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2 It's a great matter for a man

to be the Son of God ibid

3 It is a great matter to have

the Image of Jefus Chrift

drawn upon a filtby foul
ibid

4 It is a great matter for a

man to be in Heaven before

be comes there

Object.We do not fee fuch abun

dance of Grace in the lives of

thofe that are accounted godly

Anfwered, 1. Do you confider

the oppofition of Grace? when

grace is much oppofed, though

it be little in bulk it will be

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great in operation

2 Confider the Retinue of it,

though grace be mean it hath

a rich retinue

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and yet to fee there is much

bypocrific there ibid

To be fenfible of his fin and

yet not willing to change

bis condition with another

for all the world ibid

5 To work out his falvation

with fear and trembling,

and yet to rely upon Jefus

Christ alone for it

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6 For a man to walk closely

with God and yet be in the

ibid

7

dark

To be diligent in his parti-

cular calling, and yet take
no thought what be fhall
eat,drink,or put on ibid
8To know that God will work
good and gain to bim out
of bis fin, and yet to firive
against is as against the
greatest evil of the world
ibid

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3 To comfort bimself in that

the Lord knows bis beart,

9. To be the more afflicted be

cause his affliction comes

from God

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10 To pray earnestly for a

better condition, and yet be

contented with his prefent

though never fo mean ibid

Application I

not vilifie the the gift of God

wherewith thou art enriched

through Jefu Chrift 86

Application 2

Behold what great finners profef

fors

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When God is pleafed thus to put the fentence of death upon a blessing or the means that leads to it, it is the duty of the fons of Abraham to trust in God and not ftand poring up. on the means and deadnes thereof Divided into three propofitions, and cleered 1 A meer rational confidering of the means and the deadneß thereof is a great enemy to beleeving cleered 2 When all means fail and Jeem to lie dead, then it is the duty of all the fons of Abraham to beleeve

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means fail, i exceeding well

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1 In that the way to Jefus Chrift