abusing
             his
             mercy
             and
             breaking
             your
             promise
             .
          
           
             Moreover
             ,
             I
             might
             shew
             how
             your
             professing
             to
             believe
             the
             Creed
             engages
             you
             to
             live
             well
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             holy
             faith
             you
             profess
             ,
             
               which
               is
               a
               doctrine
               according
               to
               godliness
               .
            
          
           
             But
             ,
             lastly
             ,
             the
             very
             prayers
             you
             put
             up
             to
             ▪
             God
             lay
             the
             same
             engagement
             on
             you
             ,
             even
             to
             serve
             and
             please
             
             this
             God
             whom
             you
             Worship
             .
             To
             instance
             briefly
             in
             the
             Lords
             prayer
             ,
             whilst
             we
             call
             God
             
               Our
               Father
            
             ,
             &c.
             ought
             we
             not
             to
             love
             and
             honour
             him
             ,
             to
             obey
             him
             and
             submit
             to
             him
             as
             our
             heavenly
             Father
             ?
             Whilst
             we
             pray
             that
             his
             
               name
               may
               be
               hallowed
               ,
               his
               Kingdom
               come
               ,
               and
               his
               will
               done
               in
               Earth
               as
               it
               is
               in
               Heaven
               ,
            
             ought
             we
             not
             our selves
             to
             honour
             his
             name
             ,
             and
             advance
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             by
             obeying
             his
             Laws
             ,
             and
             by
             doing
             his
             will
             constantly
             and
             chearfully
             as
             the
             Angels
             do
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             to
             the
             utmost
             of
             our
             power
             ?
             Praying
             for
             
               daily
               Bread
            
             teaches
             our
             dependance
             upon
             God
             ,
             and
             engages
             us
             to
             serve
             him
             by
             whom
             we
             are
             maintained
             .
             When
             we
             pray
             God
             
               to
               forgive
               our
               Trespasses
               as
               we
               forgive
               others
               ,
            
             this
             strictly
             binds
             us
             to
             forgive
             those
             that
             offend
             us
             ,
             as
             ever
             we
             hope
             for
             mercy
             from
             God.
             And
             when
             we
             pray
             not
             
               to
               be
               led
               into
               temptation
               but
               delivered
               from
               Evil
               ,
            
             this
             should
             restrain
             us
             from
             running
             into
             temptation
             ,
             and
             make
             us
             careful
             to
             avoid
             all
             sin
             and
             the
             occasions
             of
             it
             .
             To
             the
             same
             purpose
             I
             might
             also
             mention
             the
             Prayers
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             to
             which
             I
             hope
             you
             come
             frequently
             .
             Therein
             you
             begin
             with
             the
             Confession
             of
             your
             sins
             ,
             and
             ought
             you
             not
             to
             forsake
             as
             well
             as
             confess
             them
             ?
             And
             in
             the
             end
             of
             the
             confession
             you
             pray
             
               God
               for
               Christs
               sake
               to
               grant
               that
               you
               may
               lead
               godly
               ,
               righteous
               and
               sober
               lives
               .
            
             And
             almost
             in
             every
             prayer
             you
             will
             find
             somewhat
             to
             this
             effect
             .
             Now
             I
             hope
             you
             are
             in
             good
             earnest
             in
             these
             your
             prayers
             ,
             else
             you
             do
             mock
             God
             and
             affront
             him
             ,
             instead
             of
             worshipping
             and
             pleasing
             him
             .
             But
             if
             you
             do
             heartily
             desire
             these
             things
             which
             you
             pray
             for
             ,
             then
             you
             will
             do
             your
             part
             for
             the
             attainment
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             will
             diligently
             endeavour
             to
             live
             in
             so
             holy
             and
             good
             a
             manner
             as
             you
             pray
             that
             you
             may
             do
             .
             And
             if
             you
             thus
             add
             diligence
             to
             your
             prayers
             ,
             Gods
             grace
             will
             never
             be
             wanting
             for
             your
             assistance
             .
          
           
             (
             5.
             )
             Consider
             also
             how
             just
             and
             equal
             all
             Gods
             commandments
             are
             ,
             such
             that
             our
             own
             Reason
             cannot
             but
             approve
             of
             them
             ,
             as
             being
             most
             agreeable
             to
             us
             as
             we
             are
             Reasonable
             Creatures
             .
             To
             instance
             in
             the
             chief
             of
             them
             ;
             is
             it
             not
             most
             just
             and
             fit
             that
             we
             should
             love
             God
             above
             all
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             best
             and
             most
             perfect
             of
             all
             Beings
             ,
             and
             from
             whom
             we
             receive
             all
             our
             good
             things
             ?
             Ought
             we
             
             not
             to
             pray
             to
             him
             who
             alone
             can
             hear
             and
             help
             us
             ,
             and
             to
             give
             thanks
             and
             praise
             to
             him
             who
             is
             the
             Father
             of
             mercies
             ?
             Is
             it
             not
             most
             reasonable
             that
             Children
             should
             obey
             their
             Parents
             ,
             and
             Subjects
             their
             Rulers
             ?
             and
             that
             all
             men
             should
             live
             in
             peace
             and
             love
             with
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             speak
             truly
             ,
             and
             deal
             honestly
             as
             they
             would
             be
             dealt
             with
             ?
             Is
             it
             not
             most
             fit
             and
             decent
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             eat
             and
             drink
             moderately
             ,
             so
             as
             makes
             most
             for
             his
             health
             ?
             To
             be
             modest
             and
             chast
             in
             all
             his
             conversation
             ?
             Will
             not
             every
             Man
             's
             own
             Reason
             acknowledge
             the
             equity
             and
             fitness
             of
             these
             and
             the
             like
             precepts
             ?
             And
             for
             some
             that
             do
             seem
             more
             severe
             ,
             there
             may
             be
             given
             very
             good
             reason
             for
             them
             also
             .
             So
             that
             plainly
             all
             Gods
             commands
             are
             the
             wise
             and
             wholesome
             counsels
             of
             a
             most
             tender
             Father
             ,
             who
             forbids
             his
             Children
             nothing
             but
             what
             's
             hurtful
             ,
             and
             requires
             nothing
             of
             them
             but
             what
             makes
             for
             their
             own
             good
             ,
             even
             
               to
               deal
               iustly
               ,
               to
               love
               mercy
               ,
               and
               to
               walk
               humbly
               with
               their
               God
               ,
            
             Mic.
             6.
             8.
             
             
               Christs
               Yoke
               is
               easie
               and
               his
               burden
               light
               ,
            
             Matt.
             11.
             30.
             
             Gods
             service
             is
             perfect
             freedom
             ,
             as
             we
             daily
             stile
             it
             in
             our
             prayers
             .
             And
             
               his
               commandments
               are
               not
               grievous
            
             ,
             1
             Joh.
             5.
             3.
             
             Shall
             we
             not
             then
             be
             so
             dutiful
             to
             our
             heavenly
             Father
             ,
             yea
             so
             wise
             for
             our
             own
             good
             as
             to
             obey
             these
             most
             reasonable
             and
             gracious
             laws
             which
             he
             has
             given
             us
             ?
             So
             just
             and
             equal
             they
             are
             ,
             that
             we
             cannot
             break
             them
             without
             offering
             a
             kind
             of
             violence
             to
             our selves
             ,
             and
             going
             contrary
             to
             the
             reason
             of
             our
             own
             mind
             .
             
               They
               are
               light
               to
               the
               eyes
               and
               joy
               to
               the
               heart
               ,
               sweeter
               to
               a
               good
               Man
               than
               honey
               and
               the
               honey-comb
               ,
            
             as
             the
             Psalmist
             oft
             speaks
             .
             As
             suitable
             are
             Gods
             commands
             to
             our
             natures
             ,
             and
             as
             useful
             and
             healthful
             to
             our
             Souls
             as
             the
             most
             wholesome
             food
             to
             our
             Bodies
             .
             And
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             direct
             his
             whole
             carriage
             and
             behaviour
             according
             to
             the
             laws
             of
             God
             ,
             is
             as
             much
             his
             wisdom
             as
             it
             is
             to
             go
             cloathed
             in
             decent
             Apparel
             ,
             and
             to
             eat
             and
             drink
             what
             is
             good
             for
             his
             nourishment
             .
             But
             on
             the
             other
             hand
             ,
             for
             one
             to
             run
             naked
             about
             the
             Streets
             ,
             to
             fill
             his
             mouth
             with
             mire
             and
             Dirt
             ,
             to
             cut
             and
             mangle
             his
             own
             Flesh
             ,
             is
             not
             a
             greater
             sign
             of
             folly
             and
             madness
             ,
             than
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             live
             according
             to
             his
             own
             lusts
             ,
             rather
             than
             after
             the
             laws
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             are
             so
             agreeable
             to
             our
             Reason
             ,
             and
             do
             so
             plainly
             
             conduce
             to
             our
             own
             truest
             interest
             and
             advantage
             ,
             both
             in
             this
             Life
             ,
             and
             that
             to
             come
             ,
             as
             will
             appear
             by
             what
             follows
             .
          
           
             (
             6.
             )
             Consider
             therefore
             in
             the
             next
             place
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             a
             most
             certain
             truth
             ,
             
               That
               the
               leading
               of
               an
               holy
               and
               good
               Life
               ,
               is
               in
               all
               respects
               very
               greatly
               for
               a
               Man
               's
               own
               benefit
               and
               comfort
               ,
               even
               in
               this
               present
               World.
               Godliness
               is
               profitable
               for
               all
               things
               .
            
             It
             makes
             for
             the
             quiet
             of
             our
             Minds
             ,
             the
             health
             of
             our
             Bodies
             ,
             the
             encrease
             of
             our
             Estates
             ,
             and
             procures
             us
             much
             credit
             and
             esteem
             ,
             much
             love
             and
             good
             will
             among
             our
             Neighbours
             .
             Yea
             ,
             it
             commonly
             brings
             along
             with
             it
             all
             manner
             of
             Blessings
             ,
             and
             makes
             the
             en●oyment
             of
             them
             more
             sweet
             and
             pleasant
             ,
             and
             keeps
             off
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             trouble
             which
             wicked
             men
             bring
             upon
             themselves
             ,
             and
             affords
             much
             support
             and
             ease
             under
             those
             afflictions
             which
             the
             providence
             of
             God
             may
             lay
             upon
             us
             .
             Insomuch
             that
             no
             Man
             of
             what
             rank
             and
             condi●ion
             soever
             ,
             can
             lead
             a
             truly
             comfortable
             Life
             ,
             except
             he
             lead
             an
             holy
             and
             good
             life
             .
             All
             this
             is
             frequently
             taught
             in
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             may
             easily
             be
             manifested
             by
             clear
             Reason
             :
             Or
             if
             that
             be
             not
             sufficient
             ,
             it
             is
             also
             most
             plainly
             to
             be
             〈◊〉
             by
             daily
             experience
             ,
             that
             they
             who
             truly
             fear
             God
             ,
             have
             much
             more
             peace
             and
             comfort
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             than
             wicked
             and
             loose
             livers
             ,
             that
             make
             no
             Conscience
             of
             their
             Ways
             .
          
           
             If
             I
             should
             make
             the
             comparison
             only
             betwixt
             a
             sober
             Man
             and
             a
             Drunkard
             ,
             which
             do
             you
             think
             has
             the
             better
             of
             it
             in
             this
             Life
             ?
             How
             often
             do
             the
             great
             drinkers
             not
             only
             waste
             their
             Estates
             ,
             but
             destroy
             their
             Health
             ,
             weaken
             their
             Brains
             ,
             and
             shorten
             their
             Lives
             ?
             How
             often
             do
             they
             fall
             into
             quarrels
             ,
             get
             wounds
             and
             bruises
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             death
             it self
             ,
             either
             by
             fighting
             or
             by
             one
             sad
             accident
             or
             other
             .
             Sometimes
             the
             very
             Children
             in
             the
             streets
             run
             after
             them
             ,
             shouting
             and
             making
             sport
             with
             them
             .
             And
             if
             you
             follow
             them
             to
             their
             own
             Homes
             ,
             what
             disturbance
             and
             mischief
             do
             they
             make
             there
             ?
             what
             swearing
             and
             cursing
             ,
             what
             brawling
             and
             scolding
             ,
             what
             quarrelling
             and
             fighting
             is
             there
             ?
             What
             outcries
             and
             lamentations
             do
             Wife
             and
             Children
             make
             ?
             who
             now
             perhaps
             are
             glad
             to
             get
             away
             for
             fear
             of
             their
             Lives
             ,
             as
             before
             they
             sat
             starving
             for
             want
             of
             that
             Money
             which
             these
             ill
             Husbands
             waste
             in
             the
             Ale-house
             .
             (
             A
             sin
             and
             shame
             it
             
             is
             to
             those
             that
             entertain
             them
             .
             )
             And
             after
             they
             have
             lived
             a
             while
             at
             this
             wild
             and
             wicked
             rate
             ,
             the
             next
             news
             commonly
             is
             ,
             that
             either
             for
             Debt
             or
             for
             Disorder
             they
             are
             laid
             up
             in
             Prison
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             by
             those
             very
             People
             in
             whose
             Houses
             they
             drunk
             away
             all
             they
             got
             .
             And
             now
             are
             they
             forced
             to
             live
             upon
             Bread
             and
             Water
             ,
             and
             linger
             out
             a
             miserable
             hungry
             Life
             ,
             in
             a
             cold
             stinking
             Dungeon
             ,
             till
             either
             the
             Charity
             of
             Friends
             ,
             or
             Death
             it self
             release
             them
             thence
             .
             (
             And
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             is
             this
             such
             a
             pleasant
             Life
             that
             it
             's
             worth
             being
             damn'd
             for
             to
             Hell-torments
             to
             all
             eternity
             ?
             of
             which
             afterward
             .
             )
          
           
             Thus
             also
             I
             might
             tell
             of
             the
             sad
             effects
             of
             Whoredom
             ,
             which
             is
             commonly
             follow'd
             with
             poverty
             and
             disgrace
             ,
             and
             many
             times
             with
             a
             filthy
             loathsom
             disease
             ,
             which
             makes
             Men
             rot
             above
             ground
             .
             And
             thus
             ,
             angry
             ,
             proud
             ,
             malicious
             ,
             revengeful
             People
             are
             a
             continual
             torment
             to
             themselves
             and
             to
             all
             about
             them
             ,
             and
             seldom
             have
             any
             peace
             or
             quiet
             either
             with
             their
             Neighbours
             or
             in
             their
             own
             Families
             .
             The
             like
             may
             be
             shewn
             of
             all
             other
             Vices
             which
             are
             still
             wont
             to
             bring
             their
             own
             punishment
             along
             with
             them
             ;
             to
             say
             nothing
             of
             what
             is
             or
             ought
             to
             be
             inflicted
             by
             the
             Magistrate
             .
             Especially
             such
             wicked
             People
             as
             Thieves
             and
             Murderers
             ,
             Traitors
             and
             Rebels
             ,
             do
             seldom
             escape
             the
             hands
             of
             publick
             Justice
             .
             
               But
               who
               will
               hurt
               Men
               if
               they
               be
               followers
               of
               that
               which
               is
               good
               ?
            
             Or
             what
             hurt
             does
             a
             man
             bring
             upon
             himself
             by
             living
             soberly
             and
             chastly
             ,
             by
             fearing
             God
             and
             honouring
             the
             King
             ?
             What
             mischief
             does
             a
             man
             get
             by
             minding
             his
             own
             Business
             ,
             and
             living
             quietly
             and
             peaceably
             amongst
             his
             Neighbours
             ?
             Nay
             ,
             how
             happily
             may
             we
             see
             even
             some
             of
             the
             meanest
             sort
             of
             People
             live
             ,
             that
             are
             diligent
             in
             their
             Callings
             ,
             and
             sober
             and
             temperate
             ,
             and
             careful
             to
             please
             God
             ,
             and
             keep
             a
             good
             Conscience
             in
             all
             their
             ways
             .
             Very
             seldom
             it
             is
             that
             they
             are
             pinched
             with
             much
             Want
             ,
             or
             if
             they
             should
             fall
             into
             a
             low
             Condition
             ,
             yet
             all
             good
             People
             that
             know
             them
             ,
             are
             ready
             to
             pity
             and
             relieve
             them
             :
             and
             will
             often
             trust
             them
             with
             Money
             or
             Goods
             till
             they
             are
             able
             to
             pay
             .
             And
             every
             body
             is
             willing
             to
             employ
             an
             honest
             industrious
             Man
             ,
             so
             that
             he
             shall
             seldom
             want
             Work
             or
             Trading
             .
             But
             idle
             ,
             riotous
             People
             that
             follow
             whoring
             and
             drinking
             ,
             gaming
             and
             cheating
             ,
             and
             stealing
             ,
             that
             
             neglect
             God's
             service
             and
             profane
             the
             Lord's
             day
             ,
             being
             often
             in
             the
             Ale-house
             when
             they
             should
             be
             at
             Church
             ;
             these
             are
             the
             People
             ,
             if
             you
             observe
             it
             ,
             that
             do
             commonly
             fall
             into
             the
             basest
             beggery
             and
             misery
             ;
             and
             Men
             do
             but
             little
             pity
             them
             because
             they
             brought
             it
             all
             upon
             themselves
             .
             O
             how
             happy
             might
             all
             sorts
             of
             People
             be
             ,
             in
             a
             very
             great
             measure
             even
             at
             present
             ,
             if
             they
             would
             but
             become
             truly
             Religious
             and
             good
             .
             It
             is
             their
             own
             sin
             and
             folly
             ,
             their
             lusts
             and
             passions
             that
             occasion
             most
             of
             those
             troubles
             and
             miseries
             which
             they
             meet
             ,
             with
             ;
             though
             I
             know
             they
             use
             to
             cry
             out
             of
             their
             hard
             fortune
             ,
             and
             to
             lay
             the
             blame
             upon
             others
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             to
             murmure
             against
             God
             himself
             .
             But
             they
             consider
             not
             how
             they
             provoke
             God
             to
             anger
             daily
             by
             their
             hainous
             sins
             ,
             and
             therefore
             may
             justly
             feel
             his
             heavy
             judgments
             for
             the
             same
             ,
             beside
             all
             the
             mischief
             which
             naturally
             follows
             upon
             wickedness
             .
             And
             this
             makes
             their
             Condition
             to
             be
             sad
             indeed
             that
             they
             are
             always
             liable
             to
             the
             wrath
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             may
             justly
             expect
             his
             vengeance
             to
             fall
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             strip
             them
             of
             all
             their
             Comforts
             ,
             and
             throw
             them
             into
             the
             sorest
             Calamities
             .
          
           
             But
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
             herein
             above
             all
             lies
             the
             good
             Man's
             security
             and
             comfort
             ,
             that
             he
             enjoys
             the
             blessing
             and
             favour
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             and
             therefore
             is
             sure
             to
             want
             nothing
             that
             's
             truly
             good
             for
             him
             .
             So
             it
             's
             promised
             ,
             Psal.
             84.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
             Matt.
             6.
             33.
             
             
               They
               that
               first
               seek
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               righteousness
               of
               it
               ,
               shall
               have
               all
               that
               is
               needful
               added
               to
               them
               .
            
             So
             that
             a
             poor
             Man
             can
             take
             no
             surer
             course
             to
             provide
             for
             himself
             and
             Family
             ,
             than
             to
             become
             truly
             Religious
             ;
             though
             he
             may
             not
             have
             great
             things
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             yet
             he
             shall
             have
             Food
             convenient
             .
             And
             then
             ,
             which
             is
             better
             than
             all
             ,
             he
             shall
             have
             God's
             blessing
             with
             what
             he
             enjoys
             ;
             and
             this
             will
             afford
             him
             more
             true
             content
             and
             comfort
             in
             that
             little
             he
             has
             ,
             than
             a
             wicked
             Man
             can
             find
             in
             all
             his
             great
             Treasures
             .
             Godliness
             with
             contentment
             is
             the
             greatest
             gain
             ,
             
               Psal.
               37.
               
               ●6
               .
               1
               Tim.
            
             6.
             6.
             
             A
             poor
             Man
             that
             has
             only
             Jacob's
             Wish
             ,
             Food
             to
             eat
             ,
             and
             Raiment
             to
             put
             on
             :
             if
             also
             he
             has
             
             Jacob's
             Piety
             ,
             and
             takes
             the
             Lord
             for
             his
             God
             ,
             and
             lives
             in
             his
             fear
             and
             service
             ,
             and
             enjoys
             the
             sense
             of
             his
             favour
             ,
             how
             blessed
             is
             the
             state
             of
             this
             Man
             ?
             How
             chearfully
             
             may
             he
             live
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             notwithstanding
             his
             Poverty
             ?
             What
             though
             his
             Dwelling
             be
             mean
             ,
             his
             Fare
             somewhat
             hard
             and
             course
             ,
             and
             his
             Clothing
             very
             plain
             ;
             yet
             whilst
             he
             loves
             God
             sincerely
             ,
             and
             worships
             him
             duly
             and
             devoutly
             ,
             he
             may
             even
             turn
             his
             poor
             Cottage
             into
             a
             Pallace
             ,
             yea
             ,
             a
             Temple
             :
             and
             the
             blessed
             God
             will
             visit
             him
             with
             his
             presence
             ,
             will
             accept
             of
             his
             services
             ,
             and
             refresh
             him
             with
             the
             light
             of
             his
             countenance
             .
             And
             upon
             this
             knowledge
             and
             enjoyment
             of
             God
             it
             is
             ,
             that
             the
             true
             comfort
             of
             a
             Man's
             life
             depends
             ,
             whatever
             his
             outward
             condition
             be
             .
             It
             is
             this
             alone
             which
             gives
             inward
             peace
             and
             satisfaction
             to
             his
             mind
             ,
             and
             sweetens
             all
             his
             mercies
             ;
             and
             above
             all
             things
             ,
             bears
             up
             his
             heart
             under
             those
             afflictions
             he
             meets
             with
             .
             For
             the
             best
             of
             Men
             must
             expect
             their
             share
             of
             outward
             troubles
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             such
             as
             sickness
             and
             pain
             ,
             loss
             of
             Friends
             and
             Estate
             ,
             with
             the
             like
             ,
             these
             are
             calamities
             common
             to
             all
             .
             But
             here
             the
             good
             Man
             has
             clearly
             the
             advantage
             ,
             since
             he
             looks
             upon
             all
             that
             befalls
             him
             as
             coming
             from
             the
             hands
             of
             a
             most
             wise
             and
             gracious
             God
             ,
             who
             knows
             what
             is
             best
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             whose
             Will
             he
             freely
             resigns
             himself
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             affairs
             ,
             saying
             with
             his
             blessed
             Master
             ,
             
               Not
               my
               will
               ,
               O
               God
               ,
               but
               thine
               be
               done
               .
            
             Yea
             ;
             he
             receives
             afflictions
             as
             sent
             in
             kindness
             ,
             to
             correct
             him
             for
             his
             faults
             ,
             to
             exercise
             and
             encrease
             his
             Graces
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             prepare
             him
             for
             Glory
             .
             And
             here
             's
             the
             great
             benefit
             of
             Religion
             ,
             that
             it
             teaches
             a
             Man
             whither
             to
             go
             for
             Relief
             and
             Comfort
             in
             all
             his
             straits
             and
             difficulties
             ,
             even
             to
             this
             great
             and
             good
             God
             ,
             who
             is
             most
             able
             and
             ready
             to
             help
             his
             People
             in
             all
             times
             of
             trouble
             .
             This
             we
             still
             read
             in
             Scripture
             was
             the
             course
             of
             holy
             Men
             ,
             and
             they
             found
             it
             was
             not
             in
             vain
             .
             And
             to
             this
             day
             will
             all
             God's
             faithful
             servants
             find
             the
             good
             effects
             of
             thus
             devoutly
             applying
             themselves
             to
             God
             by
             Prayer
             .
             
               For
               his
               eyes
               are
               ever
               upon
               the
               Righteous
               ,
               and
               his
               ear
               open
               to
               their
               cry
               .
            
             He
             takes
             pity
             on
             them
             ,
             comforts
             and
             supports
             them
             .
             He
             'l
             lay
             no
             more
             upon
             them
             than
             he
             enables
             them
             to
             bear
             :
             and
             in
             his
             good
             time
             he
             supplies
             their
             wants
             ,
             and
             delivers
             them
             from
             their
             afflictions
             ,
             yea
             ,
             he
             turns
             them
             into
             blessings
             ,
             and
             makes
             
               all
               work
               together
               for
               their
               good
            
             ;
             as
             he
             has
             promised
             to
             them
             that
             
               love
               him
            
             ,
             Rom.
             8.
             28.
             
             O
             what
             an
             happiness
             
             is
             it
             to
             be
             acquainted
             with
             God.
             to
             have
             a
             due
             sense
             of
             his
             Providence
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             live
             upon
             it
             and
             improve
             it
             ,
             Job
             22
             21.
             
          
           
             But
             how
             sad
             is
             the
             condition
             of
             a
             wicked
             Man
             ,
             who
             has
             no
             such
             knowledge
             of
             God
             ,
             no
             love
             to
             him
             ,
             nor
             any
             expectations
             of
             help
             and
             relief
             from
             him
             .
             Even
             in
             his
             greatest
             prosperity
             he
             's
             a
             very
             miserable
             Man
             ,
             whilst
             he
             lives
             without
             God
             in
             the
             World
             :
             but
             he
             feels
             himself
             to
             be
             so
             indeed
             ,
             when
             he
             falls
             into
             any
             great
             calamity
             ,
             and
             knows
             not
             which
             way
             to
             turn
             himself
             for
             help
             and
             comfort
             .
             For
             as
             wickedness
             still
             brings
             Men
             into
             misery
             (
             as
             I
             have
             before
             shewn
             )
             so
             there
             it
             leaves
             them
             in
             the
             most
             wretched
             forlorn
             condition
             .
             And
             the
             ill
             temper
             of
             their
             minds
             ,
             adds
             weight
             and
             load
             to
             their
             calamities
             ,
             and
             grievously
             encreases
             the
             smart
             of
             them
             .
             The
             sense
             of
             their
             own
             guilt
             sometimes
             torments
             their
             Consciences
             :
             and
             fills
             them
             with
             fear
             and
             horrour
             :
             Sometimes
             they
             rage
             and
             fret
             against
             those
             that
             help'd
             on
             their
             sufferings
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             they
             even
             blaspheme
             God
             himself
             ,
             and
             murmur
             against
             his
             Providence
             .
             Whilst
             the
             good
             Man
             with
             Job
             blesses
             God
             in
             all
             his
             afflictions
             ,
             these
             are
             ready
             to
             follow
             the
             counsel
             of
             his
             Wife
             ,
             even
             to
             curse
             God
             and
             die
             .
             For
             being
             full
             of
             anguish
             and
             despair
             ,
             they
             are
             at
             their
             wits
             end
             ,
             and
             weary
             of
             their
             very
             lives
             ,
             as
             we
             read
             of
             Cain
             and
             Judas
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             ,
             both
             in
             Scripture
             and
             other
             History
             .
             For
             my
             part
             I
             do
             verily
             think
             ,
             that
             next
             to
             the
             Devils
             and
             those
             in
             Hell
             ,
             there
             are
             no
             Creatures
             in
             the
             World
             more
             miserable
             than
             wicked
             ungodly
             People
             and
             whilst
             we
             see
             what
             the
             common
             fruit
             of
             Sin
             is
             here
             on
             Earth
             ,
             we
             may
             easily
             be
             convinced
             that
             it
             leads
             to
             Hell
             and
             damnation
             hereafter
             .
             And
             all
             this
             do
             men
             madly
             and
             wilfully
             run
             into
             by
             their
             own
             evil
             doings
             ;
             even
             as
             a
             Man
             that
             thrusts
             his
             hands
             into
             the
             fire
             ,
             is
             like
             to
             feel
             pain
             and
             smart
             .
             By
             
               forsaking
               of
               God
               ,
               they
               forsake
               their
               own
               mercies
               ,
               and
               by
               sinning
               against
               him
               ,
               they
               wrong
               their
               own
               Souls
               ,
            
             yea
             ,
             their
             Bodies
             too
             ,
             and
             all
             their
             Concerns
             .
             Thus
             you
             see
             that
             an
             holy
             Life
             is
             most
             profitable
             for
             us
             even
             in
             this
             present
             World
             ,
             preventing
             much
             evil
             ,
             and
             bringing
             all
             manner
             of
             good
             along
             with
             it
             .
             Or
             if
             a
             Man
             should
             fall
             into
             such
             hard
             times
             ,
             as
             to
             suffer
             meerly
             for
             Religion
             and
             a
             good
             Conscience
             ,
             he
             shall
             then
             commonly
             find
             such
             wonderful
             comfort
             and
             satisfaction
             of
             
             mind
             ,
             that
             he
             will
             even
             triumph
             and
             rejoyce
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             his
             sufferings
             ,
             as
             we
             know
             the
             Apostles
             and
             primitive
             Christians
             did
             ,
             and
             that
             especially
             in
             hope
             of
             the
             glorious
             Rewards
             laid
             up
             for
             good
             Men
             in
             the
             Heavens
             .
             But
             that
             brings
             me
             to
             the
             last
             Consideration
             I
             shall
             mention
             .
          
           
             (
             Lastly
             )
             Namely
             ,
             
               That
               an
               Holy
               Life
               through
               the
               rich
               mercy
               of
               God
               ,
               will
               render
               us
               perfectly
               and
               eternally
               blessed
               in
               the
               World
               to
               come
               ,
               whereas
               a
               wicked
               course
               of
               Life
               ,
               leads
               to
               eternal
               misery
               and
               torment
               .
            
             According
             as
             we
             live
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             so
             must
             we
             fare
             in
             the
             next
             :
             for
             this
             Life
             is
             a
             state
             of
             trial
             in
             order
             to
             Eternity
             .
             Even
             at
             Death
             a
             good
             Man
             has
             ground
             of
             much
             comfort
             ,
             having
             the
             testimony
             of
             a
             good
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             the
             sense
             of
             God's
             love
             ,
             so
             that
             with
             Saint
             Stephen
             ,
             he
             may
             commit
             his
             Soul
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
             who
             is
             ready
             to
             receive
             him
             .
             But
             how
             sad
             is
             it
             with
             a
             wicked
             Man
             ,
             when
             beside
             all
             the
             pains
             of
             his
             body
             ,
             his
             mind
             is
             tormented
             with
             the
             remembrance
             of
             his
             sins
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             fears
             of
             God's
             wrath
             .
             But
             the
             great
             difference
             will
             be
             made
             at
             the
             day
             of
             Judgment
             ,
             when
             the
             
               sheep
               shall
               be
               set
               at
               Christ's
               right
               hand
               ,
               and
               the
               goats
               on
               the
               left
               ,
            
             as
             you
             have
             it
             described
             Matth.
             25.
             31
             ,
             &c.
             
             To
             those
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             pious
             and
             good
             ,
             will
             be
             pronounced
             that
             joyful
             Sentence
             ,
             
               Come
               ye
               blessed
               of
               my
               Father
               ,
               inherit
               the
               Kingdom
               prepared
               for
               you
               from
               the
               foundation
               of
               the
               World.
            
             And
             then
             shall
             they
             enter
             into
             that
             most
             glorious
             Kingdom
             ,
             where
             neither
             sin
             nor
             sorrow
             shall
             ever
             disturb
             them
             more
             ;
             where
             they
             shall
             never
             feel
             nor
             fear
             any
             manner
             of
             evil
             or
             pain
             ,
             either
             of
             Soul
             or
             Body
             :
             but
             shall
             be
             admitted
             into
             the
             immediate
             presence
             of
             God
             ,
             where
             there
             is
             all
             fulness
             of
             joy
             for
             evermore
             .
             They
             shall
             have
             such
             a
             clear
             knowledge
             of
             the
             ever-blessed
             God
             ,
             and
             such
             a
             lively
             sense
             of
             his
             infinite
             Perfections
             as
             will
             fill
             them
             with
             Admiration
             ,
             Love
             and
             Praise
             :
             and
             they
             shall
             feel
             the
             love
             of
             God
             and
             their
             Saviour
             so
             fully
             shed
             abroad
             upon
             them
             ,
             as
             shall
             raise
             their
             Hearts
             to
             the
             very
             utmost
             heights
             of
             joy
             and
             thankfulness
             ,
             and
             their
             mouths
             shall
             be
             filled
             with
             Hallelujahs
             and
             Songs
             of
             Praise
             :
             and
             in
             this
             most
             delightful
             Employment
             shall
             they
             joyn
             with
             all
             the
             blessed
             company
             of
             Heaven
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             That
             's
             the
             perfection
             of
             all
             ,
             that
             the
             joys
             of
             Heaven
             shall
             never
             have
             an
             end
             .
             It
             's
             
             both
             a
             most
             
               exceeding
               and
               an
               eternal
               weight
               of
               glory
            
             that
             's
             promised
             ,
             2
             
               Cor.
               4.
               17
               ,
               18.
               
               For
               ever
               shall
               we
               remain
               with
               the
               Lord
               ,
            
             1
             Thes.
             4.
             17.
             
             The
             eternal
             God
             will
             be
             the
             portion
             of
             his
             people
             ;
             and
             their
             joy
             in
             him
             shall
             never
             be
             lessened
             or
             abated
             through
             all
             eternity
             .
             They
             shall
             be
             always
             blessing
             and
             praising
             him
             ,
             always
             satisfied
             and
             ravished
             with
             the
             beholding
             of
             his
             Glories
             and
             the
             enjoyment
             of
             his
             love
             ;
             always
             delighted
             with
             the
             most
             pleasant
             and
             agreeable
             society
             of
             Angels
             and
             Saints
             :
             And
             never
             more
             shall
             dear
             friends
             and
             companions
             be
             separated
             from
             each
             other
             ,
             when
             once
             they
             are
             met
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Death
             has
             now
             no
             power
             over
             them
             .
             They
             are
             become
             in
             some
             measure
             even
             like
             to
             Christ
             himself
             ,
             and
             there
             shall
             see
             him
             as
             he
             is
             in
             all
             his
             glory
             ,
             Phil.
             3.
             21.
             1
             
             Joh.
             3.
             2.
             
          
           
             But
             what
             it
             is
             thus
             to
             be
             made
             like
             to
             Christ
             ,
             to
             see
             God
             and
             enioy
             him
             ,
             we
             are
             not
             able
             fully
             to
             express
             or
             conceive
             whilst
             we
             are
             here
             in
             the
             body
             ,
             to
             compare
             the
             glories
             of
             Heaven
             to
             all
             the
             riches
             and
             honour
             of
             Courts
             and
             Pallaces
             here
             below
             ,
             were
             greatly
             to
             lessen
             and
             disparage
             them
             .
             So
             great
             are
             those
             heavenly
             glories
             and
             joys
             ,
             that
             they
             can
             never
             be
             clearly
             known
             till
             they
             are
             enjoy'd
             :
             As
             a
             blind
             Man
             can
             never
             well
             tell
             what
             light
             is
             ,
             till
             his
             Eyes
             are
             open
             to
             discern
             it
             .
             It
             's
             enough
             for
             us
             that
             we
             have
             full
             assurance
             from
             the
             promises
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             that
             such
             a
             state
             of
             unspeakable
             happiness
             there
             is
             provided
             for
             good
             Men
             in
             the
             life
             to
             come
             .
             And
             as
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             is
             gone
             before
             to
             prepare
             it
             for
             them
             ,
             so
             now
             by
             his
             holy
             Spirit
             he
             prepares
             them
             for
             that
             blessed
             place
             ,
             by
             working
             in
             them
             that
             grace
             which
             fits
             them
             for
             glory
             ,
             and
             is
             the
             very
             first-fruits
             and
             beginnings
             of
             it
             in
             their
             Souls
             .
             True
             holiness
             is
             the
             most
             certain
             pledge
             of
             eternal
             happiness
             ,
             and
             makes
             us
             meet
             for
             it
             ,
             
               Eph.
               1.
               13
               ,
               14.
               
               Col.
            
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             Since
             then
             such
             a
             glory
             there
             is
             ,
             so
             infinitely
             great
             ,
             so
             sure
             and
             certain
             ,
             shall
             we
             not
             all
             be
             perswaded
             to
             seek
             after
             it
             by
             walking
             in
             those
             holy
             ways
             that
             lead
             thereto
             ?
             Surely
             we
             shall
             ,
             if
             we
             have
             any
             belief
             of
             Gods
             word
             ,
             any
             regard
             to
             our
             own
             interest
             .
             Must
             our
             Souls
             live
             for
             ever
             in
             another
             World
             ,
             and
             shall
             we
             not
             use
             our
             utmost
             care
             and
             diligence
             to
             make
             them
             happy
             for
             ever
             
             there
             ?
             Are
             they
             not
             our
             own
             Souls
             ?
             And
             do
             they
             not
             then
             deserve
             our
             love
             and
             care
             ?
             
               If
               we
               be
               wise
            
             and
             good
             ,
             
               is
               it
               not
               for
               our selves
            
             ,
             for
             our
             own
             happiness
             ?
             And
             is
             there
             any
             other
             way
             to
             make
             our selves
             happy
             but
             by
             gaining
             the
             love
             of
             God
             and
             eternal
             life
             ?
             Do
             we
             not
             see
             that
             all
             worldly
             comforts
             are
             short
             and
             uncertain
             ;
             They
             wither
             in
             our
             hands
             ,
             and
             perish
             in
             the
             using
             .
             Our
             Neighbours
             and
             acquaintance
             are
             daily
             dying
             round
             about
             us
             ;
             many
             of
             our
             dearest
             Friends
             and
             Relations
             are
             already
             gone
             before
             us
             ,
             and
             we
             our selves
             are
             swiftly
             following
             after
             .
             We
             are
             just
             upon
             the
             borders
             of
             eternity
             ,
             liable
             to
             a
             thousand
             diseases
             and
             mischances
             that
             may
             soon
             stop
             our
             breath
             ,
             and
             then
             we
             are
             gone
             .
             Since
             then
             we
             cannot
             make
             sure
             of
             this
             life
             ,
             nor
             the
             enjoyments
             of
             it
             ,
             O
             let
             us
             see
             to
             make
             sure
             of
             eternal
             glory
             ;
             which
             we
             may
             do
             ,
             by
             Gods
             assistance
             ,
             even
             the
             poorest
             Man
             on
             Earth
             ,
             if
             he
             will
             become
             sincerely
             pious
             and
             good
             .
             For
             God
             is
             no
             respecter
             of
             persons
             .
             Christ
             died
             for
             poor
             Men
             as
             well
             as
             rich
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             have
             no
             inheritance
             on
             Earth
             may
             be
             Heirs
             of
             the
             heavenly
             Kingdom
             ,
             if
             they
             be
             rich
             in
             faith
             and
             love
             to
             God
             ,
             Jam.
             2.
             5.
             
             And
             methinks
             they
             that
             have
             so
             much
             trouble
             and
             sorrow
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             should
             be
             moved
             to
             seek
             after
             riches
             and
             glory
             in
             the
             life
             to
             come
             .
             There
             the
             poorest
             Lazarus
             shall
             have
             a
             thousand
             times
             more
             pleasure
             and
             joy
             ,
             than
             any
             of
             the
             proud
             
             Dives's
             or
             rich
             Gluttons
             and
             Epicures
             have
             now
             in
             their
             delicious
             fare
             and
             gorgeous
             Apparel
             .
             Nay
             ,
             the
             very
             hopes
             of
             this
             glory
             may
             fill
             the
             good
             Mans
             mind
             with
             so
             much
             joy
             ,
             that
             he
             will
             even
             forget
             his
             poverty
             ,
             and
             not
             count
             his
             afflictions
             worthy
             to
             be
             compared
             with
             the
             happiness
             he
             hopes
             for
             ,
             nor
             would
             he
             change
             Estates
             with
             the
             greatest
             Prince
             upon
             Earth
             ,
             who
             is
             a
             stranger
             to
             these
             hopes
             .
             Thus
             it
             was
             with
             the
             holy
             Apostles
             and
             their
             followers
             ,
             2
             
               Cor.
               6.
               10.
               1
               
               Pet.
            
             1.
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Thus
             have
             I
             briefly
             told
             you
             somewhat
             of
             the
             happiness
             of
             the
             godly
             in
             the
             world
             to
             come
             :
             But
             on
             the
             other
             hand
             consider
             what
             will
             be
             the
             portion
             of
             the
             wicked
             ,
             who
             despise
             the
             mercies
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             offers
             and
             promises
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             these
             will
             at
             last
             fall
             under
             his
             heavy
             Wrath
             and
             Vengeance
             ,
             and
             there
             must
             remain
             for
             ever
             in
             the
             most
             intolerable
             terments
             of
             Soul
             and
             Body
             ,
             
             set
             out
             by
             the
             most
             dreadful
             things
             ,
             such
             as
             Fire
             and
             Brimstone
             ,
             and
             a
             never
             dying
             Worm
             that
             perpetually
             gnaws
             and
             stings
             their
             hearts
             .
             They
             are
             cast
             into
             outer
             darkness
             ,
             where
             there
             is
             weeping
             and
             wailing
             and
             gnashing
             of
             teeth
             ,
             not
             the
             least
             glimmering
             of
             hope
             or
             comfort
             to
             all
             eternity
             ,
             
               Matt.
               25.
               30.
               41
               ,
               46.
               
               Mark
            
             9.
             43.
             to
             the
             end
             ;
             2
             Thes.
             1.
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
             These
             are
             the
             Goats
             that
             being
             set
             on
             the
             left
             hand
             must
             hear
             that
             doleful
             sentence
             .
             
               Depart
               from
               me
               ye
               cursed
               into
               everlasting
               fire
               prepared
               for
               the
               Devil
               and
               his
               Angels
               .
            
             An
             heavy
             doom
             ,
             and
             yet
             most
             just
             .
             For
             they
             departed
             from
             God
             ,
             and
             neglected
             his
             service
             here
             on
             Earth
             ,
             and
             therefore
             now
             must
             they
             depart
             from
             his
             presence
             ,
             in
             which
             their
             corrupt
             minds
             can
             take
             no
             delight
             .
             They
             preferr'd
             the
             Tavern
             and
             the
             Ale-house
             before
             the
             house
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             took
             more
             pleasure
             in
             Feasting
             and
             Drinking
             ,
             in
             Roaring
             and
             Revelling
             amongst
             their
             wicked
             Companions
             ,
             than
             in
             worshipping
             of
             God
             in
             the
             communion
             of
             Saints
             ;
             they
             loved
             not
             prayers
             and
             praises
             in
             the
             assemblies
             of
             his
             people
             ,
             nor
             had
             any
             mind
             to
             come
             to
             the
             Lords
             Table
             ,
             though
             often
             invited
             thereto
             ;
             and
             therefore
             must
             they
             now
             be
             shut
             out
             from
             such
             holy
             company
             ,
             and
             from
             such
             high
             and
             heavenly
             employments
             ,
             for
             which
             they
             are
             altogether
             unfit
             .
             They
             were
             many
             of
             them
             greatly
             given
             to
             Cursing
             ,
             and
             now
             it
             's
             come
             upon
             them
             :
             That
             
               curse
               of
               God
            
             which
             they
             in
             their
             rage
             often
             wished
             to
             their
             Neighbour
             ,
             is
             now
             fallen
             upon
             themselves
             .
             Nay
             did
             not
             many
             of
             these
             prophane
             wretches
             even
             call
             for
             this
             curse
             upon
             their
             own
             heads
             ,
             in
             that
             hellish
             Language
             of
             
               God
               damn
               me
            
             ?
             And
             what
             wonder
             if
             their
             petition
             be
             now
             granted
             ,
             and
             they
             sentenced
             to
             that
             damnation
             which
             they
             thus
             called
             for
             ?
             By
             the
             Devil
             they
             were
             led
             and
             guided
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             wicked
             instruments
             and
             their
             own
             brutish
             lusts
             ;
             and
             therefore
             now
             they
             must
             have
             the
             
               Devil
               and
               his
               Angels
            
             ,
             and
             damned
             sinners
             like
             themselves
             to
             be
             their
             companions
             in
             torment
             ,
             who
             are
             so
             far
             from
             pitying
             or
             comforting
             each
             other
             ,
             that
             rather
             they
             curse
             one
             another
             now
             in
             their
             misery
             ,
             who
             before
             tempted
             one
             another
             to
             s●n
             .
             O
             sad
             ,
             meeting
             of
             the
             Drunkards
             ,
             the
             Whoremongers
             and
             the
             Harlots
             there
             together
             in
             those
             scorching
             flames
             .
             Where
             in
             vain
             they
             cry
             out
             for
             a
             
             drop
             of
             water
             to
             cool
             their
             Tongue
             .
             It
             must
             not
             be
             granted
             ;
             their
             good
             things
             are
             all
             past
             and
             gone
             :
             And
             the
             remembrance
             of
             all
             their
             riot
             and
             lewdness
             serves
             but
             to
             encrease
             their
             torment
             .
             And
             now
             also
             they
             may
             remember
             how
             God
             did
             again
             and
             again
             call
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             would
             not
             hear
             ;
             neither
             therefore
             will
             he
             now
             hear
             their
             cries
             ,
             when
             pain
             and
             anguish
             is
             come
             upon
             them
             ,
             Prov.
             1.
             24.
             to
             the
             end
             .
             And
             though
             they
             may
             cry
             out
             against
             their
             companions
             and
             accuse
             the
             Devil
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             rage
             blaspheme
             God
             himself
             ,
             yet
             will
             their
             consciences
             fly
             with
             greatest
             fury
             upon
             themselves
             ,
             who
             in
             spite
             of
             all
             the
             warnings
             that
             were
             given
             them
             ,
             did
             by
             their
             own
             wilfull
             and
             impenitent
             continuance
             in
             sin
             ,
             plunge
             themselves
             into
             this
             misery
             ,
             from
             whence
             they
             must
             never
             be
             released
             .
             O
             dreadful
             word
             ,
             
               Everlasting
               fire
               !
               Eternal
               torment
            
             !
             How
             does
             the
             thought
             of
             this
             sink
             and
             break
             their
             hearts
             ,
             and
             fill
             them
             with
             deepest
             horrour
             and
             despair
             !
             
               Who
               can
               dwell
               with
               everlasting
               burnings
               ?
            
             Who
             can
             ?
             And
             yet
             the
             damned
             sinner
             must
             ,
             though
             in
             the
             most
             raging
             and
             impatient
             manner
             .
             After
             they
             have
             lain
             thousands
             and
             millions
             of
             years
             in
             that
             place
             of
             torment
             ,
             yet
             is
             there
             not
             a
             moment
             less
             to
             come
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             whole
             eternity
             still
             behind
             .
             The
             worm
             never
             dies
             :
             the
             flame
             is
             never
             quenched
             .
             Nor
             is
             God
             to
             be
             accused
             of
             severity
             in
             all
             this
             ,
             since
             it
             was
             the
             sinners
             own
             doing
             ,
             the
             fruit
             of
             their
             own
             choice
             :
             For
             they
             knew
             that
             sin
             would
             sink
             them
             into
             Hell
             ,
             and
             yet
             they
             would
             venture
             upon
             it
             .
             And
             indeed
             it
             sinks
             them
             thither
             as
             naturally
             as
             a
             stone
             falls
             to
             the
             ground
             .
             Even
             here
             on
             earth
             the
             proud
             and
             covetous
             ,
             the
             malicious
             and
             revengeful
             ,
             the
             profane
             and
             sensual
             do
             kindle
             somewhat
             of
             Hell
             in
             their
             own
             Souls
             ;
             and
             whilst
             they
             carry
             along
             with
             them
             the
             same
             wicked
             temper
             of
             mind
             ,
             it
             must
             still
             needs
             make
             them
             most
             wretched
             and
             miserable
             in
             another
             World
             ,
             as
             long
             as
             ever
             their
             Souls
             live
             ,
             and
             these
             vices
             stick
             to
             them
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             all
             eternity
             .
             Let
             not
             him
             that
             carries
             fire
             in
             his
             bosom
             accuse
             Gods
             providence
             for
             making
             the
             fire
             hot
             ,
             when
             he
             feels
             it
             burn
             him
             ,
             but
             let
             him
             blame
             his
             own
             folly
             and
             wilfullness
             :
             And
             so
             must
             self-condemned
             sinners
             be
             forced
             to
             do
             .
          
           
           
             And
             now
             tell
             me
             I
             beseech
             you
             ,
             Is
             there
             not
             all
             the
             reason
             in
             the
             World
             that
             you
             should
             speedily
             repent
             you
             of
             your
             sins
             ,
             and
             cast
             them
             from
             you
             with
             loathing
             and
             detestation
             ,
             and
             henceforward
             set
             upon
             a
             course
             of
             serious
             holiness
             ,
             that
             so
             you
             may
             escape
             all
             this
             misery
             threatned
             to
             the
             wicked
             ,
             and
             may
             partake
             of
             that
             glory
             which
             is
             promised
             to
             the
             pious
             and
             good
             .
             Does
             not
             a
             thousand
             pound
             a
             year
             deserve
             the
             labour
             of
             one
             day
             ?
             And
             will
             not
             all
             the
             joys
             of
             Heaven
             that
             shall
             last
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             ,
             abundantly
             reward
             our
             diligence
             in
             Gods
             service
             for
             this
             short
             life
             time
             ?
             And
             are
             not
             the
             eternal
             torments
             of
             Hell
             enough
             to
             restrain
             Men
             from
             a
             loose
             and
             sinful
             life
             ,
             though
             it
             were
             never
             so
             profitable
             or
             pleasant
             here
             for
             a
             little
             while
             ?
             But
             you
             have
             before
             heard
             it
             fully
             proved
             ,
             that
             even
             at
             present
             an
             holy
             life
             is
             in
             all
             respects
             most
             for
             our
             benefit
             and
             comfort
             .
             So
             that
             without
             doubt
             a
             good
             Man
             finds
             more
             sweetness
             and
             satisfaction
             in
             the
             way
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             than
             sinners
             do
             in
             the
             way
             to
             Hell.
             Our
             gracious
             God
             appoints
             us
             an
             easie
             and
             honourable
             service
             ,
             and
             gives
             glorious
             rewards
             :
             But
             the
             Devil
             is
             a
             most
             cruel
             Master
             ,
             and
             sets
             his
             slaves
             to
             the
             vilest
             drudgery
             ,
             and
             afterward
             paies
             them
             very
             sad
             wages
             ,
             Rom.
             6.
             21
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
             Whether
             then
             will
             you
             be
             Christ's
             freemen
             or
             the
             Devil's
             bondslaves
             ?
             Whether
             will
             you
             walk
             in
             the
             good
             ways
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             bring
             peace
             and
             comfort
             here
             on
             Earth
             ,
             and
             eternal
             glory
             in
             Heaven
             :
             or
             in
             the
             crooked
             paths
             of
             sin
             ,
             which
             now
             bring
             sorrow
             and
             shame
             and
             pain
             ,
             and
             hereafter
             will
             plunge
             you
             into
             eternal
             misery
             and
             torment
             in
             Hell
             ?
             Thus
             are
             life
             and
             death
             ,
             happiness
             and
             misery
             set
             before
             you
             :
             What
             choice
             then
             will
             you
             make
             ?
             One
             would
             think
             there
             was
             no
             great
             difficulty
             in
             the
             case
             to
             a
             Man
             that
             has
             the
             use
             of
             his
             reason
             ,
             if
             he
             will
             at
             all
             make
             use
             of
             it
             in
             the
             affairs
             of
             his
             Soul.
             A
             little
             thinking
             serves
             turn
             to
             convince
             Men
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             no
             reason
             why
             they
             should
             chuse
             poverty
             and
             reproach
             ,
             pain
             and
             imprisonment
             (
             if
             they
             can
             honestly
             avoid
             them
             )
             rather
             than
             Riches
             and
             Honour
             ,
             ease
             and
             liberty
             .
             But
             I
             am
             sure
             there
             is
             a
             thousand
             times
             less
             reason
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             disobey
             God
             and
             damn
             his
             Soul
             for
             ever
             ,
             rather
             than
             to
             please
             and
             serve
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             make
             sure
             of
             eternal
             Salvation
             .
             Wherefore
             let
             me
             again
             
             beseech
             you
             to
             take
             the
             matter
             into
             consideration
             ,
             and
             think
             seriously
             what
             is
             most
             reasonable
             and
             most
             for
             your
             own
             interest
             ,
             and
             then
             chuse
             accordingly
             .
             And
             I
             pray
             God
             direct
             your
             hearts
             to
             make
             so
             wise
             a
             choice
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             never
             have
             cause
             to
             repent
             of
             it
             ,
             either
             in
             this
             World
             or
             that
             to
             come
             .
          
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             II.
             
          
           
             
               A
               brief
               description
               of
               an
               holy
               life
               ,
               with
               some
               short
               Directions
               in
               order
               thereto
               .
            
          
           
             IF
             you
             now
             demand
             of
             me
             wherein
             consists
             this
             Holiness
             of
             life
             ,
             to
             which
             I
             have
             been
             thus
             long
             and
             earnestly
             exhorting
             you
             ,
             that
             I
             hope
             you
             may
             in
             some
             measure
             understand
             by
             reflecting
             on
             what
             I
             said
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             and
             by
             attending
             to
             what
             I
             have
             intimated
             all
             along
             my
             Discourse
             .
             Yet
             for
             your
             assistance
             ,
             I
             shall
             somewhat
             more
             plainly
             represent
             it
             to
             you
             ,
             though
             but
             very
             briefly
             ;
             as
             no
             other
             can
             be
             expected
             in
             this
             little
             Paper
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             general
             then
             (
             as
             I
             have
             before
             exprest
             it
             )
             I
             am
             only
             perswading
             you
             to
             live
             as
             becomes
             true
             Christians
             ,
             according
             to
             your
             Baptismal
             Vow
             ,
             in
             the
             keeping
             of
             which
             consists
             your
             Christianity
             .
             Now
             by
             your
             Baptism
             you
             are
             engaged
             to
             believe
             in
             and
             obey
             God
             the
             Father
             ,
             the
             son
             and
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
             You
             must
             sincerely
             and
             heartily
             own
             God
             the
             Father
             as
             your
             maker
             and
             Preserver
             ,
             the
             son
             of
             God
             as
             your
             Redeemer
             ,
             and
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             as
             your
             Sanctifier
             ,
             Guide
             and
             Comforter
             .
             And
             accordingly
             must
             you
             behave
             your self
             both
             in
             heart
             and
             life
             :
             And
             therefore
             you
             must
             renounce
             the
             Devil
             ,
             the
             World
             and
             the
             Flesh
             which
             would
             draw
             you
             off
             from
             God
             ,
             and
             must
             stedfastly
             believe
             the
             Articles
             of
             your
             Christian
             Faith
             ,
             and
             carefully
             keep
             Gods
             holy
             will
             and
             commandments
             all
             the
             days
             of
             your
             life
             .
             Your
             faith
             is
             required
             in
             order
             to
             obedience
             :
             For
             if
             you
             do
             
             not
             believe
             Christ's
             Gospel
             ,
             you
             are
             not
             like
             to
             obey
             it
             .
             In
             these
             two
             things
             then
             consists
             the
             Religion
             of
             a
             Christian
             ,
             to
             which
             he
             is
             engaged
             by
             his
             Baptism
             ,
             viz.
             in
             Believing
             what
             Jesus
             Christ
             hath
             revealed
             ,
             and
             in
             doing
             what
             he
             hath
             commanded
             .
             In
             short
             ,
             he
             is
             a
             good
             Christian
             who
             does
             firmly
             believe
             his
             Creed
             ,
             and
             carefully
             keep
             the
             Commandments
             .
          
           
             The
             doctrines
             which
             we
             are
             to
             believe
             are
             indeed
             more
             largely
             and
             fully
             delivered
             in
             the
             Holy
             Scriptures
             ,
             which
             were
             written
             by
             Men
             inspired
             by
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             accordingly
             ought
             to
             be
             received
             as
             the
             word
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             diligently
             read
             and
             stedfastly
             believed
             .
             But
             the
             chief
             articles
             of
             the
             Christian
             Faith
             are
             briefly
             sum'd
             up
             in
             that
             which
             we
             call
             the
             Apostles
             Creed
             ,
             
               I
               believe
               in
               God
               the
               Father
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             This
             I
             hope
             you
             are
             well
             acquainted
             with
             ,
             it
             being
             so
             short
             and
             plain
             ,
             and
             daily
             repeated
             in
             the
             Church
             Service
             ;
             and
             therefore
             I
             shall
             not
             set
             it
             down
             at
             large
             .
             And
             this
             also
             I
             hope
             you
             do
             believe
             to
             be
             most
             true
             .
             You
             would
             take
             it
             ill
             ,
             if
             I
             should
             question
             your
             belief
             of
             the
             Creed
             ,
             without
             which
             you
             are
             not
             to
             be
             reckoned
             as
             Christians
             .
             But
             let
             me
             advise
             ,
             you
             to
             consider
             seriously
             and
             frequently
             of
             these
             great
             truths
             contained
             in
             the
             Creed
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             more
             clearly
             understand
             them
             ,
             and
             be
             more
             affected
             with
             them
             .
             And
             pray
             see
             that
             your
             belief
             of
             them
             be
             very
             firm
             and
             deep-rooted
             in
             your
             Soul
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             fruit
             of
             your
             faith
             may
             appear
             in
             the
             holiness
             of
             your
             life
             .
             Without
             this
             ,
             the
             bare
             knowing
             of
             the
             Creed
             ,
             and
             repeating
             it
             never
             so
             often
             will
             stand
             us
             in
             no
             stead
             .
             For
             ,
             as
             I
             told
             you
             ,
             obedience
             is
             the
             end
             of
             Faith.
             And
             all
             the
             Articles
             of
             our
             Belief
             do
             most
             plainly
             tend
             to
             make
             us
             holy
             and
             good
             ,
             if
             we
             will
             but
             carefully
             attend
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             consider
             well
             of
             them
             .
             To
             shew
             it
             in
             few
             words
             .
             
               If
               we
               b●●ieve
               that
               God
               the
               Father
               Almighty
               made
               us
               and
               all
               the
               World
            
             ;
             then
             are
             we
             bound
             to
             love
             and
             honour
             him
             ,
             to
             worship
             and
             obey
             him
             ,
             as
             our
             maker
             :
             and
             preserver
             ,
             who
             is
             Almighty
             in
             Power
             ,
             infinite
             in
             Wisdom
             ,
             goodnes
             and
             all
             manner
             of
             Perfections
             .
             If
             we
             believe
             that
             
               Je
               〈…〉
               Christ
               is
               the
               Son
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Redeemer
               of
               mankind
               who
               died
               for
               us
               and
               rose
               again
               ,
               and
               ascended
               to
               
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               will
               thence
               come
               to
               judge
               the
               quick
               and
               the
               dead
               ,
            
             and
             will
             grant
             to
             all
             penitent
             and
             obedient
             Believers
             ,
             the
             
               forgiveness
               of
               their
               sins
            
             ,
             and
             
               everlasting
               life
            
             ,
             but
             will
             sentence
             the
             wicked
             to
             everlasting
             misery
             :
             Our
             belief
             of
             this
             ,
             must
             lead
             us
             to
             true
             Repentance
             and
             amendment
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             to
             an
             humble
             dependence
             on
             the
             mercies
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             merits
             of
             Christ
             ,
             for
             Pardon
             and
             Salvation
             .
             And
             if
             we
             believe
             ,
             
               that
               it
               is
               the
               Office
               of
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               to
               sanctifie
               us
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               elect
               People
               of
               God
            
             ;
             then
             ought
             we
             to
             pray
             to
             God
             for
             his
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             we
             must
             comply
             with
             his
             good
             motions
             ,
             and
             submit
             to
             his
             working
             upon
             our
             Souls
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             sanctifie
             us
             and
             make
             us
             holy
             ,
             that
             so
             we
             may
             be
             living
             members
             of
             Christ's
             
               Holy
               Catholick
               Church
            
             .
             And
             in
             this
             Church
             are
             we
             bound
             to
             continue
             ,
             that
             so
             in
             the
             
               Communion
               of
               Saints
            
             ,
             we
             may
             enjoy
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             Word
             ,
             Sacraments
             ,
             and
             Prayer
             ,
             by
             which
             means
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             works
             Grace
             in
             us
             ,
             and
             encreases
             the
             same
             ,
             till
             it
             be
             perfected
             in
             eternal
             Glory
             ,
             to
             which
             good
             Men
             shall
             be
             advanced
             both
             in
             Soul
             and
             Body
             at
             the
             Resurrection
             ,
             as
             their
             Souls
             made
             entrance
             upon
             it
             presently
             after
             their
             death
             .
          
           
             Thus
             you
             see
             how
             a
             right
             Belief
             leads
             a
             Man
             to
             holiness
             of
             Life
             .
             And
             therefore
             in
             holy
             Scripture
             do
             we
             find
             so
             much
             mention
             made
             of
             Faith
             ,
             or
             of
             believing
             in
             God
             and
             in
             Christ.
             This
             in
             many
             places
             is
             highly
             extolled
             ,
             and
             most
             strictly
             required
             of
             us
             ,
             as
             the
             very
             summ
             of
             our
             Duty
             :
             insomuch
             that
             we
             are
             often
             said
             to
             be
             justified
             or
             pardoned
             on
             account
             of
             our
             Faith
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             saved
             by
             Faith
             ,
             and
             all
             this
             chiefly
             ,
             as
             I
             suppose
             ,
             because
             true
             Faith
             produces
             Obedience
             ;
             and
             makes
             a
             Man
             become
             an
             humble
             and
             sincere
             Disciple
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             and
             so
             makes
             us
             fit
             for
             the
             mercies
             of
             God
             in
             and
             through
             our
             Blessed
             Saviour
             .
             But
             when
             faith
             does
             not
             bring
             forth
             the
             fruit
             of
             Holiness
             and
             good
             Works
             ,
             it
             's
             of
             no
             value
             with
             God
             ,
             nor
             will
             stand
             us
             in
             any
             stead
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             see
             at
             large
             in
             the
             second
             Chapter
             of
             St.
             James
             ,
             to
             name
             no
             other
             places
             .
             Wherefore
             you
             know
             we
             are
             engag'd
             by
             our
             Baptism
             ,
             not
             only
             to
             believe
             all
             the
             Articles
             of
             the
             Christian
             Faith
             ,
             but
             also
             to
             keep
             God's
             Commandments
             ,
             which
             I
             am
             to
             speak
             of
             next
             .
          
           
           
             Now
             these
             Commandments
             are
             also
             plainly
             contained
             in
             the
             Holy
             Scriptures
             ;
             and
             therefore
             there
             is
             still
             more
             Reason
             why
             you
             should
             diligently
             read
             and
             study
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             know
             the
             Will
             of
             God
             and
             do
             it
             .
             And
             all
             that
             is
             to
             be
             done
             by
             us
             ,
             I
             reckon
             ,
             is
             contained
             in
             the
             Ten
             Commandments
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             explained
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             urged
             upon
             us
             ,
             both
             by
             the
             Prophets
             in
             the
             Old
             Testament
             ,
             and
             by
             our
             Saviour
             and
             his
             Apostles
             in
             the
             New
             :
             Especially
             in
             our
             Saviour's
             Sermon
             in
             the
             Mount
             ,
             in
             the
             fifth
             ,
             sixth
             ,
             and
             seventh
             Chapters
             of
             St.
             Matthew
             .
             And
             therefore
             often
             read
             over
             these
             three
             Chapters
             .
             There
             you
             will
             find
             what
             manner
             of
             persons
             the
             Disciples
             of
             Jesus
             ought
             to
             be
             ,
             even
             like
             their
             Master
             ,
             of
             an
             humble
             ,
             lowly
             Spirit
             ,
             meek
             and
             gentle
             ,
             pure
             and
             peaceable
             ,
             merciful
             and
             patient
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             Such
             as
             these
             he
             pronounces
             blessed
             in
             the
             beginning
             of
             that
             heavenly
             Sermon
             ,
             and
             these
             alone
             are
             they
             whom
             he
             will
             make
             most
             blessed
             with
             himself
             for
             ever
             .
             But
             if
             you
             would
             have
             the
             summ
             of
             your
             Duty
             to
             God
             and
             to
             your
             Neighbour
             ,
             as
             required
             by
             the
             Ten
             Commandments
             ,
             briefly
             represented
             ,
             take
             it
             in
             the
             very
             words
             of
             our
             Church
             Catechism
             .
          
           
             
               My
               duty
               towards
               God
               is
               to
               believe
               in
               him
               ;
               to
               fear
               him
               ;
               to
               love
               him
               with
               all
               my
               heart
               ,
               with
               all
               my
               mind
               ,
               with
               all
               my
               soul
               ,
               and
               with
               all
               my
               strength
               ;
               to
               worship
               him
               ;
               to
               give
               him
               thanks
               ;
               to
               put
               my
               whole
               trust
               in
               him
               ;
               to
               call
               upon
               him
               ;
               to
               honour
               his
               holy
               Name
               and
               his
               Word
               ;
               and
               to
               serve
               him
               truly
               all
               the
               days
               of
               my
               life
               .
            
          
           
             
               My
               duty
               towards
               my
               Neighbour
               ,
               is
               to
               love
               him
               as
               my self
               ;
               and
               to
               do
               to
               all
               men
               as
               I
               would
               they
               should
               do
               to
               me
               .
               To
               love
               ,
               honour
               ,
               and
               succour
               my
               Father
               and
               Mother
               .
               To
               honour
               and
               obey
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               are
               put
               in
               authority
               under
               him
               .
               To
               submit
               my self
               to
               all
               my
               Governours
               ,
               Teachers
               ,
               Spiritual
               P●stours
               and
               Masters
               .
               To
               order
               my self
               lowly
               and
               reverently
               to
               all
               my
               betters
               .
               To
               hurt
               no
               body
               by
               word
               or
               deed
               .
               To
               be
               true
               and
               just
               in
               all
               my
               dealings
               .
               To
               bear
               no
               malice
               nor
               hatred
               in
               my
               heart
               .
               To
               keep
               my
               hands
               from
               picking
               and
               stealing
               ;
               my
               tongue
               from
               evil-speaking
               ,
               lying
               and
               slandering
               .
               To
               keep
               my
               body
               in
               temperance
               ,
               soberness
               and
               chastity
               .
               Not
               to
               covet
               and
               desire
               other
               mens
               goods
               ;
               but
               to
               learn
               and
               labour
               truly
               to
               get
               my
               own
               living
               ,
               and
               to
               do
               my
               duty
               in
               that
               state
               of
               life
               into
               which
               it
               shall
               please
               God
               to
               call
               me
               .
            
          
           
           
             Here
             you
             have
             your
             Duty
             in
             a
             little
             room
             ,
             which
             you
             may
             easily
             keep
             in
             memory
             :
             but
             especially
             beg
             of
             God
             to
             write
             his
             Laws
             in
             your
             heart
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             freely
             and
             chearfully
             obey
             them
             in
             your
             Life
             and
             Conversation
             .
             And
             for
             your
             further
             assistance
             ,
             I
             shall
             a
             little
             enlarge
             upon
             the
             chief
             of
             these
             Duties
             ,
             especially
             the
             love
             of
             God
             and
             your
             Neighbour
             ,
             and
             so
             conclude
             with
             some
             short
             and
             general
             Directions
             for
             the
             guiding
             of
             your
             steps
             more
             readily
             and
             constantly
             in
             the
             ways
             of
             Holiness
             all
             the
             days
             of
             your
             Life
             .
          
           
             To
             love
             God
             with
             all
             our
             Heart
             and
             Soul
             ,
             is
             the
             first
             and
             great
             Commandment
             :
             as
             our
             Saviour
             himself
             teacheth
             us
             ,
             Matth.
             22.
             37
             ,
             38.
             
             This
             makes
             us
             more
             easily
             to
             obey
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             Commands
             .
             For
             if
             we
             truly
             love
             God
             ,
             we
             shall
             be
             very
             fearful
             to
             offend
             him
             ,
             and
             very
             careful
             to
             please
             him
             in
             all
             our
             ways
             .
             And
             then
             do
             we
             truly
             love
             God
             with
             all
             our
             Heart
             ,
             when
             we
             love
             him
             more
             than
             all
             other
             things
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             more
             than
             Riches
             ,
             Pleasures
             ,
             Honours
             ,
             Friends
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Enjoyments
             ,
             yea
             ,
             more
             than
             our
             very
             Lives
             ;
             so
             that
             we
             will
             part
             with
             all
             ,
             rather
             than
             lose
             the
             favour
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             which
             we
             account
             our
             happiness
             chiefly
             to
             consist
             .
             This
             I
             take
             to
             be
             the
             very
             Essence
             of
             Religion
             ,
             and
             't
             is
             that
             without
             which
             our
             Saviour
             tells
             us
             ,
             we
             cannot
             be
             his
             Disciples
             ,
             Matth.
             10.
             37
             ,
             38.
             
             But
             when
             once
             we
             are
             got
             to
             this
             blessed
             temper
             ,
             we
             shall
             find
             it
             no
             very
             hard
             matter
             to
             deny
             our selves
             ,
             and
             take
             up
             our
             Cross
             ,
             and
             follow
             our
             Lord
             and
             Master
             both
             in
             well-doing
             and
             in
             patient
             suffering
             .
          
           
             Wherefore
             let
             us
             earnestly
             beg
             of
             God
             by
             his
             holy
             Spirit
             to
             work
             this
             love
             in
             our
             Hearts
             .
             And
             to
             our
             Prayers
             let
             us
             add
             our
             own
             diligent
             Endeavours
             ;
             and
             especially
             let
             us
             be
             much
             in
             thinking
             of
             all
             the
             goodness
             and
             loving-kindness
             of
             God
             ,
             manifested
             to
             us
             and
             to
             all
             the
             World.
             Let
             us
             consider
             what
             he
             has
             done
             for
             us
             already
             ,
             both
             for
             Soul
             and
             Body
             ,
             and
             what
             he
             has
             promised
             to
             do
             in
             the
             Life
             to
             come
             .
             And
             never
             let
             our
             Hearts
             be
             at
             rest
             ,
             till
             they
             are
             entirely
             fixed
             upon
             the
             ever-blessed
             God
             as
             our
             chiefest
             good
             ,
             and
             only
             satisfying
             Portion
             .
             And
             let
             us
             earnestly
             seek
             his
             favour
             through
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
             the
             Mediatour
             ,
             who
             came
             into
             the
             World
             on
             purpose
             ,
             to
             
             bring
             us
             into
             a
             state
             of
             Friendship
             with
             God
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             love
             him
             ,
             and
             be
             loved
             of
             him
             ,
             and
             live
             with
             him
             for
             ever
             in
             love
             and
             joy
             .
             But
             alway
             remember
             that
             obedience
             to
             God
             ,
             is
             the
             only
             sure
             evidence
             of
             true
             saving
             Love.
             He
             that
             loves
             God
             ,
             will
             hate
             and
             abhor
             sin
             and
             wickedness
             .
             Let
             the
             Son
             pretend
             what
             love
             and
             honour
             he
             will
             to
             his
             Father
             ,
             he
             does
             not
             truly
             love
             him
             ,
             except
             he
             use
             all
             due
             care
             to
             please
             him
             .
          
           
             And
             if
             you
             do
             thus
             sincerely
             love
             God
             as
             your
             Father
             ,
             then
             may
             you
             always
             comfortably
             trust
             in
             him
             ,
             and
             depend
             upon
             him
             ,
             which
             is
             another
             great
             Duty
             ,
             and
             brings
             great
             peace
             and
             quiet
             to
             our
             minds
             ,
             Isa.
             26.
             3
             ,
             4.
             
             Whilst
             you
             live
             in
             obedience
             ro
             God's
             commands
             ,
             you
             have
             a
             sure
             interest
             in
             his
             Promises
             ,
             and
             may
             safely
             rely
             upon
             his
             good
             Providence
             ,
             for
             the
             performance
             of
             them
             .
             Wherefore
             whatever
             your
             wants
             ,
             your
             dangers
             ,
             or
             sufferings
             are
             ,
             do
             not
             distrust
             the
             Providence
             of
             God
             ,
             but
             wait
             patiently
             ,
             and
             do
             your
             own
             duty
             ,
             and
             be
             assured
             ,
             God
             in
             his
             good
             time
             ,
             will
             succour
             and
             relieve
             you
             ,
             he
             will
             direct
             ,
             comfort
             and
             strengthen
             you
             .
             Let
             all
             the
             experience
             you
             have
             hitherto
             had
             of
             his
             loving-kindness
             ,
             engage
             you
             to
             trust
             in
             him
             as
             long
             as
             you
             live
             .
             And
             take
             great
             care
             ,
             that
             you
             never
             murmur
             nor
             repine
             against
             God
             under
             any
             affliction
             whatever
             ;
             when
             you
             meet
             with
             the
             heaviest
             crosses
             and
             disappointments
             ,
             or
             lose
             your
             dearest
             Relations
             and
             Friends
             ,
             say
             with
             holy
             
               Job
               ,
               The
               Lord
               gives
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               takes
               away
               ,
               blessed
               be
               the
               Name
               of
               the
               Lord.
            
             Beseech
             God
             to
             teach
             you
             that
             excellent
             Lesson
             of
             Contentment
             in
             all
             Estates
             ,
             Phil.
             4.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13.
             
             Though
             you
             may
             be
             low
             and
             poor
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             yet
             consider
             ,
             you
             have
             always
             cause
             to
             be
             thankful
             ,
             but
             never
             any
             reason
             to
             complain
             .
             God
             knows
             what
             condition
             is
             best
             for
             us
             ,
             and
             let
             us
             leave
             it
             to
             him
             to
             chuse
             what
             we
             shall
             have
             .
             We
             that
             deserve
             nothing
             but
             wrath
             and
             misery
             ,
             ought
             to
             acknowledg
             the
             great
             goodness
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             on
             this
             side
             Hell.
             
               It
               is
               if
               the
               Lord's
               mercies
               ,
               that
               we
               are
               not
               utterly
               consumed
               ,
            
             and
             that
             we
             do
             enjoy
             any
             measure
             of
             comfort
             .
             Think
             how
             poor
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             was
             for
             our
             sakes
             ,
             who
             had
             not
             where
             to
             lay
             his
             Head
             ,
             and
             was
             ministred
             to
             by
             the
             substance
             of
             others
             :
             and
             in
             the
             same
             mean
             Condition
             did
             the
             holy
             Apostles
             live
             .
             
             Your
             low
             Condition
             frees
             you
             from
             a
             great
             many
             snares
             and
             temptations
             ,
             and
             from
             a
             great
             many
             cares
             and
             sorrows
             that
             rich
             People
             meet
             with
             .
             If
             you
             but
             truly
             love
             God
             ,
             and
             have
             a
             treasure
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             you
             are
             very
             rich
             ,
             though
             you
             have
             neither
             Gold
             nor
             Silver
             .
             Fear
             not
             ,
             but
             God
             will
             give
             you
             and
             yours
             Food
             and
             Raiment
             ,
             and
             having
             that
             ,
             let
             us
             be
             content
             and
             thankful
             .
             Yea
             ,
             let
             us
             put
             the
             very
             worst
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             starve
             to
             Death
             for
             want
             of
             Bread
             (
             which
             not
             one
             of
             a
             thousand
             does
             in
             times
             of
             Peace
             and
             Plenty
             )
             yet
             if
             our
             Souls
             be
             fit
             for
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             carried
             thither
             ,
             we
             shall
             have
             no
             cause
             to
             complain
             of
             the
             manner
             of
             our
             Death
             .
             I
             have
             heen
             a
             little
             the
             larger
             upon
             this
             ,
             for
             the
             sake
             of
             poor
             People
             ,
             who
             are
             too
             apt
             to
             be
             discontent
             ,
             and
             to
             murmur
             at
             their
             Condition
             ;
             though
             alas
             ,
             they
             commonly
             bring
             themselves
             into
             it
             ,
             or
             make
             it
             much
             worse
             by
             their
             own
             careless
             and
             loose
             lives
             ,
             as
             was
             before
             mention'd
             .
          
           
             And
             yet
             before
             I
             proceed
             to
             the
             Duty
             you
             owe
             to
             your
             Neighbour
             ,
             let
             me
             in
             a
             few
             words
             direct
             you
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             Worship
             of
             God
             in
             Prayers
             and
             Praises
             .
             This
             is
             a
             duty
             most
             frequently
             enjoyn'd
             in
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             practised
             by
             all
             good
             Men
             ,
             and
             the
             very
             Light
             of
             Nature
             may
             direct
             us
             to
             it
             .
             We
             have
             daily
             need
             of
             God's
             mercy
             ,
             and
             do
             daily
             taste
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             therefore
             are
             we
             taught
             to
             
               pray
               continually
            
             ,
             and
             
               in
               everything
               to
               give
               thanks
            
             .
             To
             God
             alone
             must
             we
             offer
             up
             our
             Prayers
             and
             Praises
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             as
             he
             himself
             teacheth
             us
             ,
             
               Matt.
               4.
               10.
               
               Joh.
            
             16.
             23.
             
             We
             must
             not
             pray
             to
             Angels
             or
             Saints
             ,
             nor
             make
             use
             of
             them
             as
             our
             Mediatours
             ,
             for
             this
             is
             the
             peculiar
             Office
             of
             Christ
             ,
             who
             died
             for
             us
             ,
             and
             is
             now
             interceeding
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             God
             ,
             1
             
               Tim.
               2.
               5.
               
               Heb.
            
             7.
             25.
             
             Wherefore
             we
             mean
             ,
             sinful
             Creatures
             must
             always
             come
             to
             God
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             sake
             alone
             ,
             hope
             for
             the
             favour
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             pardon
             of
             our
             Sins
             ,
             the
             acceptance
             of
             our
             Persons
             and
             Services
             ,
             and
             the
             Salvation
             of
             our
             Souls
             .
          
           
             And
             our
             Saviour
             teacheth
             us
             to
             worship
             God
             in
             a
             pure
             and
             Spiritual
             manner
             with
             our
             Hearts
             and
             Souls
             ,
             because
             he
             is
             a
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             searches
             the
             hearts
             of
             Men
             ,
             Joh
             4.
             23.
             
             Wherefore
             by
             no
             means
             ,
             may
             we
             make
             any
             Image
             or
             Picture
             of
             God
             ,
             nor
             may
             we
             give
             Religious
             Worship
             to
             
             an
             Image
             ,
             which
             is
             directly
             contrary
             to
             the
             second
             Commandment
             .
             Neither
             may
             we
             frame
             in
             our
             minds
             any
             bodily
             shape
             or
             likeness
             of
             God
             when
             we
             pray
             to
             him
             ,
             but
             must
             conceive
             of
             him
             as
             a
             most
             pure
             and
             glorious
             Spirit
             ,
             most
             powerful
             and
             wise
             ,
             and
             good
             ,
             who
             fills
             the
             whole
             World
             with
             his
             Presence
             ,
             and
             is
             always
             near
             to
             us
             ,
             though
             not
             to
             be
             seen
             with
             bodily
             Eyes
             ;
             and
             hears
             our
             Prayers
             ,
             and
             knows
             our
             wants
             ,
             and
             is
             both
             able
             and
             willing
             to
             help
             us
             .
          
           
             Our
             Saviour
             hath
             commanded
             us
             to
             pray
             in
             private
             ,
             when
             we
             are
             alone
             ,
             Matth.
             6.
             6.
             
             And
             there
             he
             taught
             his
             Disciples
             how
             to
             pray
             ,
             and
             hath
             given
             us
             that
             most
             excellent
             Form
             ,
             which
             we
             call
             the
             Lord's
             Prayer
             ,
             
               Our
               Father
               which
               art
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               &c.
            
             which
             by
             the
             way
             ,
             may
             assure
             us
             ,
             that
             Forms
             of
             Prayer
             are
             very
             lawful
             .
             And
             the
             Lords
             Prayer
             may
             both
             serve
             for
             a
             Pattern
             to
             direct
             us
             in
             all
             our
             Prayers
             ,
             and
             also
             is
             it self
             most
             fit
             to
             be
             used
             and
             joyned
             to
             our
             other
             Prayers
             .
             But
             it
             is
             not
             proper
             to
             use
             the
             Belief
             and
             the
             ten
             Commandments
             for
             Prayers
             ,
             as
             the
             manner
             is
             of
             poor
             ignorant
             People
             ;
             though
             we
             ought
             often
             to
             think
             of
             them
             ,
             or
             rehearse
             ▪
             them
             ,
             for
             the
             quickning
             of
             our
             Faith
             ,
             and
             the
             guiding
             of
             our
             Lives
             .
          
           
             Upon
             all
             occasions
             ,
             in
             all
             our
             troubles
             and
             distresses
             ,
             let
             us
             be
             much
             in
             Prayer
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             still
             seek
             to
             him
             for
             mercy
             and
             comfort
             ,
             who
             is
             always
             nigh
             to
             them
             that
             call
             upon
             him
             in
             truth
             and
             sincerity
             .
             Would
             the
             poor
             Man
             seek
             as
             earnestly
             to
             God
             for
             relief
             ,
             as
             he
             does
             to
             his
             rich
             Neighbour
             ,
             he
             would
             find
             it
             the
             surest
             course
             to
             have
             his
             wants
             supplied
             .
             And
             let
             us
             also
             frequently
             be
             lifting
             up
             our
             Hearts
             to
             God
             in
             Thanksgiving
             and
             Praise
             ,
             for
             all
             his
             mercies
             and
             favours
             which
             he
             bestows
             upon
             us
             .
             Thus
             may
             even
             the
             poorest
             Man
             have
             his
             mind
             often
             employ'd
             when
             he
             is
             at
             his
             Work
             in
             the
             Shop
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Field
             ,
             or
             when
             he
             is
             walking
             in
             the
             way
             ,
             or
             sailing
             on
             the
             Seas
             ,
             which
             would
             not
             hinder
             ,
             but
             further
             his
             Labours
             ,
             and
             make
             them
             more
             easie
             and
             pleasant
             .
             But
             be
             sure
             to
             set
             some
             time
             apart
             every
             day
             for
             solemn
             Prayer
             .
          
           
             Very
             fit
             it
             is
             to
             begin
             the
             day
             with
             Prayer
             to
             God
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             we
             rise
             out
             of
             Bed
             ;
             blessing
             his
             Name
             for
             our
             preservation
             and
             quiet
             rest
             ,
             begging
             his
             gracious
             Presence
             with
             us
             all
             the
             day
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             be
             kept
             from
             all
             evil
             ,
             
             especially
             from
             sin
             ,
             the
             worst
             of
             all
             .
             And
             at
             the
             Evening
             ,
             let
             this
             be
             our
             last
             work
             before
             we
             lie
             down
             to
             sleep
             ,
             humbly
             to
             commit
             our selves
             to
             God
             by
             Prayer
             ,
             Psal.
             92.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Exceeding
             useful
             it
             is
             for
             those
             who
             have
             Families
             ,
             to
             joyn
             together
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             in
             Prayer
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             in
             reading
             some
             part
             of
             his
             holy
             Word
             ;
             for
             which
             purpose
             there
             are
             many
             good
             Books
             of
             Devotion
             :
             and
             though
             they
             have
             none
             of
             them
             ,
             yet
             they
             may
             use
             such
             of
             the
             Prayers
             of
             the
             Church
             as
             are
             proper
             for
             their
             purpose
             ,
             which
             are
             to
             be
             found
             in
             the
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             Service
             ,
             and
             in
             other
             places
             .
          
           
             Before
             you
             sit
             down
             to
             Meat
             ,
             beg
             Gods
             blessing
             upon
             it
             ,
             and
             afterward
             return
             thanks
             for
             it
             .
          
           
             But
             beside
             our
             Devotions
             in
             the
             Family
             or
             Closet
             ,
             our
             great
             Duty
             is
             to
             worship
             God
             in
             the
             publick
             Assemblies
             of
             his
             People
             ,
             which
             by
             no
             means
             we
             ought
             to
             forsake
             ,
             Heb.
             10.
             25.
             
             Suffer
             not
             your selves
             therefore
             by
             any
             Pretences
             whatever
             to
             be
             drawn
             away
             ,
             either
             by
             Papists
             or
             Sectaries
             ,
             from
             the
             publick
             Worship
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             now
             by
             Law
             established
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             .
             But
             see
             that
             you
             duly
             resort
             to
             your
             Parish
             Churches
             ,
             and
             that
             not
             only
             on
             Holy-days
             ,
             but
             on
             the
             Week-days
             ,
             when
             you
             have
             opportunity
             and
             leisure
             .
             More
             especially
             ,
             see
             that
             you
             constantly
             frequent
             the
             Church
             on
             the
             Lord's
             Day
             ,
             if
             not
             hindered
             by
             sickness
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             very
             great
             and
             urgent
             Cause
             .
             Let
             not
             that
             Excuse
             keep
             you
             from
             Church
             ,
             which
             would
             not
             keep
             you
             from
             the
             Market
             .
             Bring
             as
             many
             of
             your
             Family
             along
             with
             you
             ,
             as
             can
             possibly
             be
             spared
             .
             Come
             to
             the
             very
             beginning
             of
             Service
             ,
             and
             stay
             quietly
             till
             the
             end
             of
             it
             ,
             not
             running
             away
             before
             the
             Blessing
             ,
             as
             many
             careless
             People
             rudely
             do
             ,
             as
             if
             they
             were
             glad
             to
             get
             away
             ,
             as
             from
             a
             Prison
             .
             Behave
             your selves
             with
             all
             due
             reverence
             ,
             both
             of
             body
             and
             mind
             ,
             considering
             the
             Majesty
             of
             that
             God
             ,
             in
             whose
             presence
             you
             stand
             ,
             before
             whom
             the
             very
             Angels
             vail
             their
             faces
             .
             Always
             kneel
             at
             your
             Prayers
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             convenience
             ,
             or
             stand
             at
             least
             ,
             Psal.
             95.
             6.
             
             Above
             all
             ,
             look
             well
             to
             the
             temper
             of
             your
             Soul
             ,
             and
             keep
             up
             an
             awful
             sence
             of
             the
             great
             God
             to
             whom
             you
             are
             praying
             ,
             and
             mind
             well
             what
             is
             said
             ,
             as
             you
             go
             along
             
             with
             the
             Prayers
             ,
             and
             offer
             up
             your
             desires
             to
             God
             ;
             otherwise
             ,
             though
             you
             may
             speak
             much
             ,
             you
             do
             not
             pray
             at
             all
             .
             Avoid
             all
             vain
             and
             wandring
             thoughts
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             possible
             .
             When
             you
             joyn
             in
             the
             Confession
             of
             Sins
             ,
             think
             of
             your
             own
             particular
             faults
             ,
             and
             be
             deeply
             humbled
             for
             them
             :
             and
             be
             unfeignedly
             thankful
             for
             all
             God's
             mercies
             ,
             whilst
             you
             are
             praising
             his
             Name
             ;
             and
             earnestly
             long
             after
             that
             Grace
             you
             pray
             for
             .
             Attend
             with
             care
             and
             reverence
             to
             God's
             Word
             ,
             when
             it
             's
             read
             from
             the
             Desk
             ,
             and
             also
             to
             the
             preaching
             and
             explaining
             of
             it
             from
             the
             Pulpit
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             both
             be
             diligent
             hearers
             ,
             and
             faithful
             doers
             of
             the
             Word
             .
             Neglect
             not
             the
             Church
             in
             the
             Afternoon
             ,
             though
             you
             should
             live
             where
             there
             is
             no
             Sermon
             .
             Catechising
             may
             be
             as
             useful
             to
             you
             ,
             and
             this
             ought
             to
             be
             in
             all
             places
             .
             And
             besides
             that
             ,
             you
             will
             hear
             the
             holy
             Scriptures
             read
             ,
             and
             have
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             publick
             Prayers
             .
          
           
             When
             you
             come
             from
             Church
             ,
             spend
             not
             the
             remainder
             of
             the
             day
             in
             sports
             and
             idleness
             ,
             much
             less
             in
             drinking
             and
             gaming
             ,
             as
             too
             many
             do
             :
             but
             if
             you
             have
             a
             Family
             ,
             let
             some
             time
             be
             spent
             with
             them
             ,
             in
             praying
             ,
             in
             reading
             God's
             Word
             ,
             and
             some
             good
             Book
             ;
             and
             let
             Children
             and
             Servants
             be
             instructed
             in
             their
             Catechism
             .
             Examine
             them
             about
             what
             they
             have
             heard
             ,
             that
             so
             it
             may
             make
             them
             more
             attentive
             ;
             and
             do
             you
             meditate
             on
             the
             same
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             sink
             into
             your
             Heart
             .
             Works
             of
             mercy
             and
             necessity
             may
             be
             done
             on
             the
             Lord's
             Day
             ;
             but
             by
             no
             means
             allow
             your selves
             in
             any
             needless
             Labours
             ,
             nor
             in
             travelling
             upon
             the
             Road
             ,
             or
             wandring
             about
             to
             make
             idle
             Visits
             .
             God
             allows
             us
             six
             days
             in
             the
             Week
             for
             our
             own
             Employments
             ,
             let
             us
             devote
             the
             Lord's
             Day
             to
             his
             service
             ,
             readily
             and
             cheerfully
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             Sacrament
             of
             Baptism
             is
             administred
             ,
             do
             you
             attend
             to
             it
             .
             Remember
             your
             own
             Engagement
             by
             having
             received
             it
             in
             your
             Infancy
             ,
             and
             resolve
             to
             live
             answerably
             thereto
             .
             Joyn
             in
             Prayer
             for
             God's
             blessing
             on
             the
             Children
             then
             received
             into
             the
             Church
             .
             And
             when
             you
             bring
             your
             own
             Children
             to
             be
             baptized
             ,
             see
             that
             you
             do
             most
             sincerely
             give
             them
             up
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             devote
             them
             to
             his
             Service
             ,
             with
             firm
             Resolutions
             to
             bring
             them
             up
             in
             his
             fear
             ,
             if
             God
             spare
             your
             Lives
             and
             
             theirs
             ,
             and
             earnestly
             pray
             for
             his
             Grace
             to
             be
             given
             in
             to
             their
             Souls
             .
             And
             those
             to
             whom
             you
             stand
             as
             Sureties
             ,
             you
             ought
             to
             do
             your
             utmost
             toward
             their
             good
             Education
             in
             the
             knowledge
             of
             God
             and
             Religion
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Charge
             given
             you
             ,
             especially
             if
             the
             Parents
             die
             ,
             or
             prove
             negligent
             .
             And
             pray
             beware
             of
             a
             very
             wicked
             practice
             ,
             which
             is
             common
             in
             some
             places
             ,
             that
             after
             a
             Child
             is
             baptized
             ,
             the
             Neighbours
             that
             are
             invited
             ,
             spend
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             day
             in
             Riot
             and
             Drunkenness
             ;
             forgetting
             ,
             that
             even
             now
             they
             renounced
             the
             lusts
             of
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             those
             who
             stood
             at
             the
             Font
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             rest
             ,
             are
             under
             the
             same
             obligation
             .
          
           
             Whenever
             you
             are
             invited
             by
             your
             Minister
             to
             the
             holy
             Communion
             ,
             do
             not
             willingly
             neglect
             the
             Invitation
             :
             but
             come
             with
             a
             thankful
             Heart
             to
             keep
             up
             the
             remembrance
             of
             Christ's
             love
             in
             dying
             for
             sinners
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             express
             Command
             ,
             Luk.
             22.
             19.
             
             Take
             care
             to
             prepare
             your selves
             by
             true
             repentance
             for
             all
             your
             former
             sins
             ,
             and
             stedfast
             purposes
             by
             God's
             grace
             throughly
             to
             forsake
             the
             same
             .
             See
             that
             you
             be
             in
             perfect
             Charity
             with
             all
             Men
             ,
             freely
             forgiving
             those
             who
             have
             offended
             you
             ,
             and
             offering
             satisfaction
             to
             those
             whom
             you
             have
             offended
             .
             If
             after
             this
             ,
             they
             will
             not
             be
             reconciled
             ,
             that
             's
             not
             your
             fault
             ,
             but
             theirs
             ,
             and
             therefore
             may
             not
             keep
             you
             from
             the
             Sacrament
             .
             Stay
             not
             away
             out
             of
             a
             Pretence
             ,
             that
             you
             want
             time
             to
             prepare
             your self
             .
             For
             a
             constant
             holy
             Life
             ,
             is
             the
             best
             Preparation
             .
             If
             you
             are
             fit
             for
             Prayers
             ,
             you
             are
             fit
             for
             the
             Communion
             .
             Do
             not
             think
             that
             the
             Communion
             is
             only
             for
             rich
             People
             .
             The
             Souls
             of
             the
             poor
             are
             as
             precious
             as
             the
             rich
             ,
             and
             as
             much
             concerned
             in
             Christ's
             death
             ;
             and
             they
             have
             as
             much
             cause
             to
             remember
             it
             ,
             and
             seek
             after
             the
             benefits
             of
             it
             .
             If
             you
             have
             not
             Money
             to
             offer
             at
             the
             Collection
             ,
             see
             that
             you
             offer
             up
             your selves
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             that
             will
             be
             of
             more
             value
             .
             Complain
             not
             that
             you
             want
             Clothes
             ,
             and
             therefore
             you
             absent
             ,
             both
             from
             the
             Church
             and
             Communion
             :
             but
             see
             that
             you
             come
             in
             the
             Wedding
             Garment
             required
             in
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             with
             humble
             ,
             penitent
             ,
             thankful
             Hearts
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             will
             be
             welcome
             Guests
             at
             Christ's
             Table
             .
             For
             your
             direction
             ,
             if
             you
             have
             no
             Books
             on
             this
             Subject
             ,
             yet
             read
             seriously
             the
             
             Office
             for
             the
             Communion
             in
             the
             Common
             Prayer
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             find
             very
             great
             assistance
             from
             it
             .
             It
             's
             very
             fit
             also
             to
             consult
             with
             your
             Minister
             ,
             especially
             the
             first
             time
             you
             receive
             .
             Assure
             your selves
             ,
             it
             's
             a
             very
             hainous
             sin
             ,
             to
             live
             one
             year
             after
             another
             ,
             in
             the
             neglect
             of
             this
             weighty
             Duty
             ,
             and
             argues
             a
             very
             great
             contempt
             of
             our
             Saviour's
             Authority
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             infinite
             love
             and
             kindness
             .
          
           
             Before
             I
             leave
             speaking
             of
             your
             Duty
             to
             God
             ,
             let
             me
             beseech
             you
             carefully
             to
             abstain
             from
             that
             common
             hainous
             sin
             of
             Swearing
             .
             A
             most
             sensless
             piece
             of
             wickedness
             ,
             that
             brings
             neither
             pleasure
             nor
             profit
             along
             with
             it
             .
             When
             you
             are
             called
             before
             the
             Magistrate
             in
             weighty
             Cases
             ,
             you
             may
             lawfully
             swear
             ,
             Heb.
             6.
             16.
             but
             take
             great
             care
             to
             swear
             the
             Truth
             ,
             and
             nothing
             but
             the
             Truth
             :
             for
             otherwise
             ,
             you
             call
             the
             true
             God
             to
             witness
             a
             Lie
             ,
             and
             do
             even
             call
             for
             his
             vengeance
             upon
             your selves
             .
             In
             your
             ordinary
             communication
             ,
             avoid
             all
             manner
             of
             swearing
             ,
             either
             by
             the
             sacred
             Name
             of
             God
             ,
             or
             by
             any
             Creature
             ,
             
               Matth.
               5.
               34.
               
               Jam.
            
             5.
             12.
             
             Use
             not
             such
             Expressions
             ,
             
               As
               you
               hope
               to
               be
               sav'd
               ,
               As
               you
               hope
               for
               mercy
               ,
            
             with
             others
             the
             like
             ,
             which
             are
             great
             Oaths
             ,
             though
             frequently
             used
             upon
             every
             slight
             occasion
             .
             Do
             not
             so
             much
             as
             rashly
             and
             carelesly
             mention
             the
             holy
             Name
             of
             God
             or
             Christ
             :
             but
             let
             your
             inward
             Reverence
             be
             manifested
             in
             your
             outward
             Expressions
             .
          
           
             And
             to
             this
             I
             may
             fitly
             joyn
             as
             earnest
             Caution
             against
             the
             sin
             of
             Cursing
             ,
             in
             which
             the
             Name
             of
             God
             is
             often
             dishonoured
             ,
             when
             men
             wish
             that
             God's
             Curse
             may
             light
             upon
             others
             sometimes
             on
             their
             very
             Children
             and
             nearest
             Relations
             ,
             sometimes
             on
             their
             Neighbours
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             on
             their
             Cattel
             .
             Some
             profane
             wretches
             wish
             damnation
             to
             those
             they
             quarrel
             with
             ,
             yea
             ,
             even
             to
             themselves
             .
             And
             how
             common
             is
             it
             to
             hear
             Men
             in
             their
             wrath
             ,
             wish
             the
             Pox
             ,
             or
             Plague
             ,
             or
             Hanging
             to
             their
             Neighbour
             ,
             or
             bidding
             the
             Devil
             take
             them
             .
             Indeed
             they
             themselves
             seem
             to
             be
             possest
             by
             him
             ,
             whilst
             they
             vent
             this
             Language
             of
             Hell
             ,
             and
             do
             take
             the
             ready
             way
             to
             bring
             all
             manner
             of
             Curses
             ,
             both
             on
             their
             own
             Soul
             and
             Body
             ,
             Psal.
             109.
             17
             ,
             18.
             
             This
             wicked
             Custom
             proceeds
             both
             from
             the
             want
             of
             the
             true
             fear
             of
             God
             
             in
             Men's
             Hearts
             ,
             and
             also
             from
             want
             of
             Kindness
             and
             Charity
             to
             one
             another
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             am
             next
             to
             speak
             a
             few
             words
             .
          
           
             Next
             to
             the
             love
             of
             God
             above
             all
             ,
             the
             loving
             of
             our
             Neighbours
             as
             our selves
             ,
             is
             the
             great
             Duty
             of
             a
             Christian
             ,
             as
             our
             Saviour
             teaches
             in
             that
             same
             place
             ,
             Matth.
             22.
             39
             ,
             40.
             
             And
             Love
             is
             said
             
               to
               be
               the
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
            
             Rom.
             13.
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             Nothing
             more
             becomes
             a
             Disciple
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             than
             to
             live
             in
             love
             and
             charity
             with
             all
             Men
             ,
             doing
             all
             the
             good
             we
             can
             to
             others
             ,
             but
             doing
             no
             manner
             of
             evil
             to
             any
             ,
             Read
             1
             Cor.
             13.
             
             This
             is
             most
             frequently
             ,
             and
             strictly
             commanded
             in
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             made
             the
             very
             badge
             and
             character
             of
             a
             Christian
             ,
             Joh.
             13.
             34
             ,
             35.
             
             This
             makes
             us
             most
             like
             to
             our
             blessed
             Lord
             and
             Master
             ,
             who
             went
             about
             continually
             doing
             good
             ,
             both
             to
             the
             Souls
             and
             Bodies
             of
             Men
             ;
             even
             to
             the
             very
             worst
             of
             Men
             ,
             and
             his
             most
             bitter
             Enemies
             ,
             did
             he
             shew
             great
             charity
             and
             kindness
             .
             And
             herein
             let
             us
             study
             to
             be
             like
             him
             to
             the
             utmost
             of
             our
             power
             .
          
           
             If
             we
             have
             true
             love
             for
             all
             Men
             ,
             we
             shall
             then
             easily
             and
             readily
             perform
             all
             those
             Duties
             which
             we
             owe
             to
             them
             in
             the
             several
             places
             and
             relations
             wherein
             we
             stand
             :
             of
             which
             I
             must
             not
             here
             go
             about
             to
             give
             a
             particular
             account
             .
             But
             in
             general
             .
             Husbands
             and
             Wives
             ought
             most
             entirely
             to
             love
             each
             other
             ,
             and
             study
             to
             render
             one
             another's
             Lives
             happy
             here
             ,
             and
             their
             Souls
             hereafter
             .
             For
             if
             they
             live
             in
             discord
             and
             wrath
             ,
             they
             have
             an
             Hell
             upon
             Earth
             whilst
             they
             live
             ,
             and
             have
             reason
             to
             expect
             the
             eternal
             torments
             of
             Hell
             when
             they
             die
             .
             Parents
             ought
             to
             love
             their
             Children
             ,
             and
             take
             due
             care
             of
             them
             ,
             both
             as
             to
             Soul
             and
             Body
             :
             and
             Children
             ought
             to
             honour
             and
             obey
             their
             Parents
             ,
             and
             relieve
             them
             ,
             if
             they
             stand
             in
             need
             .
             Masters
             must
             be
             gentle
             and
             kind
             toward
             their
             Servants
             ;
             and
             Servants
             must
             be
             faithful
             and
             obedient
             to
             their
             Masters
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             froward
             and
             severe
             .
             Subjects
             must
             yield
             obedience
             to
             all
             the
             lawful
             Commands
             of
             their
             Rulers
             ,
             and
             patiently
             submit
             to
             what
             Punishments
             they
             inflict
             ;
             and
             upon
             no
             Pretence
             whatever
             ,
             may
             they
             rebel
             against
             them
             :
             ●o●
             it
             is
             most
             expresly
             forbidden
             in
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             damnation
             threatned
             to
             those
             that
             are
             guilty
             ,
             Rom.
             13.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
             And
             commonly
             
             Treason
             and
             Rebellion
             ,
             bring
             nothing
             but
             ruin
             and
             misery
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             the
             next
             .
             The
             People
             ought
             to
             esteem
             and
             love
             their
             Ministers
             ,
             to
             follow
             their
             godly
             Admonitions
             and
             Examples
             ,
             and
             afford
             them
             due
             Maintenance
             .
          
           
             In
             brief
             ,
             we
             must
             carefully
             abstain
             from
             doing
             any
             injury
             to
             any
             Man
             of
             what
             rank
             or
             condition
             soever
             ,
             either
             in
             his
             Soul
             or
             Body
             ,
             his
             Estate
             or
             good
             Name
             :
             but
             must
             be
             ever
             ready
             to
             do
             all
             manner
             of
             good
             to
             all
             Men
             according
             to
             our
             ability
             and
             opportunity
             .
             And
             hereby
             we
             are
             to
             shew
             ,
             that
             we
             love
             our
             Neighbours
             as
             our selves
             ,
             by
             dealing
             with
             all
             Men
             so
             truly
             and
             justly
             ,
             so
             mercifully
             and
             kindly
             ,
             as
             we
             desire
             to
             be
             dealt
             with
             our selves
             .
             This
             is
             the
             great
             Rule
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             Matt.
             7.
             12.
             
             And
             by
             this
             Rule
             ought
             we
             to
             govern
             our selves
             in
             all
             our
             carriage
             toward
             others
             ,
             both
             in
             buying
             and
             selling
             ,
             and
             in
             our
             whole
             Conversation
             .
             This
             is
             a
             very
             plain
             and
             easie
             Rule
             to
             walk
             by
             ,
             and
             is
             most
             just
             and
             equal
             ,
             and
             very
             large
             and
             comprehensive
             ;
             so
             that
             if
             a
             Man
             will
             honestly
             and
             faithfully
             attend
             to
             it
             ,
             he
             need
             not
             go
             far
             to
             seek
             for
             direction
             how
             to
             behave
             himself
             in
             most
             Cases
             ,
             that
             may
             happen
             betwixt
             him
             and
             his
             Neighbour
             .
             Would
             I
             be
             reviled
             and
             slandered
             ,
             cheated
             and
             cozened
             ,
             beaten
             and
             hurt
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             way
             abus'd
             ?
             if
             not
             ,
             then
             let
             me
             not
             use
             another
             at
             this
             rate
             .
             Would
             I
             be
             despis'd
             or
             derided
             for
             my
             faults
             ,
             or
             for
             my
             poverty
             and
             misfortune
             ?
             Would
             I
             not
             rather
             in
             reason
             desire
             to
             be
             kindly
             instructed
             ,
             assisted
             ,
             and
             relieved
             ?
             Thus
             then
             ,
             let
             me
             deal
             with
             my
             Neigbour
             ,
             and
             according
             to
             my
             power
             ,
             with
             meekness
             and
             true
             kindness
             ,
             instruct
             the
             ignorant
             ,
             reclaim
             the
             vicious
             and
             erroneous
             ,
             comfort
             the
             sad
             ,
             relieve
             the
             oppressed
             ,
             feed
             the
             hungry
             ,
             and
             clothe
             the
             naked
             .
             Even
             those
             that
             are
             of
             a
             mean
             condition
             ,
             must
             be
             ready
             to
             help
             such
             ,
             as
             are
             in
             greater
             want
             than
             themselves
             .
             The
             Man
             that
             lives
             by
             his
             Labour
             ,
             is
             not
             wholly
             excused
             from
             works
             of
             Charity
             ,
             Eph.
             4.
             28.
             
             The
             Widow's
             Mite
             is
             very
             acceptable
             to
             God
             ;
             and
             a
             cup
             of
             cold
             water
             shall
             not
             lose
             it's
             reward
             .
             A
             willing
             charitable
             mind
             it
             is
             that
             God
             chiefly
             looks
             at
             ,
             and
             calls
             for
             ,
             and
             this
             the
             poorest
             may
             have
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             not
             their
             own
             fault
             .
          
           
           
             And
             our
             Charity
             and
             Kindness
             is
             not
             only
             to
             be
             shewn
             to
             our
             Friends
             ,
             but
             to
             our
             very
             Enemies
             themselves
             .
             We
             may
             not
             render
             evil
             for
             evil
             ,
             but
             must
             study
             to
             overcome
             evil
             by
             doing
             of
             good
             .
             If
             another
             strike
             us
             ,
             we
             may
             not
             strike
             again
             ;
             if
             he
             rail
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             revile
             us
             ,
             we
             must
             not
             return
             the
             same
             ill
             Language
             ,
             but
             either
             by
             silence
             ,
             or
             by
             gentle
             and
             soft
             answers
             endeavour
             to
             appease
             his
             wrath
             .
             For
             the
             Rule
             is
             not
             ,
             to
             deal
             with
             others
             ,
             as
             they
             deal
             with
             me
             ,
             but
             as
             I
             in
             reason
             desire
             to
             be
             dealt
             with
             ;
             and
             another
             Man's
             fault
             will
             not
             excuse
             mine
             .
             If
             he
             do
             me
             an
             injury
             ,
             I
             must
             not
             be
             judge
             in
             my
             own
             Cause
             ,
             nor
             take
             upon
             me
             to
             revenge
             it
             ,
             but
             in
             weighty
             Cases
             ,
             may
             fly
             to
             the
             Magistrate
             for
             relief
             .
             But
             upon
             no
             account
             whatever
             ,
             may
             we
             bear
             any
             grudge
             or
             hatred
             in
             our
             Hearts
             against
             any
             Man
             ,
             though
             never
             so
             wicked
             ,
             or
             never
             so
             much
             our
             enemy
             :
             but
             we
             must
             pity
             him
             and
             pray
             for
             him
             ,
             that
             God
             would
             give
             him
             a
             better
             mind
             .
             If
             ever
             we
             hope
             to
             find
             mercy
             with
             God
             ,
             and
             have
             our
             trespasses
             forgiven
             ,
             we
             must
             forgive
             those
             that
             offend
             us
             ,
             as
             we
             learn
             from
             the
             Lord's
             Prayer
             ,
             and
             many
             most
             plain
             places
             of
             Scripture
             .
             See
             
               Matth.
               5.
               44
               ,
               &c.
               
               Matth.
            
             18.
             21.
             to
             the
             end
             .
             Rom.
             12.
             14.
             to
             the
             end
             .
             We
             must
             shew
             meekness
             and
             gentleness
             to
             all
             men
             ,
             and
             never
             willingly
             say
             or
             do
             any
             thing
             to
             provoke
             another
             to
             anger
             :
             nor
             should
             we
             be
             easily
             provoked
             ,
             but
             very
             easily
             appeased
             and
             reconciled
             .
             It
             's
             very
             sad
             to
             consider
             ,
             what
             wretched
             and
             miserable
             Lives
             many
             of
             the
             poorer
             sort
             lead
             ,
             by
             their
             continual
             brawling
             and
             scolding
             ,
             quarrelling
             and
             contending
             with
             one
             another
             :
             and
             sometimes
             when
             they
             have
             scarce
             Money
             to
             buy
             Bread
             ,
             they
             'l
             throw
             it
             away
             in
             vexatious
             Law-Suits
             ,
             meerly
             out
             of
             Spite
             and
             Revenge
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             People
             of
             this
             Rank
             ,
             ought
             especially
             to
             beware
             of
             envying
             those
             that
             are
             in
             better
             Condition
             than
             themselves
             .
             We
             ought
             to
             have
             that
             true
             kindness
             and
             good
             will
             for
             all
             Men
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             be
             glad
             of
             their
             prosperity
             ,
             though
             we
             our selves
             be
             in
             affliction
             ;
             as
             on
             the
             other
             hand
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             have
             great
             compassion
             for
             those
             in
             misery
             ,
             though
             we
             be
             in
             prosperity
             .
          
           
           
             And
             let
             such
             that
             are
             in
             want
             ,
             take
             heed
             ,
             that
             their
             Necessities
             put
             them
             upon
             no
             unlawful
             Course
             for
             their
             Relief
             .
             Particularly
             ,
             beware
             of
             stealing
             any
             thing
             ,
             though
             of
             a
             small
             value
             .
             By
             degrees
             ,
             it
             's
             to
             be
             feared
             ,
             you
             will
             go
             on
             to
             greater
             matters
             ,
             and
             so
             may
             bring
             your selves
             to
             shame
             and
             punishment
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             that
             to
             come
             .
             The
             best
             way
             to
             avoid
             this
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             very
             diligent
             in
             your
             lawful
             Calling
             ,
             as
             the
             Apostle
             directs
             in
             that
             place
             before
             named
             ,
             Eph.
             4.
             28.
             
             If
             you
             are
             not
             able
             to
             work
             ,
             it
             's
             lawful
             to
             beg
             .
             But
             by
             no
             means
             betake
             your selves
             to
             this
             lazy
             ,
             unprofitable
             Life
             of
             begging
             ,
             if
             you
             are
             able
             to
             subsist
             by
             any
             other
             lawful
             course
             .
             He
             that
             will
             not
             work
             when
             he
             can
             ,
             deserves
             not
             to
             eat
             .
             But
             rather
             than
             either
             steal
             or
             starve
             ,
             you
             may
             seek
             for
             Relief
             from
             your
             Neighbour's
             Charity
             .
             But
             do
             not
             go
             about
             to
             deceive
             him
             ,
             by
             borrowing
             what
             you
             know
             you
             are
             never
             like
             to
             pay
             :
             for
             this
             is
             downright
             cheating
             .
             Rather
             deal
             plainly
             ,
             and
             make
             known
             your
             Necessities
             .
             If
             you
             trust
             in
             God
             ,
             and
             do
             your
             duty
             ,
             he
             will
             take
             care
             of
             you
             :
             And
             though
             you
             may
             be
             in
             straits
             sometimes
             ,
             yet
             still
             you
             will
             find
             a
             supply
             .
             And
             to
             prevent
             your
             poverty
             ,
             let
             me
             especially
             warn
             you
             against
             that
             common
             bruitish
             sin
             of
             Drunkenness
             ,
             which
             brings
             both
             this
             and
             many
             other
             mischiefs
             along
             with
             it
             ,
             as
             I
             have
             before
             told
             you
             .
             Indeed
             ,
             it
             hinders
             every
             thing
             that
             's
             good
             ,
             and
             leads
             Men
             into
             all
             manner
             both
             of
             sin
             and
             misery
             .
             This
             Vice
             it
             is
             that
             makes
             more
             Beggars
             than
             any
             other
             cause
             .
             Wherefore
             ,
             if
             you
             have
             any
             regard
             to
             your
             Families
             ,
             any
             love
             to
             Soul
             or
             Body
             ,
             avoid
             all
             riot
             and
             excess
             .
             Eat
             and
             drink
             moderately
             ,
             as
             may
             tend
             to
             keep
             you
             best
             in
             health
             ,
             and
             make
             you
             most
             fit
             for
             the
             service
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             your
             own
             Callings
             .
          
           
             And
             ,
             lastly
             ,
             beware
             of
             that
             filthy
             sin
             of
             Whoredom
             ,
             which
             very
             often
             goes
             along
             with
             Drunkenness
             ,
             and
             as
             often
             brings
             the
             curse
             of
             God
             ,
             both
             upon
             Men's
             Bodies
             and
             Estates
             .
             And
             to
             keep
             you
             innocent
             ,
             avoid
             idleness
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             intemperance
             .
             And
             flie
             from
             all
             lewd
             and
             wicked
             company
             ,
             where
             you
             are
             in
             danger
             of
             being
             enticed
             and
             ensnared
             :
             and
             do
             not
             so
             much
             as
             allow
             your selves
             in
             any
             unclean
             thoughts
             or
             desires
             ,
             nor
             in
             
             filthy
             Discourses
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             wanton
             carriage
             and
             behaviour
             .
             For
             the
             preventing
             of
             all
             wickedness
             in
             this
             kind
             ,
             God
             hath
             allowed
             Marriage
             ,
             which
             is
             said
             to
             be
             honourable
             in
             all
             ,
             but
             Whoremongers
             and
             Adulterers
             God
             will
             judge
             ,
             Hib.
             13.
             4.
             
             Wherefore
             let
             them
             who
             are
             in
             that
             state
             keep
             strictly
             true
             to
             their
             Marriage
             Vow
             :
             And
             all
             both
             Married
             and
             Single
             preserve
             both
             Body
             and
             Soul
             so
             chast
             and
             pure
             that
             the
             holy
             Spirit
             of
             God
             may
             now
             dwell
             in
             their
             hearts
             ,
             and
             they
             may
             be
             fit
             to
             dwell
             for
             ever
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             most
             holy
             God.
             
          
           
             And
             thus
             I
             have
             briefly
             given
             you
             an
             account
             wherein
             consists
             that
             holiness
             of
             life
             ,
             to
             which
             all
             Christians
             are
             obliged
             by
             the
             Precepts
             of
             our
             Blessed
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             by
             their
             Baptismal
             Vow
             ,
             which
             binds
             them
             to
             keep
             his
             Precepts
             and
             to
             follow
             his
             Example
             ,
             who
             himself
             lived
             in
             the
             same
             holy
             manner
             that
             he
             taught
             ;
             and
             hath
             commanded
             all
             
               that
               say
               they
               abide
               in
               him
               to
               walk
               as
               he
               walked
               .
            
             1
             Joh.
             2.
             6.
             
             The
             summ
             of
             all
             you
             have
             in
             few
             words
             which
             the
             Gospel
             teaches
             ,
             even
             that
             we
             should
             
               deny
               ungodliness
               and
               all
               wordly
               lusts
               ,
               and
               live
               soberly
               ,
               righteously
               and
               piously
               in
               the
               World.
            
             Tit.
             2.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             And
             now
             let
             me
             again
             beseech
             you
             seriously
             to
             consider
             whether
             it
             has
             been
             your
             care
             to
             live
             such
             holy
             and
             good
             lives
             ,
             yea
             or
             no.
             And
             whereinsoever
             your
             Conscience
             does
             accuse
             you
             that
             you
             have
             neglected
             the
             duties
             God
             has
             commanded
             ,
             or
             committed
             those
             sins
             which
             he
             hath
             forbidden
             ,
             do
             you
             humbly
             acknowledge
             and
             confess
             the
             same
             to
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             with
             true
             godly
             sorrow
             for
             the
             same
             ,
             earnestly
             begging
             Mercy
             and
             Pardon
             for
             Christs
             sake
             ,
             who
             dyed
             on
             the
             Cross
             for
             sinners
             ,
             and
             through
             whom
             all
             that
             confess
             and
             forsake
             their
             sins
             shall
             find
             mercy
             .
             Wherefore
             do
             you
             henceforward
             resolve
             by
             his
             Grace
             that
             you
             will
             forsake
             your
             sins
             and
             amend
             your
             lives
             ,
             and
             make
             it
             your
             chief
             business
             to
             keep
             Consciences
             void
             of
             offence
             toward
             God
             and
             Man
             ,
             not
             allowing
             your selves
             in
             any
             known
             sin
             ,
             nor
             in
             the
             wilful
             neglect
             of
             any
             known
             Duty
             .
             Do
             not
             object
             against
             this
             and
             say
             that
             it
             is
             impossible
             to
             lead
             such
             an
             holy
             Life
             :
             For
             thousands
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             of
             all
             Ranks
             and
             Conditions
             ,
             have
             done
             it
             in
             all
             Ages
             ,
             by
             the
             assistance
             of
             God's
             Grace
             ,
             which
             you
             shall
             never
             want
             if
             you
             seek
             
             it
             earnestly
             ,
             and
             improve
             it
             diligently
             .
             And
             though
             there
             may
             at
             first
             be
             some
             difficulty
             in
             leaving
             an
             ill
             course
             ,
             yet
             by
             degrees
             it
             will
             grow
             easie
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             then
             find
             nothing
             so
             sweet
             and
             pleasant
             as
             Religion
             and
             Vertue
             .
          
           
             And
             do
             not
             ,
             I
             beseech
             you
             ,
             fancy
             that
             it
             is
             not
             for
             poor
             people
             to
             think
             of
             being
             so
             Religious
             and
             godly
             ;
             that
             this
             is
             only
             for
             the
             Rich
             ,
             who
             have
             little
             else
             to
             do
             .
             Why
             ,
             will
             not
             you
             that
             are
             Poor
             have
             as
             much
             care
             of
             your
             own
             Souls
             as
             the
             Rich
             ,
             and
             study
             to
             be
             happy
             as
             well
             as
             they
             .
             By
             this
             means
             you
             will
             be
             even
             with
             them
             ,
             yea
             much
             happier
             than
             they
             even
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             except
             they
             be
             Good
             as
             well
             as
             Great
             .
             What
             is
             there
             in
             all
             I
             have
             said
             but
             even
             the
             poorest
             may
             perform
             ,
             if
             they
             have
             but
             a
             willing
             mind
             .
             May
             you
             not
             love
             God
             and
             your
             Neighbour
             ,
             be
             sober
             and
             chast
             ,
             meek
             and
             humble
             ,
             pray
             to
             God
             and
             praise
             his
             name
             ,
             &c.
             
             Nay
             is
             not
             this
             the
             much
             better
             way
             to
             keep
             you
             from
             poverty
             ,
             or
             to
             help
             you
             out
             of
             it
             ?
             Is
             it
             not
             much
             cheaper
             to
             live
             soberly
             and
             honestly
             ,
             than
             to
             live
             in
             Drunkenness
             and
             Whoredom
             and
             such
             like
             wastful
             sins
             ?
             Does
             it
             not
             cost
             you
             much
             more
             to
             go
             to
             Law
             for
             revenge
             ,
             than
             to
             forgive
             an
             injury
             ?
             One
             vice
             costs
             more
             the
             maintaining
             than
             ten
             vertues
             .
             And
             I
             am
             confident
             more
             Families
             are
             brought
             to
             Poverty
             by
             gratifying
             their
             Lusts
             than
             by
             providing
             for
             their
             Children
             ,
             how
             many
             soever
             they
             be
             .
             Is
             it
             not
             think
             you
             much
             better
             for
             your selves
             and
             Families
             to
             spend
             the
             Lords-day
             in
             Gods
             service
             both
             in
             publick
             and
             private
             ,
             than
             to
             wast
             your
             time
             and
             mony
             at
             the
             Alehouse
             ?
             Daily
             experience
             shows
             that
             it
             is
             not
             Religion
             ,
             but
             the
             want
             of
             it
             that
             makes
             Men
             poor
             and
             miserable
             .
             Besides
             that
             such
             good
             People
             have
             Gods
             blessing
             and
             favours
             ,
             as
             I
             have
             already
             shewed
             ,
             and
             therefore
             hee
             'l
             be
             sure
             to
             take
             care
             of
             them
             and
             theirs
             .
          
           
             And
             pray
             do
             not
             think
             that
             you
             shall
             be
             saved
             meerly
             because
             you
             are
             poor
             :
             For
             if
             you
             be
             Wicked
             and
             Ungodly
             ,
             you
             will
             certainly
             be
             miserable
             in
             the
             next
             World
             as
             well
             as
             this
             .
             Lazarus
             was
             not
             saved
             because
             he
             was
             poor
             ,
             but
             because
             he
             was
             a
             pious
             good
             Man
             :
             And
             on
             the
             other
             hand
             ,
             Dives
             was
             not
             damn'd
             for
             being
             rich
             ,
             but
             because
             he
             was
             luxurious
             and
             proud
             ,
             and
             
             wholly
             given
             up
             to
             pamper
             and
             adorn
             his
             Carcase
             .
          
           
             Let
             me
             further
             warn
             you
             against
             two
             or
             three
             dangerous
             mistakes
             that
             harden
             many
             Men
             in
             their
             sins
             .
             Beware
             of
             thinking
             that
             it
             's
             enough
             for
             a
             Man
             to
             be
             baptized
             and
             keep
             his
             Church
             ,
             and
             go
             to
             Prayers
             and
             Sermons
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             to
             the
             Communion
             ,
             and
             say
             his
             Prayers
             ,
             in
             private
             ,
             that
             this
             is
             enough
             to
             prove
             him
             a
             good
             Christian
             and
             make
             sure
             of
             Salvation
             .
             All
             this
             is
             very
             good
             ,
             but
             this
             will
             not
             serve
             turn
             ,
             except
             our
             hearts
             be
             so
             thorowly
             sanctified
             by
             the
             Grace
             of
             God
             that
             we
             do
             truly
             love
             God
             above
             all
             ,
             and
             set
             our
             hearts
             on
             the
             joyes
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             love
             our
             Neighbours
             ,
             and
             be
             true
             and
             just
             in
             our
             dealings
             ,
             Temperate
             and
             Chast
             in
             our
             Conversation
             ,
             as
             is
             before
             described
             .
             And
             this
             is
             the
             great
             end
             of
             Prayers
             ,
             Sermons
             and
             Sacraments
             ,
             to
             make
             us
             more
             and
             more
             holy
             in
             heart
             and
             life
             :
             without
             which
             we
             shall
             be
             rather
             worse
             than
             better
             for
             them
             .
             Matt.
             7.
             21
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
          
           
             Be
             not
             so
             weak
             as
             to
             think
             you
             may
             be
             saved
             by
             a
             good
             belief
             alone
             ,
             by
             your
             faith
             in
             Christ
             ,
             and
             trusting
             in
             God
             ,
             without
             obedience
             to
             his
             Commands
             .
             It
             is
             for
             Christ's
             sake
             only
             you
             are
             saved
             ,
             but
             he
             will
             save
             none
             but
             those
             who
             obey
             him
             .
             Heb.
             5.
             9.
             
             And
             that
             only
             is
             true
             saving
             Faith
             ,
             which
             purifies
             the
             heart
             ,
             and
             produces
             obedience
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             heard
             before
             .
             And
             since
             God
             has
             plainly
             told
             us
             that
             we
             cannot
             be
             saved
             without
             holiness
             ,
             if
             we
             take
             up
             a
             foolish
             confidence
             that
             we
             may
             be
             saved
             without
             it
             ,
             this
             is
             not
             trusting
             in
             God
             ,
             but
             in
             our
             own
             fancies
             and
             the
             Devils
             delusions
             .
             We
             may
             safely
             trust
             in
             Gods
             promises
             ,
             but
             then
             let
             us
             see
             to
             perform
             the
             conditions
             ,
             and
             become
             such
             an
             humble
             ,
             holy
             people
             ,
             as
             he
             has
             promised
             for
             Christs
             sake
             to
             own
             and
             save
             .
          
           
             Take
             heed
             also
             of
             mistaking
             the
             nature
             of
             Repentance
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             were
             only
             being
             a
             little
             sorry
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             crying
             to
             God
             for
             mercy
             ,
             and
             then
             all
             will
             be
             well
             ,
             though
             we
             go
             on
             still
             in
             our
             old
             ways
             .
             But
             this
             is
             a
             most
             dangerous
             mistake
             .
             For
             a
             Man
             never
             truly
             repents
             till
             he
             forsakes
             his
             sin
             and
             changes
             his
             course
             :
             When
             the
             Drunkard
             becomes
             Sober
             ,
             and
             the
             Profane
             Man
             a
             devout
             Worshipper
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             so
             continues
             .
             True
             Repentance
             changes
             the
             heart
             and
             life
             of
             the
             sinner
             .
          
           
           
             And
             lastly
             ,
             Do
             not
             think
             it
             enough
             to
             forsake
             some
             sins
             and
             keep
             others
             ;
             to
             do
             some
             good
             duties
             and
             neglect
             others
             ,
             and
             then
             excuse
             your selves
             by
             saying
             it
             is
             your
             
               failing
               .
               Every
               Man
               has
               his
               failing
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               mine
               .
            
             So
             says
             the
             Drunkard
             and
             the
             Whoremonger
             ,
             and
             so
             says
             the
             angry
             Man
             when
             he
             Swears
             or
             Curses
             ,
             or
             gives
             bad
             language
             .
             But
             such
             sins
             as
             are
             committed
             against
             knowledge
             and
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             continued
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ,
             when
             we
             have
             leisure
             to
             think
             beforehand
             and
             prevent
             them
             ,
             these
             are
             to
             be
             reckoned
             as
             wilfull
             sins
             ,
             not
             as
             failings
             .
             Especially
             such
             gross
             sins
             as
             Drunkenness
             ,
             Whoredom
             ,
             common
             Swearing
             or
             Lying
             and
             the
             like
             are
             not
             to
             be
             reckoned
             as
             failings
             .
             Indeed
             whatever
             sin
             a
             Man
             loves
             and
             pleads
             for
             and
             allows
             himself
             in
             ,
             is
             not
             a
             meer
             infirmity
             but
             a
             wilfull
             transgression
             .
             A
             good
             Man
             hates
             all
             sin
             as
             he
             does
             sickness
             ,
             and
             strives
             and
             watches
             and
             prays
             against
             it
             .
             He
             hates
             every
             false
             way
             ,
             and
             has
             a
             respect
             to
             all
             Gods
             Commands
             .
             A
             true
             Christian
             must
             be
             an
             entirely
             good
             Man
             ,
             all
             of
             a
             piece
             .
             A
             great
             matter
             I
             find
             it
             is
             with
             many
             people
             ,
             that
             they
             do
             no
             wrong
             to
             no
             body
             ,
             nor
             have
             any
             malice
             in
             their
             heart
             ,
             and
             therefore
             they
             think
             themselves
             in
             good
             condition
             God-ward
             .
             But
             though
             this
             is
             one
             good
             part
             of
             our
             duty
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             but
             a
             part
             .
             We
             must
             also
             see
             that
             we
             do
             not
             wrong
             Almighty
             God
             and
             our
             own
             Souls
             by
             setting
             our
             hearts
             chiefly
             on
             this
             World
             ,
             by
             neglecting
             his
             Worship
             and
             Service
             ,
             by
             living
             in
             excess
             or
             uncleanness
             or
             any
             other
             known
             sin
             .
             We
             must
             be
             both
             pious
             toward
             God
             ,
             loyal
             to
             our
             Prince
             ,
             just
             and
             charitable
             to
             our
             Neighbour
             ,
             humble
             and
             sober
             ,
             every
             way
             holy
             and
             good
             if
             we
             will
             approve
             our selves
             to
             be
             Christians
             indeed
             .
             He
             that
             wilfully
             offends
             in
             one
             point
             and
             allows
             himself
             therein
             ,
             is
             guilty
             in
             effect
             of
             breaking
             the
             whole
             Law
             :
             For
             he
             despises
             Gods
             authority
             ;
             and
             if
             he
             meets
             with
             the
             same
             temptation
             ,
             will
             commit
             any
             other
             sin
             .
             And
             as
             is
             commonly
             and
             truly
             said
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             one
             Stab
             though
             but
             with
             a
             Pen-kife
             may
             wound
             a
             Man
             as
             mortally
             ,
             as
             twenty
             thrusts
             with
             a
             Sword
             ;
             so
             one
             sin
             loved
             and
             delighted
             in
             ,
             may
             damn
             a
             Mans
             Soul
             as
             well
             as
             a
             thousand
             ,
             James
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
           
             Having
             thus
             endeavoured
             briefly
             to
             remove
             your
             Objections
             and
             Mistakes
             ,
             I
             do
             now
             again
             in
             the
             last
             place
             ,
             come
             to
             enforce
             my
             Exhortation
             ,
             that
             you
             would
             seriously
             and
             stedfastly
             resolve
             to
             cast
             away
             every
             sin
             ,
             and
             most
             entirely
             devote
             your selves
             to
             the
             leading
             such
             a
             godly
             ,
             righteous
             ,
             and
             sober
             Life
             ,
             as
             you
             are
             bound
             to
             by
             your
             Christian
             Baptism
             .
             If
             you
             are
             in
             dispute
             with
             your selves
             ,
             whether
             you
             should
             resolve
             upon
             it
             ,
             pray
             look
             over
             the
             Arguments
             before
             laid
             down
             ,
             and
             ponder
             them
             in
             your
             mind
             ;
             and
             then
             certainly
             you
             cannot
             but
             own
             ,
             that
             I
             perswade
             you
             to
             nothing
             ,
             but
             what
             is
             very
             just
             and
             reasonable
             ,
             and
             every
             way
             for
             your
             own
             greatest
             good
             .
             And
             if
             you
             are
             convinced
             of
             this
             ,
             then
             proceed
             forthwith
             to
             this
             pious
             Resolution
             ,
             without
             trifling
             or
             delaying
             .
             The
             sooner
             you
             do
             it
             ,
             the
             safer
             it
             is
             ,
             and
             the
             better
             for
             you
             .
             Do
             not
             go
             on
             in
             sin
             at
             present
             ,
             on
             a
             pretence
             ,
             that
             you
             'l
             repent
             hereafter
             ,
             when
             you
             are
             older
             ,
             or
             when
             you
             come
             to
             be
             sick
             ,
             and
             to
             die
             .
             Do
             not
             put
             off
             the
             great
             business
             of
             Life
             to
             the
             end
             of
             your
             days
             ,
             when
             you
             are
             not
             sure
             of
             time
             or
             strength
             ,
             or
             of
             God's
             assistance
             ,
             or
             acceptance
             of
             you
             .
             Do
             not
             plead
             the
             Example
             of
             the
             Thief
             upon
             the
             Cross
             :
             for
             this
             Case
             was
             nothing
             like
             yours
             ,
             that
             have
             long
             enjoy'd
             the
             offers
             of
             grace
             and
             mercy
             .
             If
             now
             from
             this
             present
             time
             you
             will
             heartily
             and
             sincerely
             return
             to
             God
             ,
             you
             have
             no
             reason
             to
             despair
             of
             his
             mercies
             ,
             how
             many
             or
             great
             soever
             your
             sins
             have
             been
             :
             but
             if
             you
             still
             persist
             in
             sin
             ,
             presuming
             upon
             God's
             mercy
             hereafter
             ,
             you
             have
             just
             cause
             to
             fear
             ,
             that
             this
             bold
             presumption
             ,
             and
             horrid
             abuse
             of
             God's
             grace
             ,
             may
             end
             in
             your
             eternal
             ruin
             and
             damnation
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             you
             are
             willing
             now
             speedily
             to
             enter
             upon
             this
             Resolution
             and
             Purpose
             ,
             then
             let
             me
             in
             a
             few
             words
             ,
             farther
             direct
             you
             ,
             by
             what
             means
             you
             may
             render
             it
             firm
             and
             lasting
             ,
             and
             may
             be
             best
             enabled
             to
             perform
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             (
             1
             )
             And
             first
             ,
             I
             would
             advise
             you
             to
             take
             the
             next
             convenient
             opportunity
             to
             confirm
             this
             holy
             Resolution
             ,
             at
             the
             Table
             of
             the
             Lord.
             There
             solemnly
             renew
             your
             Baptismal
             Vow
             .
             Dedicate
             and
             give
             up
             your self
             to
             God
             
             the
             Father
             ,
             Son
             and
             Holy
             Ghost
             ;
             renouncing
             the
             Devil
             ,
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             and
             all
             those
             wicked
             ways
             they
             would
             draw
             you
             to
             ,
             more
             especially
             those
             sins
             ,
             which
             you
             have
             been
             formerly
             most
             guilty
             of
             .
             Henceforth
             ,
             let
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             that
             bought
             you
             with
             his
             Blood
             ,
             be
             taken
             for
             your
             only
             Lord
             and
             Master
             ,
             to
             govern
             you
             by
             his
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             Laws
             ,
             as
             ever
             you
             desire
             and
             hope
             to
             be
             saved
             by
             his
             Death
             and
             Resurrection
             .
             And
             use
             frequently
             to
             think
             of
             this
             solemn
             Engagement
             ,
             after
             you
             have
             made
             it
             :
             that
             it
             may
             have
             due
             force
             upon
             you
             ,
             when
             you
             are
             tempted
             to
             revolt
             to
             any
             wicked
             practice
             .
             Often
             repeat
             the
             same
             betwixt
             God
             and
             your
             own
             Soul
             ;
             and
             especially
             renew
             it
             by
             frequent
             attendance
             on
             the
             Holy
             Commnnion
             ,
             there
             seeking
             for
             grace
             and
             strength
             from
             God
             ,
             to
             walk
             in
             his
             holy
             ways
             stedfastly
             and
             constantly
             .
          
           
             (
             2
             )
             But
             that
             brings
             me
             to
             a
             second
             Direction
             ,
             that
             you
             should
             not
             resolve
             upon
             all
             this
             ,
             in
             a
             confidence
             of
             your
             own
             strength
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             most
             humble
             dependance
             on
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             he
             is
             ever
             willing
             to
             bestow
             on
             such
             as
             seek
             it
             earnestly
             in
             the
             way
             he
             has
             appointed
             ,
             by
             a
             due
             attendance
             on
             the
             means
             of
             Grace
             ,
             the
             Word
             ,
             Prayer
             ,
             and
             Sacraments
             .
             Wherefore
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             opportunity
             ,
             attend
             carefully
             to
             the
             reading
             and
             hearing
             of
             his
             Word
             ,
             and
             
               hide
               it
               in
               your
               Heart
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               not
               sin
               against
               him
               .
            
             And
             be
             very
             much
             in
             Prayer
             to
             God
             for
             his
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             to
             be
             given
             you
             through
             his
             Son
             Jesus
             ,
             who
             will
             powerfully
             interceed
             for
             you
             ,
             and
             make
             good
             his
             Promises
             ,
             to
             humble
             and
             devout
             Supplicants
             ,
             
               Luk.
               11.
               13.
               
               Joh.
            
             16.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
             Whenever
             you
             are
             in
             danger
             ,
             and
             are
             assaulted
             by
             any
             temptation
             to
             sin
             ,
             or
             are
             backward
             to
             what
             is
             good
             ,
             then
             especially
             pray
             servently
             for
             quickning
             and
             strengthning
             Grace
             ,
             and
             your
             Prayers
             shall
             not
             be
             in
             vain
          
           
             (
             3
             )
             To
             your
             Prayers
             ,
             add
             constant
             watchfulness
             over
             your self
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             places
             and
             companies
             .
             Watch
             over
             your
             thoughts
             themselves
             ,
             and
             over
             your
             words
             and
             actions
             .
             Satan
             is
             ever
             watching
             to
             deceive
             us
             ,
             and
             there
             are
             many
             snares
             and
             
             dangers
             in
             all
             our
             ways
             ,
             and
             we
             have
             corrupt
             Natures
             and
             treacherous
             Hearts
             ,
             and
             therefore
             had
             need
             to
             be
             very
             watchful
             ,
             to
             avoid
             all
             occasions
             of
             sin
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             possible
             ,
             and
             to
             suppress
             the
             very
             first
             beginnings
             .
             Think
             before-hand
             what
             Temptations
             you
             are
             like
             to
             meet
             with
             ,
             and
             fortifie
             your self
             against
             what
             you
             cannot
             shun
             .
             Do
             not
             wilfully
             run
             into
             Danger
             ,
             especially
             ,
             beware
             of
             bad
             Company
             ,
             by
             which
             many
             are
             drawn
             back
             to
             their
             former
             Loosness
             .
             Be
             not
             led
             away
             by
             their
             Counsel
             or
             Examples
             ,
             nor
             be
             discouraged
             by
             their
             Jeers
             and
             Censures
             .
             Use
             often
             to
             look
             back
             upon
             your
             Actions
             ,
             and
             if
             you
             have
             been
             drawn
             into
             any
             wilful
             sin
             ,
             do
             not
             make
             a
             light
             matter
             of
             it
             ,
             nor
             yet
             despair
             of
             Pardon
             ,
             if
             you
             be
             truly
             penitent
             .
             Wherefore
             ,
             speedily
             and
             earnestly
             betake
             your self
             to
             God
             by
             true
             Repentance
             ,
             begging
             mercy
             for
             Christ's
             sake
             ,
             and
             more
             Grace
             to
             strengthen
             and
             assist
             you
             .
             Renew
             your
             Purposes
             for
             amendment
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             set
             your
             Watch
             more
             strictly
             for
             the
             future
             .
          
           
             (
             4
             )
             To
             quicken
             and
             engage
             you
             to
             this
             Watchfulness
             ,
             Remember
             ,
             that
             Almighty
             God
             is
             ever
             present
             with
             you
             ,
             and
             observes
             all
             your
             ways
             ,
             and
             takes
             great
             delight
             in
             your
             Piety
             and
             Holiness
             ,
             but
             is
             of
             purer
             Eyes
             ,
             than
             to
             behold
             the
             least
             iniquity
             with
             any
             pleasure
             .
             Wherefore
             ,
             always
             walk
             as
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             this
             Holy
             God
             ,
             whether
             you
             are
             alone
             ,
             or
             in
             Company
             .
          
           
             (
             5
             )
             Think
             often
             ,
             how
             near
             you
             stand
             to
             another
             World
             ,
             and
             what
             an
             account
             you
             must
             give
             to
             God
             ,
             of
             all
             your
             Deeds
             done
             in
             the
             Body
             ;
             and
             so
             live
             now
             ,
             as
             will
             be
             most
             for
             your
             comfort
             at
             Death
             and
             Judgment
             .
             When
             the
             Profits
             and
             Pleasures
             of
             Sin
             entice
             you
             ,
             compare
             them
             with
             the
             eternal
             Joys
             which
             they
             will
             deprive
             you
             of
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             eternal
             Torments
             they
             lead
             to
             .
             Think
             whether
             ever
             any
             Man
             by
             sinning
             against
             God
             ,
             did
             gain
             somewhat
             that
             's
             better
             than
             Heaven
             ,
             or
             that
             's
             worth
             going
             to
             Hell
             for
             .
             Let
             Eternity
             be
             very
             much
             in
             your
             thoughts
             ,
             and
             the
             fading
             Vanities
             of
             this
             World
             will
             have
             little
             esteem
             with
             you
             .
             Often
             ponder
             of
             those
             weighty
             
             Words
             of
             our
             Blessed
             Saviour
             ,
             
               What
               will
               it
               profit
               a
               Man
               to
               gain
               the
               whole
               World
               ,
               and
               lose
               his
               own
               Soul
               ?
               Or
               what
               shall
               a
               Man
               give
               in
               exchange
               for
               his
               Soul
               ?
            
             Mark
             8.
             36
             ,
             37.
             
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             In
             stead
             of
             more
             Directions
             ,
             let
             me
             advise
             you
             to
             acquaint
             your self
             with
             your
             Minister
             ;
             and
             consult
             him
             in
             the
             great
             Concernments
             of
             your
             Soul
             ,
             as
             Men
             are
             wont
             to
             do
             the
             Lawyer
             and
             the
             Physician
             ,
             in
             matters
             that
             concern
             their
             Bodies
             and
             Estates
             Do
             not
             think
             it
             enough
             to
             hear
             his
             Sermons
             in
             publick
             ;
             but
             take
             Advice
             from
             him
             in
             private
             ,
             and
             open
             to
             him
             the
             state
             and
             case
             of
             your
             Soul
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             may
             enable
             him
             to
             give
             such
             Directions
             ,
             as
             are
             most
             proper
             to
             your
             Condition
             .
             This
             especially
             you
             ought
             to
             do
             ,
             when
             you
             first
             make
             entrance
             upon
             an
             Holy
             Life
             ,
             and
             do
             first
             address
             your self
             to
             the
             Holy
             Communion
             ;
             or
             when
             you
             are
             under
             any
             great
             doubts
             ,
             and
             trouble
             of
             mind
             ;
             and
             are
             vexed
             with
             sore
             temptations
             ,
             either
             of
             one
             sort
             or
             other
             ;
             or
             when
             you
             are
             set
             upon
             by
             such
             that
             would
             draw
             you
             away
             from
             our
             Church
             ,
             either
             to
             Popery
             ,
             or
             to
             any
             other
             Sect
             amongst
             us
             .
             Then
             presently
             betake
             your self
             to
             your
             Minister
             :
             And
             in
             these
             or
             the
             like
             Cases
             ,
             take
             Direction
             from
             him
             ,
             and
             be
             sure
             to
             follow
             his
             wholsom
             Counsel
             ,
             and
             desire
             his
             Prayers
             to
             God
             for
             you
             .
             I
             know
             in
             large
             Parishes
             ,
             Ministers
             are
             not
             able
             to
             have
             a
             particular
             knowledge
             of
             every
             Person
             ;
             but
             yet
             all
             that
             know
             the
             worth
             of
             Souls
             ,
             and
             the
             price
             that
             was
             paid
             for
             them
             ,
             will
             be
             ready
             to
             give
             attendance
             to
             the
             meanest
             of
             their
             People
             ,
             that
             shall
             apply
             themselves
             to
             them
             for
             Advice
             and
             Comfort
             ,
             and
             will
             be
             glad
             of
             all
             opportunities
             to
             promote
             the
             Honour
             and
             Interest
             of
             their
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             the
             good
             of
             precious
             Souls
             committed
             to
             their
             Care.
             
          
           
             And
             thus
             have
             I
             as
             plainly
             ,
             and
             as
             fully
             as
             I
             well
             could
             in
             so
             little
             room
             ,
             directed
             you
             in
             that
             holy
             way
             which
             leads
             to
             eternal
             Glory
             ;
             and
             have
             shewn
             you
             what
             great
             Reason
             you
             have
             to
             walk
             in
             that
             way
             ,
             and
             to
             continue
             therein
             to
             the
             end
             .
             As
             to
             those
             ,
             who
             desire
             larger
             Directions
             ,
             next
             to
             the
             holy
             Scriptures
             
             (
             which
             I
             beseeeh
             you
             to
             read
             frequently
             with
             humility
             and
             seriousness
             ,
             especially
             the
             New
             Testament
             )
             next
             to
             them
             ,
             I
             shall
             referr
             you
             only
             to
             that
             pious
             and
             most
             useful
             Book
             ,
             
               The
               whole
               Duty
               of
               Man.
            
             And
             heartily
             I
             wish
             ,
             that
             every
             poor
             Family
             in
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             was
             furnished
             with
             one
             of
             those
             Books
             ,
             together
             with
             a
             Bible
             and
             Common
             Prayer
             Book
             ,
             which
             might
             all
             be
             purchased
             for
             much
             less
             than
             five
             Shillings
             ;
             and
             therefore
             it
             's
             great
             pity
             they
             should
             be
             any
             where
             wanting
             .
             Though
             alas
             ,
             I
             know
             ,
             there
             are
             many
             Families
             of
             poor
             People
             ,
             where
             none
             of
             them
             can
             read
             ,
             and
             so
             Books
             to
             them
             are
             useless
             .
             Great
             Charity
             therefore
             it
             would
             be
             ,
             for
             rich
             Landlords
             and
             Gentlemen
             ,
             to
             see
             that
             the
             Children
             of
             their
             poor
             Tenants
             and
             Neighbours
             ,
             be
             put
             out
             to
             School
             ;
             and
             then
             to
             bestow
             at
             least
             ,
             Bibles
             upon
             them
             ,
             that
             the
             knowledge
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Religion
             may
             be
             promoted
             amongst
             them
             ;
             which
             would
             make
             greatly
             for
             the
             good
             and
             welfare
             both
             of
             Church
             and
             State.
             For
             though
             Brain-sick
             Opinions
             and
             false
             Principles
             may
             make
             Men
             proud
             and
             head-strong
             ,
             and
             troublesome
             to
             their
             Governours
             ,
             yet
             solid
             Knowledge
             ,
             and
             sincere
             Godliness
             ,
             will
             make
             Men
             humble
             and
             meek
             ,
             quiet
             and
             peaceable
             ,
             obedient
             to
             Magistrates
             and
             Ministers
             ,
             full
             of
             Charity
             to
             their
             Neighbours
             ,
             and
             ready
             to
             every
             good
             Work.
             And
             I
             am
             sure
             ,
             an
             increase
             of
             this
             truly
             Religious
             Temper
             ,
             would
             be
             one
             of
             the
             greatest
             Blessings
             that
             can
             be
             bestow'd
             upon
             this
             Earth
             ,
             and
             would
             settle
             Kingdoms
             and
             Churches
             ,
             Towns
             and
             Families
             in
             Peace
             and
             Concord
             ,
             which
             almost
             every
             where
             are
             divided
             amongst
             themselves
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             against
             one
             another
             :
             And
             by
             such
             blessed
             effects
             of
             true
             Religion
             ,
             something
             of
             Heaven
             would
             be
             brought
             down
             upon
             Earth
             ,
             and
             our
             Souls
             would
             be
             well
             fitted
             for
             Heaven
             ,
             when
             we
             are
             called
             off
             from
             this
             Earth
             ,
             into
             those
             happy
             Regions
             above
             ,
             where
             there
             is
             nothing
             else
             but
             Peace
             and
             Holiness
             ,
             and
             Love
             and
             Joy.
             And
             may
             it
             please
             God
             to
             bless
             these
             plain
             and
             short
             Instructions
             for
             the
             enlightning
             of
             any
             minds
             with
             that
             
               Wisdom
               from
               above
            
             ,
             which
             is
             thus
             
               pure
               and
               peaceable
            
             ,
             
             then
             shall
             I
             obtain
             my
             Design
             ,
             and
             have
             great
             cause
             to
             be
             thankful
             .
             And
             that
             the
             Reader
             may
             joyn
             with
             me
             in
             these
             Wishes
             ,
             I
             have
             annexed
             hereto
             a
             Prayer
             for
             Grace
             ,
             to
             lead
             an
             Holy
             Life
             .
             And
             if
             he
             will
             but
             add
             diligent
             endeavours
             to
             frequent
             and
             servent
             Prayers
             ,
             neither
             his
             Labour
             nor
             mine
             will
             be
             in
             vain
             ,
             through
             the
             Grace
             and
             Blessing
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             from
             whom
             comes
             every
             good
             and
             perfect
             Gift
             ,
             to
             whom
             be
             given
             all
             Honour
             and
             Glory
             ,
             both
             now
             and
             for
             ever
             .
          
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           PRAYER
           ,
           Chiefly
           for
           the
           assistance
           of
           God's
           grace
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           leading
           an
           Holy
           Life
           .
        
         
           O
           
             Most
             holy
             ,
             and
             ever
             blessed
             Lord
             God
             ,
             I
             do
             humbly
             cast
             down
             my self
             before
             thee
             ,
             acknowledging
             and
             lamenting
             my
             own
             sinfulness
             ,
             and
             earnestly
             begging
             thy
             grace
             and
             mercy
             through
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             ,
             our
             only
             Mediatour
             and
             Advocate
             .
             I
             confess
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             I
             am
             a
             vile
             sinner
             ,
             polluted
             from
             the
             very
             Womb
             :
             but
             since
             I
             came
             to
             the
             use
             of
             my
             Reason
             ,
             I
             have
             defiled
             my self
             with
             many
             wilful
             and
             hainous
             transgressions
             .
             I
             have
             sadly
             neglected
             thy
             Service
             ,
             and
             dishonoured
             thy
             Name
             ,
             and
             have
             been
             greatly
             wanting
             in
             those
             Duties
             which
             I
             owe
             to
             thee
             my
             God
             ,
             to
             my
             Neighbour
             ,
             and
             to
             my
             own
             Soul
             ;
             and
             have
             not
             lived
             in
             such
             a
             godly
             ,
             righteous
             ,
             charitable
             and
             sober
             manner
             ,
             as
             I
             ought
             to
             have
             done
             :
             But
             have
             often
             acted
             contrary
             to
             my
             own
             Reason
             and
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             plain
             Precepts
             of
             thy
             Word
             ,
             and
             contrary
             to
             my
             own
             Promises
             and
             Vows
             ,
             for
             better
             Obedience
             .
             O
             Lord
             ,
             give
             me
             a
             clear
             sight
             of
             my
             sins
             ,
             and
             such
             a
             deep
             sense
             of
             the
             evil
             of
             my
             ways
             ,
             that
             my
             Heart
             
             may
             be
             truly
             humbled
             ,
             and
             broken
             in
             the
             remembrance
             thereof
             .
             And
             for
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             sake
             ,
             who
             died
             for
             Sinners
             ,
             be
             merciful
             to
             me
             ,
             O
             Father
             of
             Mercies
             ,
             pardon
             all
             my
             Iniquities
             ,
             and
             let
             them
             not
             be
             remembred
             against
             me
             to
             my
             Condemnation
             ,
             either
             in
             this
             World
             ,
             or
             that
             to
             come
             .
             Nor
             is
             it
             only
             Pardon
             that
             I
             beg
             ,
             but
             most
             earnestly
             I
             beseech
             thee
             by
             thy
             Holy
             Spirit
             ,
             to
             sanctifie
             me
             both
             in
             Body
             and
             Soul
             ,
             that
             being
             made
             pure
             and
             holy
             on
             Heart
             and
             Life
             ,
             I
             may
             serve
             thee
             diligently
             all
             my
             days
             on
             Earth
             ,
             and
             so
             may
             enjoy
             thee
             for
             ever
             in
             Heaven
             .
             I
             am
             fully
             convinced
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             both
             my
             duty
             and
             my
             happiness
             to
             fear
             and
             serve
             thee
             ,
             the
             great
             and
             glorious
             God
             ,
             who
             hast
             made
             me
             and
             redeemed
             me
             ,
             and
             hitherto
             graciously
             preserved
             me
             .
             I
             acknowledge
             thy
             Service
             to
             be
             perfect
             freedom
             ,
             and
             all
             thy
             Laws
             to
             be
             holy
             ,
             just
             and
             good
             .
             Wherefore
             I
             desire
             utterly
             to
             renounce
             and
             forsake
             every
             evil
             way
             ,
             and
             most
             entirely
             devote
             my self
             to
             serve
             and
             please
             thee
             in
             newness
             of
             Life
             .
             But
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             knowest
             the
             weakness
             and
             corruption
             of
             my
             Nature
             ;
             and
             how
             by
             evil
             customs
             ,
             I
             have
             made
             my self
             more
             prone
             to
             sin
             ,
             more
             backward
             to
             that
             which
             is
             good
             .
             O
             do
             thou
             throughly
             change
             my
             Nature
             by
             thy
             Grace
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             hate
             and
             abhor
             all
             wickedness
             ,
             and
             take
             delight
             in
             the
             ways
             of
             Piety
             and
             Holiness
             .
             Let
             no
             unmortified
             just
             remain
             in
             my
             Soul
             :
             but
             do
             thou
             purifie
             and
             cleanse
             me
             from
             Pride
             and
             Covetousness
             ,
             from
             Envy
             and
             Malice
             ,
             and
             from
             all
             impure
             and
             sensual
             affections
             and
             desires
             ,
             and
             enrich
             me
             with
             all
             the
             Graces
             of
             thy
             holy
             Spirit
             .
             Give
             me
             such
             a
             clear
             knowledge
             of
             thy
             infinite
             goodness
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             thy
             glorious
             perfections
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             ever
             humbly
             admire
             and
             adore
             thee
             ,
             and
             love
             thee
             with
             all
             my
             Heart
             and
             Soul
             ,
             and
             cleave
             to
             thee
             as
             my
             only
             portion
             ,
             preferring
             thy
             favour
             before
             all
             the
             enjoyments
             of
             this
             World.
             Help
             me
             always
             firmly
             to
             trust
             in
             thee
             ,
             and
             freely
             to
             leave
             all
             my
             Affairs
             to
             thy
             wise
             and
             gracious
             Providence
             ,
             absolutely
             resigning
             my
             Will
             to
             thy
             holy
             Will
             in
             all
             things
             .
             Make
             me
             truly
             thankful
             for
             all
             thy
             mercies
             ,
             and
             patient
             under
             afflictions
             .
             By
             thy
             teaching
             ,
             let
             me
             learn
             to
             be
             content
             in
             all
             Estates
             and
             Conditions
             .
             And
             good
             God
             ,
             suffer
             me
             not
             in
             the
             greatest
             difficulties
             and
             
             dangers
             ,
             to
             distrust
             thy
             mercies
             ,
             or
             take
             any
             unlawful
             course
             for
             my
             Relief
             .
             I
             beg
             from
             thee
             my
             daily
             Bread
             ,
             and
             beseech
             thee
             to
             give
             me
             an
             Heart
             well
             satisfied
             with
             what
             thou
             seest
             most
             convenient
             for
             me
             .
             Give
             me
             such
             a
             Spirit
             of
             Piety
             and
             Devotion
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             take
             great
             delight
             in
             thy
             Worship
             and
             Service
             ,
             both
             in
             publick
             and
             private
             .
             Fill
             me
             with
             such
             love
             to
             my
             Blessed
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             with
             such
             thankfulness
             for
             his
             love
             in
             dying
             for
             Sinners
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             go
             with
             more
             delight
             to
             the
             Holy
             Communion
             ,
             for
             the
             good
             of
             my
             Soul
             ,
             than
             to
             the
             richest
             Feast
             that
             is
             made
             for
             my
             Body
             .
          
        
         
           
             Help
             me
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             to
             shew
             my
             love
             to
             thy
             blessed
             Self
             ,
             by
             true
             love
             and
             charity
             to
             my
             Neighbours
             .
             Make
             me
             tractable
             and
             obedient
             to
             my
             Governours
             ,
             both
             in
             Church
             and
             State
             ,
             peaceable
             and
             gentle
             toward
             all
             Men
             ,
             dealing
             with
             them
             so
             justly
             and
             truly
             ,
             as
             I
             my self
             desire
             to
             be
             dealt
             with
             .
             Make
             me
             tender
             and
             compassionate
             ,
             and
             ready
             to
             do
             all
             the
             good
             I
             can
             to
             others
             :
             and
             let
             thy
             Grace
             enable
             me
             freely
             to
             forgive
             those
             that
             do
             evil
             to
             me
             ,
             as
             I
             my self
             hope
             for
             mercy
             and
             forgiveness
             from
             thee
             ,
             my
             God.
             And
             help
             me
             always
             to
             live
             soberly
             and
             temperately
             ,
             purely
             and
             chastly
             in
             Heart
             and
             Life
             ;
             and
             with
             great
             meekness
             and
             humility
             in
             the
             sense
             of
             my
             own
             unworthiness
             and
             manifold
             imperfections
             .
          
        
         
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             grant
             that
             my
             Heart
             may
             be
             fill'd
             with
             earnest
             longings
             and
             desires
             after
             those
             Graces
             ,
             which
             now
             with
             my
             lips
             I
             pray
             for
             :
             and
             help
             me
             to
             shew
             my
             sincerity
             ,
             by
             diligent
             endeavours
             ,
             daily
             to
             grow
             in
             all
             Grace
             and
             goodness
             ,
             and
             to
             perfect
             .
             Holiness
             in
             thy
             Fear
             .
             Make
             me
             watchful
             over
             my self
             ,
             and
             all
             my
             ways
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             carefully
             avoid
             all
             occasions
             of
             sin
             ,
             and
             may
             check
             the
             first
             motions
             thereto
             in
             my
             own
             Heart
             .
             Keep
             me
             always
             deeply
             sensible
             of
             thy
             Presence
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             walk
             humbly
             with
             thee
             ,
             my
             God
             ,
             and
             approve
             my self
             to
             thee
             in
             well-doing
             .
             Wean
             my
             ,
             Heart
             from
             all
             things
             here
             below
             ,
             and
             prepare
             me
             for
             my
             departure
             hence
             ,
             into
             a
             better
             World.
             Help
             me
             always
             to
             live
             in
             such
             a
             religious
             and
             holy
             manner
             ,
             as
             will
             be
             most
             for
             my
             comfort
             at
             Death
             and
             Judgment
             .
             Strengthen
             my
             Belief
             of
             the
             precious
             Promises
             ,
             and
             dreadful
             Threatnings
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             let
             this
             Belief
             
             rule
             and
             govern
             me
             in
             my
             whole
             Conversation
             .
             O
             that
             I
             may
             never
             be
             guilty
             of
             so
             much
             folly
             and
             madness
             ,
             as
             to
             lose
             the
             eternal
             and
             unspeakable
             joys
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             throw
             my self
             into
             the
             eternal
             torments
             of
             Hell
             ,
             for
             any
             of
             the
             profits
             or
             pleasures
             of
             sin
             ,
             that
             are
             but
             for
             a
             moment
             .
             Do
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             by
             thy
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             ever
             keep
             upon
             my
             mind
             such
             a
             fresh
             and
             lively
             sense
             of
             the
             reasonableness
             of
             Religion
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             mischief
             and
             folly
             of
             all
             sin
             and
             wickedness
             ,
             that
             no
             temptations
             of
             Satan
             ,
             no
             allurements
             of
             the
             World
             or
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             may
             hinder
             me
             from
             my
             Duty
             ,
             nor
             draw
             me
             into
             any
             known
             sin
             :
             but
             do
             thou
             ever
             strengthen
             and
             assist
             me
             by
             thy
             Grace
             ,
             and
             guide
             me
             by
             thy
             Counsel
             ,
             till
             thou
             shalt
             bring
             me
             to
             thy self
             in
             Glory
             .
          
        
         
           
             Neither
             do
             I
             pray
             for
             my self
             alone
             ,
             but
             for
             all
             Mankind
             ,
             beseeching
             thee
             ,
             to
             send
             the
             Light
             of
             thy
             Gospel
             into
             all
             the
             dark
             Corners
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             grant
             ,
             that
             they
             who
             do
             enjoy
             it
             ,
             may
             walk
             in
             all
             holy
             obedience
             thereto
             .
             Be
             merciful
             to
             these
             Kingdoms
             ,
             pardon
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             reform
             us
             from
             them
             .
             Heal
             all
             our
             divisions
             ,
             continue
             our
             mercies
             ,
             and
             make
             us
             truly
             thankful
             for
             them
             .
             Bless
             the
             King's
             Majesty
             ,
             with
             the
             Royal
             Family
             ,
             and
             all
             those
             that
             are
             in
             authority
             under
             him
             ,
             and
             grant
             to
             me
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             Subjects
             ,
             grace
             to
             lead
             quiet
             and
             peaceable
             Lives
             ,
             in
             all
             godliness
             and
             honesty
             .
             Bless
             the
             Ministers
             of
             thy
             holy
             Word
             and
             Sacraments
             ,
             and
             make
             them
             very
             diligent
             ,
             and
             very
             successful
             in
             their
             Endeavours
             ;
             Help
             us
             to
             bring
             forth
             such
             Fruit
             from
             the
             Blessings
             we
             enjoy
             ,
             that
             thy
             Gospel
             and
             the
             Ordinances
             thereof
             may
             be
             continued
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Generations
             after
             us
             .
             Shew
             mercy
             to
             all
             that
             are
             afflicted
             ,
             whether
             in
             Soul
             or
             Body
             ,
             and
             preserve
             those
             that
             travel
             on
             their
             lawful
             Occasions
             ,
             by
             Land
             or
             by
             Sea.
             Bless
             all
             my
             Friends
             and
             Relations
             ,
             particularly
             ,
             all
             that
             belong
             to
             this
             Family
             ,
             and
             help
             us
             all
             to
             live
             in
             the
             fear
             and
             love
             of
             thee
             our
             God
             ,
             and
             in
             peace
             and
             charity
             one
             with
             another
             ,
             Let
             thy
             blessing
             and
             good
             presence
             be
             with
             me
             thy
             unworthy
             Servant
             ,
             now
             and
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             at
             my
             down-lying
             and
             up-rising
             ,
             in
             my
             going
             out
             and
             coming
             in
             ,
             be
             thou
             my
             God
             and
             my
             guide
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             death
             ,
             and
             my
             eternal
             portion
             ,
             when
             time
             shall
             be
             no
             more
             ,
          
        
         
         
           
             And
             accept
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             of
             my
             unfeigned
             desires
             ,
             to
             bless
             and
             raise
             thy
             glorious
             Name
             ,
             for
             all
             thy
             Mercies
             and
             Favours
             to
             my self
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             Men.
             I
             bless
             thee
             for
             my
             Reason
             and
             Senses
             ,
             my
             Health
             and
             Strength
             ,
             Food
             and
             Raiment
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Comforts
             of
             this
             Life
             ;
             but
             above
             all
             ,
             I
             praise
             thee
             for
          
           thine
           inestimable
           love
           in
           the
           Redemption
           of
           the
           World
           by
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           means
           of
           Grace
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           hope
           of
           Glory
           .
           And
           I
           beseech
           thee
           ,
           give
           me
           that
           due
           sense
           of
           all
           thy
           Mercies
           ,
           that
           my
           Heart
           may
           be
           unfeignedly
           thankful
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           may
           shew
           forth
           thy
           praise
           ,
           not
           only
           with
           my
           lips
           ,
           but
           in
           my
           life
           ,
           by
           giving
           up
           my self
           to
           thy
           service
           ,
           and
           by
           walking
           before
           thee
           in
           Holiness
           and
           Righteousness
           all
           the
           days
           of
           my
           Life
           ,
           through
           Jesus
           Christ
           our
           Lord
           ,
           
             in
             whose
             most
             holy
             Name
             and
             Words
             ,
             I
             continue
             to
             pray
             as
             he
             hath
             taught
             us
             in
             his
             Gospel
             ,
             saying
             ,
          
        
         
           Our
           Father
           which
           art
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           The
           grace
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           fellowship
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           be
           with
           me
           now
           and
           evermore
           .
        
         
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .