"Brother,  be  alwayes  looking  into  the  perfect  Lawe  of  liberty
and  continue  therein.  The  customes  of  the  people  are  vaine  ;  learne
therefore  of  no  man  any  of  the  deeds  of  darkenes.  We  must  give
an  account  of  ourselves  to  God.  It  argueth  not  onely  wisdome  but
great  grace  when  the  soul  makes  aU  lye  levell  to  the  word  and
•Spirit  of  God ;  when  he  scorneth  and  counteth  that  unworthy  of  his
affections  that  hath  not  on  it  a  stamp  of  the  things  of  heaven.  It
is  saide  of  the  children,  especially  the  Elders  of  Israeli,  They  saw
God  and  did  eat  and  drinke  ;  that's  the  right  eating  and  drinking
indeed.
"  Honoured  brother,  God  hath  not  onely  counted  you  worthy  to
believe  in  his  Son,  but  also  to  professe  him  before  y^  world  ;  weare
his  name  in  your  forehead.  They  that  Christ  will  owne  for  his
Servants  for  ever,  must  say  plainely,  I  love  my  Master;  they  must
declare  plainely  they  seek  a  country.
"  'Tis  saide  of  Hananiah  he  feared  God  above  many.  God  con-
tinue our  joy  of  thee,  brother,  our  hope  of  thee  is  stedfast  through
grace.     It  is  a  strange  sight  to  behold  those  who  did  feed  delicately


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to  be  desolate  in  tlie  street,  and  they  that  were  brought  up  in  scarlet
to  imbraoe  dunghills.  "Wo  speake  not  these  things  to  shanio  thee,
but  as  our  beloved  brother  wo  warne  thee.  0  Timothy,  keep  that
which  is  committed  to  thy  trust ;  watch  and  be  sober.  And  if  thou
incline  to  sleep,  let  that  of  Delilah  rouze  thee :  the  Phdistinea  be
upon  thee,  Sampson.
