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Show Be~JJ tht ~611ft i1 b!Jtit,ed til blfl, eblllt Mi4J• Jtc will bt li:vc:re In the expet.l:atlons of our Duty when we liave ·no temptations to hinder it. You that are Landlords do the fame •with rour T<~ants, as you are willing toforbearth(m, and tore. mit.Comcthln~ .when you know their times ha~e b.:en bad : fo you ftrit.l:ly expeCI: your Rent, when you know they have no caufc to c:omplain of.any hlnderances. 3• Thirdly, Cimt tJtPI]fO tht lljJ'enobliu ifGoels ptopk. Thit rGod who in a. tim.e of perfecutlon will accept of 1rt>D.,. tbrtt ga. iflttr~t•f.t!htr 11'1 hts ~arne, will exp·ed: that you !hould when you may ~ wrth ~e mulutu~e. of ~hem rt>bo ~·P Holid<y. A particular Church 1s by thl~ d1filngu11bed from another,'that the mem ·bers oflt'mcet ,;, Thw~. In the fartte place; and this God ex. ptae1h of Iris .people ifit may be. He exped:s thatthey lhould" .all be~embers offome _particular Church, elfe they call not live in the enJOyments of all h1s OrJi,ancu: and he expects that they .fttould meet in the fame1'lace with their fellow-members 1 mean or\ilnarilfto mei:t. The•Kitc may fearter the Chickens' but affoon as tlieycan they will b~ ·togetber again. Chrifi ydu know compueth.hk.pe~ple to Gbrc~tllt; Every particular Church isa brood of thefc Ch1ckcns: Perli:cutlon may fcatter them that 'they may be two or three here, and two or three there, but when it Is 'J;one_, they•mafi llrifi and comc·away ro their W'llbted .joint Com- .mun10n, ·fl>toceea to the third Q!Jefilon. · 'Hn~~llfiljf lbf1'tolltt-l . x • The Anfwcr to rhis is very c.'l~ ftom what 1 hne already .fird. •• 'lb~ elm~''"""' Jl/fomlilitt 'for'Wtlrjf.'ip with'tb'e'feet o( their bodies: !fhis is OJ!pofed>to~hat the i\polllc calls 'lltb. ·•o. '~5· f•rfokJHg ef-bli!' af{tmhliit ofllnl'l/ilvtt lbgttbtr. '2. '~ur coming 'to Chrift in Yltlltr/illf, mull 'be by•rtptllt411tt "IUI.f••tb. You know F•itb in Scripture is often exprefi as b_y the acbon•of r~c Eye loa~iltg wp t6 birlt , and by the ad:i·on of the Mouth tattllg h11 fkfh a11d dri11k.!ng his blolld, Jobn 6. l\nd by the ·a~ion of the hand, 1/.miving him, John r. u. L6Jiltg hold on l11m, .&e. So by the alliDII of the /iet; G:ome u11to me aU you that 11rt IJJta'1 •ntl beavy./atltll ; you will not comt ulllo me th~t Y•• m1' bt •b'~9~t'~·e iift ; fiPbofotver cometh unto. mr, I will ill no 'ntl"e·•• a· ~· . I· ~ur liming_ Hllto" {urthtr V'igo~W <nirJ per{tOion in 'Grdee, fig. lnli~s r~e fame thmg.which the A:p?llle calls a prtf!ing o11 to tbll lr>bkJ, ll·flt/V~'r, a f,DIIIg on toJtr/eOmt, g!Q>illg ;, gr11ee, and im· portctb Ho'lfJ t!Je Sp1111ji "A#ft, ""J Cllllt 4'1#11~· porteth the endeavour of the whole Squlaftcr a perfcttion in ~ ry, By this tiincyou have the feniC:ofthePropofition, whi,IJyoD may take thus. Whtll tht !Are/ iH bi1 P'rovielmct nmovtnU impulimtntunrJ difco, ragemmtl fr~m hit people, aHd gifJeth thtnl' aD mco~~r•gtnttllll to tbtir Duty, be doth theH nllrt pnticllfJrly rtq•i" of tbrm their p..-. formanct of it: wbtther it bt J, 'their w11iting upo11 bim 111 bit Ortlitl• Hces; or, 2. Their coming by faith or repmtanct, their conver· fion unto him; or. 3• 'Ibtirzmprwing ill tbt fii"J •fGr11ct11ntlH1•· lim ft. Only one thing as to the Explication remains. '. Why arc the words doubled, vtrfo 10. '3• r. The words are doubled for thec•llfirmation oftht tbiirg' £~mfi:r•witc That we may be affured this is the Will of God' concerning us.ltttrtpr•. Thus J afopb interpreted. the doubling ofPbaraob'r drw11, Gen. 4-1.32. And for that the dream was doubled· to ~baraoh twice, it is bwnt{e tht thing it eftablijhtd by God, a11tl bt ,;u fhortly brmg it t• p~[r. Give me leave to apply it here. This Precept is do11· bled to tftablifh us that this is the will of God, which he eminently requires of us the performance of; to·ler us know, That It is that· which God will infifr upon with us, and· ta)\c a firid: account of. our obedience unto. 2. Secondly The words are doubled for a further commtntla- l~trttium•• tion •f Cbrifll '/we to his Spoufe. lttralio rft tl<prtlfi• ajftOionis w. ( faith Bernard. ) It ktteth· us fee how Chrills bowels yer11 to• wards poor creatures; he will no't fulfer them to lie llill in their fpiritual death, nor in ,their rpirit~a.lllce.p ; he calls, and ~ails~- gain to them to come unto h1m; 11 ts -becaufe he hath a dehght 10· the Sons of men. . 3· By the doubling of the words in tm third place, i}e fccretly Notal dtfirl•· · thrc};ftb IJUr Jlntb, and· minds us· how prone we arc even under am. the greatefl encouragements and advanta~eHo the conlrary to neglect our duty, and with the lluggard to cry .Y" • /Jitlt fltep; ytt alittk j/11mher, yet a little folding of our bands to lleep. The Lord calls Samuel once, and ajmlldtimt, and·by Eli's counfelhe goeth and lieth <lown again; the Lortlc~Ura tbirdrimt, we are~- · lle•p in a flare of fin, and the flnncr IS loth to ftlr out of th1s · lleep. The child of God is often alleep in fecuriry, and he is loth · to flu fr<>m that llate, The Lord doubleth·his call, and ti)ereby mlndeth us of our f!orh and unwilllngnefs.to our fpldtllal Dut}'• Bu1: |