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             A sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall, March the 1st, 1690/1 by the Right Reverend Father in God Edward, Lord Bishop of Worcester.
             Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.
          
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           QUEEN
           AT
           WHITE-HALL
           ,
           March
           the
           1
           
             st
             .
             1690
             /
             1.
          
           
           By
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           GOD
           ,
           EDWARD
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           Worcester
           .
           Published
           by
           Her
           Majesties
           Special
           Command
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Henry
             Mortlock
          
           at
           the
           Phoenix
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           .
           1691.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           QUEEN
           At
           WHITE-HALL
           ,
           March
           the
           1st
           .
           1690
           /
           1.
           
        
         
           
             S.
             LUKE
             VI.
             46.
             
          
           
             And
             why
             call
             ye
             me
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             and
             do
             not
             the
             things
             which
             I
             say
             ?
          
        
         
           THese
           few
           Words
           contain
           in
           them
           a
           smart
           and
           serious
           Expostulation
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           with
           such
           who
           professed
           great
           Kindness
           to
           him
           in
           their
           Words
           ,
           but
           shew'd
           no
           Regard
           to
           his
           Commands
           .
           They
           owned
           him
           to
           be
           the
           Messias
           ,
           and
           depended
           upon
           him
           for
           their
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           were
           willing
           
           enough
           to
           be
           known
           to
           be
           his
           Disciples
           and
           Followers
           ,
           but
           yet
           his
           Doctrine
           made
           little
           Impression
           on
           their
           Minds
           ,
           and
           scarce
           any
           Alteration
           in
           the
           Course
           of
           their
           Lives
           .
           They
           loved
           to
           be
           where
           Christ
           was
           ,
           to
           hear
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           to
           see
           his
           Miracles
           ,
           to
           observe
           his
           Conversation
           ,
           to
           admire
           what
           he
           did
           and
           said
           ;
           but
           herein
           lay
           the
           whole
           of
           their
           Religion
           ;
           for
           although
           they
           
             named
             the
             name
             of
             Christ
          
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           rejoyced
           and
           glory'd
           in
           it
           ,
           yet
           
             they
             did
             not
             depart
             from
             iniquity
             .
          
           Now
           ,
           considering
           the
           Circumstances
           of
           that
           time
           ,
           this
           seems
           to
           have
           been
           an
           unaccountable
           kind
           of
           Hypocrisie
           .
           For
           their
           calling
           Christ
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ,
           spoiled
           their
           Interest
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           and
           
             not
             doing
             what
             he
             said
          
           ,
           debarr'd
           ,
           them
           from
           the
           hopes
           of
           Happiness
           by
           him
           in
           another
           .
           For
           ,
           if
           they
           own'd
           him
           to
           be
           their
           Lord
           ,
           they
           were
           bound
           to
           believe
           him
           in
           what
           he
           declared
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           nothing
           he
           doth
           more
           expresly
           warn
           men
           of
           than
           hoping
           to
           be
           saved
           by
           him
           without
           obeying
           his
           Commands
           .
           
           
             Not
             every
             one
             that
             saith
             unto
             me
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             shall
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             but
             he
             that
             doth
             the
             Will
             of
             my
             Father
             which
             is
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           Which
           is
           shorter
           expressed
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           same
           purpose
           here
           by
           
             S.
             Luke
             ;
             And
             why
             call
             ye
             me
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             and
             do
             not
             the
             things
             which
             
             I
             say
             ?
          
           As
           though
           he
           had
           said
           to
           them
           ,
           
             It
             is
             in
             vain
             to
             think
             to
             please
             and
             flatter
             me
             with
             your
             Words
             ,
             when
             your
             Actions
             are
             disagreeable
             to
             them
             .
             To
             call
             me
             
               Lord
               ,
               Lord
            
             ,
             is
             to
             own
             my
             Authority
             in
             commanding
             you
             ;
             but
             to
             do
             this
             ,
             and
             yet
             wilfully
             to
             disobey
             me
             ,
             is
             to
             shew
             your
             Hypocrisie
             and
             Folly
             together
             .
          
        
         
           Which
           Expostulation
           of
           Christ
           ,
           was
           not
           confined
           to
           that
           time
           ,
           no
           more
           than
           his
           Commands
           were
           ;
           but
           it
           hath
           always
           the
           same
           Force
           ,
           where
           Persons
           are
           guilty
           of
           the
           same
           Folly.
           For
           ,
           although
           now
           none
           can
           plead
           for
           themselves
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           ,
           
           
             We
             have
             eaten
             and
             drank
             in
             thy
             presence
             ,
             and
             thou
             hast
             taught
             in
             our
             streets
          
           ;
           yet
           we
           may
           build
           as
           presumptuous
           hopes
           upon
           Privileges
           of
           another
           kind
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           as
           ineffectual
           to
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           as
           these
           were
           when
           Christ
           said
           to
           those
           very
           Persons
           ,
           
           
             Depart
             from
             me
             all
             ye
             workers
             of
             iniquity
             .
          
           We
           all
           bear
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           own
           his
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           partake
           of
           his
           Sacraments
           ;
           and
           in
           one
           of
           them
           profess
           
             to
             eat
             and
             drink
             in
             his
             Presence
             ,
          
           and
           at
           his
           Table
           ,
           and
           renew
           our
           solemn
           Baptismal
           Vow
           and
           Covenant
           with
           him
           as
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           ;
           and
           so
           we
           pray
           to
           him
           and
           profess
           to
           depend
           upon
           him
           for
           our
           Salvation
           ;
           and
           therefore
           
           we
           are
           as
           deeply
           concerned
           in
           the
           Scope
           and
           Design
           of
           these
           Words
           ,
           as
           ever
           the
           Iews
           were
           to
           whom
           our
           Saviour
           spake
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           that
           I
           may
           the
           better
           Apply
           them
           to
           the
           Consciences
           of
           all
           those
           who
           hear
           me
           this
           Day
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           my
           Discourse
           more
           Usefull
           and
           Practical
           ,
           I
           shall
           single
           out
           some
           of
           the
           most
           Remarkable
           Instances
           of
           those
           Duties
           ,
           which
           Christ
           hath
           enjoyned
           to
           his
           Disciples
           of
           all
           Ages
           and
           Nations
           ;
           and
           then
           shew
           how
           just
           and
           reasonable
           it
           is
           that
           all
           who
           call
           Christ
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ,
           should
           
             do
             what
             he
             saith
          
           about
           them
           ;
           and
           yet
           that
           the
           Generality
           of
           those
           who
           do
           so
           ,
           do
           very
           little
           Mind
           or
           Regard
           them
           .
        
         
           The
           main
           part
           of
           those
           Duties
           which
           Christ
           requires
           from
           all
           his
           Disciples
           may
           be
           reduced
           to
           these
           three
           Heads
           :
        
         
           
             I.
             Such
             as
             relate
             to
             the
             
               Government
               of
               our
               Passions
            
             .
          
           
             II.
             To
             the
             
               Government
               of
               our
               Speech
            
             .
          
           
             III.
             To
             the
             
               Government
               of
               our
               Actions
            
             ;
             so
             ,
             as
             that
             we
             lead
             a
             
               Sober
               ,
               Righteous
               and
               Godly
               Life
               .
            
          
        
         
           I.
           As
           to
           the
           
             Government
             of
             our
             Passions
          
           .
           And
           that
           may
           be
           considered
           three
           ways
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             As
             to
             the
             things
             which
             are
             apt
             to
             Provoke
             us
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             As
             to
             the
             things
             which
             are
             apt
             to
             Tempt
             us
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             As
             to
             the
             things
             which
             Concern
             us
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             our
             Condition
             in
             this
             World.
             
          
        
         
           (
           1
           )
           As
           to
           the
           things
           which
           are
           apt
           to
           Provoke
           us
           .
           Such
           is
           the
           frame
           of
           human
           Nature
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           very
           tender
           and
           sensible
           not
           only
           of
           any
           real
           Hurt
           or
           Injury
           which
           may
           be
           done
           to
           our
           Bodies
           or
           Estates
           ,
           but
           of
           any
           thing
           we
           apprehend
           may
           do
           so
           ,
           or
           that
           touches
           upon
           our
           Reputation
           .
           And
           where
           the
           Injury
           is
           real
           ,
           yet
           that
           which
           often
           touches
           most
           to
           the
           quick
           ,
           is
           the
           Contempt
           which
           is
           expressed
           in
           it
           .
           For
           ,
           if
           the
           same
           thing
           be
           done
           by
           one
           ,
           we
           are
           satisfied
           did
           it
           not
           out
           of
           any
           Unkindness
           or
           Ill-will
           ,
           the
           matter
           is
           easily
           passed
           over
           ,
           and
           makes
           no
           breach
           or
           difference
           between
           them
           .
           But
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           intended
           for
           an
           Affront
           ,
           although
           it
           be
           never
           so
           little
           ,
           then
           the
           brisker
           mens
           Spirits
           are
           ,
           and
           the
           higher
           Opinion
           they
           have
           of
           themselves
           ,
           so
           much
           deeper
           Impression
           is
           presently
           made
           in
           the
           Mind
           ;
           and
           that
           inflames
           the
           Heart
           and
           puts
           the
           Blood
           and
           Spirits
           into
           a
           quicker
           Motion
           in
           order
           to
           the
           Returning
           the
           Affront
           on
           him
           that
           gave
           it
           .
           But
           there
           is
           a
           considerable
           difference
           in
           Mens
           Tempers
           to
           be
           observed
           ;
           some
           are
           very
           quick
           and
           hasty
           ,
           others
           
           are
           slower
           in
           the
           beginning
           ,
           but
           more
           violent
           afterwards
           ;
           the
           Passions
           in
           the
           former
           ,
           are
           like
           a
           Flash
           of
           Gun-powder
           ,
           which
           begins
           suddenly
           ,
           makes
           a
           great
           Noise
           and
           is
           soon
           over
           ;
           but
           the
           other
           are
           like
           a
           burning
           Fever
           ,
           which
           is
           lower
           at
           first
           ,
           but
           rises
           by
           degrees
           ,
           till
           the
           whole
           body
           be
           in
           a
           Flame
           .
           The
           one
           is
           more
           troublesome
           ,
           but
           the
           other
           more
           dangerous
           ;
           the
           Care
           of
           the
           one
           must
           be
           in
           the
           Beginning
           ;
           of
           the
           other
           in
           the
           Continuance
           of
           Passion
           ,
           lest
           it
           turn
           into
           Hatred
           ,
           Malice
           and
           Revenge
           .
           But
           ,
           what
           through
           the
           Natural
           Heat
           of
           Temper
           in
           some
           ,
           the
           Jealousie
           and
           Suspicion
           in
           others
           ,
           the
           crossing
           each
           others
           Designs
           and
           Inclinations
           ,
           the
           misconstruction
           of
           Words
           and
           Actions
           ,
           the
           Carelesness
           of
           some
           and
           the
           Frowardness
           and
           Peevishness
           of
           others
           ,
           Mankind
           are
           apt
           to
           lead
           very
           uneasie
           Lives
           with
           respect
           to
           one
           another
           ;
           and
           must
           do
           so
           unless
           they
           look
           after
           the
           Government
           of
           themselves
           as
           to
           real
           or
           imaginary
           Provocations
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           two
           Things
           I
           shall
           therefore
           speak
           to
           ,
        
         
           
             (
             1
             )
             That
             it
             is
             Reasonable
             that
             a
             Restraint
             should
             be
             laid
             on
             Mens
             violent
             Passions
             .
          
           
             (
             2
             )
             That
             Christ
             hath
             laid
             no
             unreasonable
             Restraint
             upon
             them
             .
          
        
         
         
           (
           1
           )
           That
           it
           is
           Reasonable
           that
           a
           Restraint
           should
           be
           laid
           on
           Mens
           violent
           Passions
           .
           And
           that
           on
           a
           twofold
           Account
           .
        
         
           
             (
             1
             )
             With
             Respect
             to
             the
             common
             Tranquillity
             of
             human
             Life
             .
          
           
             (
             2
             )
             To
             the
             particular
             Tranquillity
             of
             our
             own
             Minds
             .
          
        
         
           (
           1
           )
           To
           the
           common
           Tranquillity
           of
           human
           Life
           .
           The
           great
           Comfort
           and
           Pleasure
           of
           it
           depends
           on
           the
           mutual
           benefit
           Men
           have
           from
           Society
           with
           one
           another
           .
           This
           cannot
           be
           enjoy'd
           without
           particular
           Persons
           abridging
           themselves
           of
           some
           natural
           Rights
           for
           a
           common
           Benefit
           .
           If
           we
           could
           suppose
           no
           such
           thing
           as
           Government
           or
           Society
           among
           men
           ,
           we
           must
           suppose
           nothing
           but
           Disorder
           and
           Confusion
           ;
           every
           one
           being
           his
           own
           Judge
           and
           Executioner
           too
           in
           case
           of
           any
           apprehended
           Wrong
           or
           Injury
           done
           to
           him
           .
           Which
           condition
           of
           Life
           having
           all
           imaginable
           Uneasiness
           attending
           it
           ,
           by
           perpetual
           Fears
           and
           Jealousies
           and
           Mistrusts
           of
           one
           anothers
           Powers
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           Necessity
           that
           they
           must
           come
           to
           some
           common
           Terms
           of
           Agreement
           with
           each
           other
           ;
           so
           as
           to
           fix
           their
           Rights
           and
           to
           establish
           a
           just
           Measure
           of
           Proceeding
           in
           case
           of
           Wrong
           .
           For
           every
           Mans
           Revenging
           his
           own
           Injury
           according
           
           to
           his
           own
           Judgment
           ,
           was
           one
           of
           those
           great
           Inconveniencies
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           be
           remedied
           by
           Society
           ,
           Laws
           and
           Government
           .
           And
           Mankinds
           entering
           into
           Society
           for
           this
           End
           ,
           doth
           suppose
           it
           possible
           for
           them
           to
           keep
           under
           their
           violent
           Passions
           ;
           and
           to
           submit
           their
           private
           Injuries
           to
           the
           equal
           Arbitration
           of
           Laws
           ;
           or
           else
           they
           are
           made
           to
           no
           purpose
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           to
           punish
           men
           for
           what
           they
           cannot
           avoid
           .
           For
           many
           of
           those
           Crimes
           which
           all
           the
           Laws
           of
           Mankind
           do
           punish
           ,
           as
           wilfull
           Murder
           ,
           may
           be
           committed
           through
           the
           force
           of
           a
           violent
           Passion
           ;
           and
           if
           that
           be
           irresistible
           ,
           then
           the
           Laws
           which
           punish
           it
           are
           not
           founded
           on
           Reason
           and
           Justice
           .
           But
           if
           such
           Laws
           are
           very
           Just
           and
           Reasonable
           ,
           as
           no
           doubt
           they
           are
           ,
           then
           all
           Mankind
           are
           agreed
           that
           Mens
           violent
           Passions
           may
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           Restrained
           in
           some
           Cases
           .
           The
           only
           Dispute
           then
           remaining
           is
           ,
           whether
           it
           may
           not
           be
           as
           fitting
           to
           restrain
           our
           Passions
           in
           such
           Cases
           ,
           which
           the
           Law
           takes
           no
           notice
           of
           .
           For
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           Superiour
           Law
           ,
           viz.
           that
           of
           Reason
           whereby
           we
           are
           to
           be
           Governed
           ;
           and
           the
           Publick
           Laws
           do
           not
           forbid
           or
           punish
           Offences
           because
           they
           are
           unreasonable
           ,
           but
           because
           they
           are
           dangerous
           and
           hurtfull
           to
           human
           Society
           .
           
           And
           if
           it
           be
           allow'd
           to
           be
           fitting
           and
           necessary
           for
           men
           to
           keep
           their
           Passions
           within
           the
           Compass
           of
           Laws
           ,
           why
           not
           within
           the
           Conduct
           of
           Reason
           ?
           Especially
           ,
           when
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           Disorder
           may
           happen
           ,
           and
           disturbance
           of
           the
           Peace
           and
           Quiet
           of
           human
           Society
           ,
           by
           the
           Violence
           of
           Passions
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           out
           of
           the
           Reach
           of
           human
           Laws
           .
           And
           every
           Man
           is
           bound
           by
           virtue
           of
           his
           being
           in
           Society
           ,
           to
           preserve
           the
           Tranquillity
           of
           it
           as
           much
           as
           he
           can
           .
        
         
           (
           2
           )
           The
           Tranquillity
           of
           our
           own
           Minds
           depends
           upon
           it
           .
           And
           certainly
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           very
           Reasonable
           Motive
           for
           the
           Government
           of
           our
           Passions
           ,
           since
           those
           are
           the
           Occasions
           of
           all
           the
           Storms
           and
           Tempests
           within
           our
           breasts
           .
           For
           the
           Government
           of
           Reason
           is
           calm
           ,
           even
           and
           serene
           ,
           full
           of
           Peace
           and
           all
           the
           Blessings
           which
           follow
           it
           ;
           but
           the
           Government
           of
           Passion
           is
           tyrannical
           and
           boisterous
           ,
           uncertain
           and
           troublesome
           ;
           never
           free
           from
           doing
           Mischief
           to
           it self
           or
           others
           .
           The
           greatest
           Pleasure
           of
           Passion
           is
           Revenge
           ;
           and
           yet
           that
           is
           so
           unnatural
           ,
           so
           full
           of
           anxiety
           and
           fear
           of
           the
           Consequents
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           he
           who
           can
           subdue
           this
           unruly
           Passion
           hath
           more
           real
           Pleasure
           and
           Satisfaction
           in
           his
           mind
           ,
           than
           he
           who
           seeks
           to
           gratifie
           it
           most
           .
           For
           ,
           if
           he
           be
           disappointed
           ,
           then
           
           he
           must
           be
           uneasie
           by
           failing
           of
           his
           end
           ;
           if
           he
           be
           not
           ,
           then
           he
           is
           tormented
           with
           the
           Apprehensions
           of
           what
           may
           follow
           it
           .
           So
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           which
           conduces
           more
           to
           the
           greatest
           Blessing
           of
           Life
           ,
           the
           Tranquillity
           of
           our
           Minds
           ,
           than
           the
           Government
           of
           our
           Passions
           doth
           .
        
         
           (
           2
           )
           Let
           us
           now
           see
           ,
           whether
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           laid
           any
           Unreasonable
           Restraint
           upon
           our
           Passions
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           Three
           things
           he
           particularly
           requires
           in
           order
           to
           the
           Government
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           (
           1
           )
           Meekness
           .
           (
           2
           )
           Patience
           .
           (
           3
           )
           
             Love
             of
             Enemies
          
           .
           And
           I
           hope
           to
           make
           it
           appear
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           unreasonable
           in
           any
           of
           these
           .
        
         
           (
           1
           )
           Meekness
           .
           Which
           is
           such
           a
           Gentleness
           of
           Temper
           ,
           as
           makes
           a
           Man
           not
           easie
           to
           be
           provoked
           .
           There
           is
           a
           great
           deal
           of
           difference
           between
           Meekness
           and
           Stupidity
           ;
           the
           one
           arises
           from
           a
           natural
           Dullness
           and
           Insensibility
           ;
           the
           other
           from
           a
           fixed
           ,
           calm
           and
           composed
           Temper
           of
           Mind
           ;
           and
           is
           founded
           on
           two
           ,
           which
           are
           both
           wise
           things
           ,
           especially
           when
           they
           go
           together
           ;
           and
           those
           are
           ,
           Consideration
           and
           Resolution
           .
           For
           ,
           nothing
           tends
           to
           the
           abating
           the
           heat
           and
           violence
           of
           Passion
           so
           much
           ,
           
           as
           Consideration
           doth
           ,
           and
           Resolution
           makes
           it
           effectual
           .
           If
           it
           were
           nothing
           but
           the
           time
           it
           gives
           ,
           that
           is
           of
           great
           force
           for
           letting
           out
           the
           inward
           Fermentation
           ,
           which
           will
           spend
           it self
           in
           great
           Measure
           ,
           if
           Vent
           be
           given
           to
           it
           .
           Whereas
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           kept
           in
           and
           suffer'd
           to
           work
           upon
           it self
           ,
           it
           turns
           from
           a
           hasty
           Passion
           to
           Malice
           and
           Revenge
           .
           But
           Consideration
           is
           of
           greater
           Use
           ,
           as
           it
           suggests
           Arguments
           from
           Reason
           to
           quell
           and
           allay
           the
           sudden
           heat
           of
           Passions
           ;
           as
           ,
           That
           ,
           it
           Exposes
           the
           Weakness
           of
           our
           Minds
           ,
           in
           not
           being
           able
           to
           keep
           under
           that
           which
           they
           ought
           to
           Govern
           and
           have
           Power
           to
           Command
           ;
           That
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           great
           Folly
           to
           disorder
           our selves
           ,
           at
           the
           Pleasure
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ;
           or
           ,
           at
           such
           Accidents
           ,
           which
           we
           can
           neither
           prevent
           ,
           nor
           remove
           ;
           That
           ,
           the
           wisest
           thing
           we
           can
           do
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           betray
           our
           Folly
           to
           others
           ,
           if
           we
           cannot
           wholly
           suppress
           it
           in
           our selves
           ;
           That
           ,
           we
           weaken
           the
           Reins
           of
           the
           Government
           of
           our Selves
           ,
           by
           not
           holding
           them
           with
           a
           stricter
           hand
           ;
           and
           make
           our
           Passions
           more
           seditious
           and
           turbulent
           by
           letting
           them
           alone
           ;
           That
           ,
           the
           more
           we
           try
           to
           command
           our selves
           the
           easier
           we
           shall
           do
           it
           ;
           That
           our
           most
           Rebellious
           Passions
           will
           submit
           ,
           if
           they
           find
           we
           are
           in
           Earnest
           ;
           That
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           Way
           to
           make
           
           that
           a
           real
           Injury
           by
           being
           disturbed
           ,
           which
           would
           lose
           is
           Force
           by
           being
           neglected
           ;
           That
           ,
           while
           we
           are
           true
           to
           our selves
           ,
           we
           are
           out
           of
           the
           reach
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           then
           we
           are
           most
           under
           their
           Power
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           least
           under
           our
           own
           ;
           That
           ,
           the
           great
           Work
           of
           Religion
           lies
           within
           us
           ;
           and
           that
           we
           are
           in
           a
           very
           ill
           Condition
           if
           neither
           Reason
           nor
           Religion
           can
           keep
           us
           in
           order
           .
           By
           such
           Considerations
           as
           these
           ,
           men
           are
           brought
           to
           a
           more
           calm
           and
           composed
           Temper
           ,
           which
           is
           that
           Meekness
           which
           our
           Saviour
           requires
           .
           And
           to
           this
           he
           seems
           to
           Appropriate
           the
           Happiness
           of
           this
           Life
           .
           
             Blessed
             are
             the
             Meek
             for
             they
             shall
             inherit
             the
             Earth
             .
          
           
           What
           doth
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           mean
           by
           
             Inheriting
             the
             Earth
          
           ?
           Is
           there
           any
           thing
           like
           Blessedness
           to
           be
           expected
           in
           this
           Troublesome
           and
           Sinfull
           World
           ?
           Not
           Absolutely
           ;
           but
           Comparatively
           there
           may
           ;
           and
           if
           there
           be
           any
           thing
           like
           it
           to
           be
           had
           here
           ,
           the
           Meek
           may
           put
           in
           for
           the
           largest
           share
           of
           it
           .
           For
           they
           have
           more
           Friends
           and
           fewer
           Enemies
           than
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           they
           enjoy
           themselves
           with
           more
           quietness
           and
           satisfaction
           ,
           and
           are
           less
           disturbed
           at
           the
           Noise
           and
           tumultuous
           Passions
           of
           the
           rest
           of
           Mankind
           .
           O
           happy
           Temper
           !
           To
           be
           calm
           and
           easie
           and
           in
           good
           
           humour
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           Disorders
           and
           Provocations
           ;
           To
           enjoy
           the
           Peace
           and
           Serenity
           of
           the
           Regions
           above
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           Storms
           and
           Tempests
           ,
           here
           below
           ;
           To
           raise
           the
           Mind
           above
           the
           Power
           of
           Detraction
           ;
           and
           thereby
           to
           suffer
           the
           Venom
           of
           Malicious
           Tongues
           to
           scatter
           and
           disperse
           it self
           in
           the
           open
           Air
           ,
           if
           it
           doth
           not
           return
           to
           the
           Breasts
           of
           those
           from
           whom
           it
           came
           .
           S.
           Iames
           might
           therefore
           well
           call
           it
           the
           
             Meekness
             of
             Wisdom
          
           ,
           
           not
           only
           because
           Wisdom
           directs
           it
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           consists
           very
           much
           in
           the
           Exercise
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Patience
           .
           For
           let
           Persons
           be
           endued
           with
           the
           
             Spirit
             of
             Meekness
          
           ,
           yet
           the
           World
           is
           so
           froward
           and
           hard
           to
           be
           pleased
           ,
           so
           captious
           and
           ill-natured
           ,
           so
           ready
           to
           apprehend
           an
           Injury
           and
           to
           Revenge
           it
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           great
           need
           of
           Patience
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           bearing
           the
           Troubles
           of
           Life
           ,
           but
           in
           forbearing
           to
           return
           
             evil
             for
             evil
          
           .
           And
           this
           is
           that
           which
           our
           Saviour
           particularly
           requires
           of
           his
           Disciples
           .
           He
           strictly
           forbids
           all
           
             Causeless
             Anger
          
           ,
           all
           Contumelious
           and
           
             Reproachfull
             Words
          
           ;
           
           and
           when
           Injuries
           are
           done
           us
           ,
           he
           commands
           us
           
             that
             we
             resist
             not
             evil
          
           ;
           
           
             but
             if
             one
             smite
             us
             on
             the
             right
             Cheek
             ,
             to
             turn
             to
             him
             the
             other
             also
             .
          
           
           
             And
             if
             any
             man
             will
             sue
             thee
             at
             the
             Law
             and
             take
             away
             thy
             coat
             ,
             let
             him
             have
             thy
             
             cloak
             also
             .
          
           
           
             And
             whosoever
             will
             compel
             thee
             to
             go
             a
             mile
             ,
             go
             with
             him
             twain
             .
          
           Now
           here
           lies
           a
           real
           Difficulty
           ;
           for
           this
           seems
           to
           go
           beyond
           the
           bounds
           of
           human
           Patience
           :
           To
           pass
           by
           Affronts
           without
           taking
           notice
           of
           them
           ;
           not
           to
           Resent
           the
           Injuries
           of
           those
           whom
           no
           Kindness
           can
           oblige
           ,
           seems
           to
           be
           a
           great
           degree
           of
           Vertue
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           so
           ;
           but
           to
           bind
           hand
           and
           foot
           when
           we
           receive
           them
           ,
           to
           invite
           them
           to
           do
           more
           ,
           and
           to
           offer
           our selves
           to
           double
           the
           proportion
           ,
           seems
           wholly
           unaccountable
           to
           Reason
           ,
           and
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           Christianity
           .
        
         
           The
           true
           Account
           of
           the
           meaning
           of
           these
           Commands
           is
           this
           ;
           Our
           Saviour
           takes
           it
           for
           granted
           ,
           that
           all
           considerable
           matters
           of
           Right
           and
           Wrong
           were
           determin'd
           by
           Laws
           ;
           as
           the
           most
           equal
           Measures
           between
           Parties
           ;
           and
           these
           he
           meddled
           not
           with
           ;
           For
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           to
           one
           that
           desired
           him
           to
           interpose
           in
           such
           a
           Matter
           ;
           
           
             Who
             made
             me
             a
             Iudge
             or
             a
             Divider
             among
             you
             ?
          
           Therefore
           he
           doth
           not
           abridge
           his
           Followers
           from
           making
           use
           of
           these
           Laws
           and
           Courts
           of
           Judicature
           ,
           which
           are
           established
           for
           matters
           of
           common
           Justice
           and
           Equity
           ;
           But
           all
           the
           Laws
           in
           the
           World
           cannot
           alter
           the
           Temper
           of
           some
           mens
           minds
           ,
           who
           are
           peevish
           
           and
           quarrelsome
           ,
           who
           are
           provoked
           on
           any
           slight
           Occasion
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           are
           provoked
           if
           you
           gave
           them
           none
           .
           Like
           the
           Roman
           Orator
           ,
           
           Seneca
           mentions
           ,
           who
           was
           angry
           with
           every
           one
           that
           came
           near
           him
           ;
           and
           when
           a
           Client
           sought
           to
           humour
           him
           in
           every
           thing
           ,
           he
           was
           at
           last
           angry
           with
           him
           ,
           because
           he
           did
           not
           provoke
           him
           .
           There
           are
           some
           Tempers
           so
           easily
           provoked
           ,
           and
           yet
           so
           hard
           to
           be
           Reconciled
           ,
           as
           if
           their
           Original
           Sin
           did
           not
           lie
           in
           Concupiscence
           but
           in
           Ill-nature
           .
           And
           yet
           ,
           even
           that
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           Concupiscence
           ;
           for
           the
           Stoicks
           defined
           Anger
           by
           Libido
           ;
           
           and
           said
           it
           was
           a
           
             Lust
             of
             Revenge
          
           ;
           and
           so
           far
           ,
           seem'd
           more
           unreasonable
           than
           that
           of
           Intemperance
           ;
           because
           this
           aims
           only
           at
           Pleasure
           ,
           in
           things
           which
           are
           apt
           to
           produce
           it
           (
           however
           mean
           and
           unreasonable
           )
           but
           the
           other
           is
           an
           extravagant
           and
           unnatural
           Pleasure
           ,
           which
           arises
           from
           anothers
           Pain
           ;
           And
           differs
           from
           the
           other
           ,
           as
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           evil
           Spirits
           do
           from
           those
           of
           Brutes
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           we
           happen
           to
           converse
           among
           such
           who
           take
           Pleasure
           in
           doing
           us
           Injuries
           upon
           every
           slight
           Occasion
           ,
           by
           some
           Personal
           Affronts
           ,
           or
           litigious
           Suits
           ,
           or
           unjust
           Exactions
           in
           ordinary
           Cases
           ;
           what
           are
           we
           to
           do
           ?
           May
           we
           not
           Right
           our selves
           by
           Retaliating
           the
           Injury
           upon
           them
           ?
           
           Since
           the
           Law
           of
           Moses
           did
           allow
           of
           Retaliation
           in
           case
           of
           real
           Injuries
           ,
           
           
             an
             Eye
             for
             an
             Eye
             ,
             a
             Tooth
             for
             a
             Tooth
          
           ;
           
           and
           so
           by
           an
           Equitable
           Construction
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           
           it
           may
           extend
           to
           Personal
           Affronts
           .
           Thus
           the
           Iews
           indeed
           understood
           it
           ;
           but
           if
           our
           Saviour
           had
           allow'd
           their
           Interpretation
           ,
           he
           would
           never
           have
           said
           ,
           
             But
             I
             say
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             ye
             resist
             not
             evil
             .
          
           There
           was
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Revenge
           in
           them
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           would
           pass
           by
           no
           kind
           of
           Injuries
           ,
           although
           they
           were
           such
           ,
           which
           the
           Law
           had
           made
           no
           Provision
           for
           ;
           and
           this
           our
           Saviour
           Condemns
           .
           But
           here
           comes
           a
           hard
           Case
           to
           be
           resolved
           ;
           not
           so
           in
           it self
           ,
           but
           the
           Custom
           of
           the
           World
           hath
           made
           it
           so
           ;
           for
           when
           a
           mistaken
           Notion
           of
           Honour
           and
           Conscience
           come
           in
           Competition
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           an
           easie
           thing
           to
           forego
           Honour
           for
           Conscience
           sake
           .
           The
           Case
           is
           ,
           concerning
           
             Contumelious
             Words
          
           and
           
             Personal
             Affronts
          
           ,
           which
           are
           given
           to
           Men
           of
           Honour
           .
           Is
           it
           unlawfull
           for
           them
           to
           Right
           themselves
           according
           to
           the
           received
           Customs
           among
           them
           ,
           when
           the
           Law
           takes
           no
           notice
           of
           such
           Injuries
           ,
           and
           so
           seems
           to
           leave
           it
           to
           them
           ?
           This
           is
           the
           Case
           ;
           and
           I
           have
           put
           it
           as
           fair
           as
           the
           thing
           will
           bear
           .
           I
           might
           say
           in
           general
           that
           our
           Saviour
           makes
           no
           distinction
           of
           Mens
           Honour
           and
           Quality
           
           in
           his
           Commands
           ;
           and
           that
           for
           all
           that
           I
           can
           see
           ,
           such
           must
           be
           saved
           on
           the
           same
           Terms
           with
           others
           ;
           That
           Honour
           is
           but
           an
           imaginary
           thing
           when
           it
           stands
           in
           Competition
           with
           the
           Rule
           of
           Conscience
           ;
           and
           that
           no
           Custom
           is
           to
           be
           observed
           against
           Reason
           and
           Religion
           :
           But
           here
           lies
           the
           insuperable
           Difficulty
           ;
           how
           the
           Exposing
           one
           anothers
           Lives
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           
             Reproachfull
             Words
          
           or
           
             Personal
             Affronts
          
           ,
           can
           be
           Reconciled
           to
           this
           Command
           of
           Christ
           ?
           For
           my
           part
           ,
           I
           cannot
           see
           how
           it
           is
           possible
           to
           do
           it
           ;
           since
           in
           this
           Case
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           studied
           and
           premeditated
           Design
           of
           Revenge
           in
           the
           Case
           of
           such
           Injuries
           which
           are
           here
           mention'd
           ;
           and
           that
           of
           the
           highest
           Nature
           ,
           and
           beyond
           any
           Proportion
           between
           the
           Offence
           and
           the
           Punishment
           ,
           which
           all
           men
           out
           of
           Passion
           ,
           think
           ,
           in
           common
           Justice
           ought
           to
           be
           consider'd
           .
           I
           know
           some
           Casuists
           in
           the
           
             Church
             of
             Rome
          
           ,
           allow
           it
           to
           be
           lawfull
           to
           take
           away
           the
           Lives
           of
           any
           who
           give
           them
           
             Contumelious
             Words
          
           ;
           but
           these
           have
           been
           condemned
           as
           very
           loose
           Casuists
           ;
           And
           they
           have
           found
           out
           a
           subtle
           way
           of
           
             directing
             the
             Intention
          
           ,
           whereby
           to
           keep
           from
           breaking
           the
           Laws
           of
           Christ
           ;
           but
           this
           is
           too
           subtle
           to
           be
           reconciled
           with
           the
           Plainness
           of
           his
           Laws
           ;
           and
           they
           all
           deny
           it
           to
           
           be
           lawfull
           by
           way
           of
           Revenge
           .
           Others
           say
           much
           better
           ,
           that
           although
           Nature
           may
           seem
           to
           give
           an
           Injured
           Person
           a
           Right
           to
           vindicate
           himself
           by
           the
           best
           Means
           he
           can
           ;
           
           yet
           that
           Right
           is
           so
           restrained
           and
           limited
           by
           Christ's
           Commands
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           by
           no
           means
           lawfull
           for
           Christians
           to
           use
           it
           ;
           and
           to
           pretend
           to
           do
           it
           for
           a
           Reparation
           of
           honour
           ,
           
             à
             ratione
             &
             pietate
             valde
             alienam
             videtur
             ,
             is
             repugnant
             both
             to
             Reason
             and
             Religion
          
           ;
           saith
           one
           ,
           who
           very
           well
           understood
           the
           Rules
           of
           both
           .
        
         
           But
           all
           the
           pretended
           Right
           of
           Nature
           is
           taken
           away
           by
           Laws
           ,
           and
           where
           those
           declare
           it
           to
           be
           
             Wilfull
             Murder
          
           to
           take
           away
           the
           Life
           of
           another
           on
           such
           Accounts
           as
           these
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           colour
           left
           for
           natural
           Right
           ,
           which
           supposes
           no
           determination
           by
           Laws
           .
        
         
           I
           confess
           it
           requires
           a
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Degree
           of
           
             Christian
             Fortitude
          
           as
           well
           as
           Patience
           ,
           to
           be
           able
           to
           despise
           such
           a
           prevailing
           Custom
           .
           But
           if
           Men
           hope
           to
           be
           saved
           by
           Christ
           ,
           they
           must
           observe
           his
           Commands
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           once
           declare
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           Resolved
           to
           do
           so
           in
           this
           particular
           ,
           (
           if
           they
           do
           the
           same
           in
           all
           others
           )
           it
           will
           be
           then
           thought
           to
           be
           Conscience
           and
           not
           Cowardice
           for
           them
           to
           decline
           
           a
           Challenge
           ;
           and
           that
           upon
           good
           Grounds
           they
           contemn
           such
           a
           Custom
           ,
           which
           no
           Good
           man
           could
           ever
           Approve
           ,
           nor
           any
           Wise
           man
           Defend
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Love
             of
             Enemies
          
           .
           This
           seems
           to
           be
           harder
           yet
           .
           Is
           it
           not
           enough
           to
           bear
           them
           ;
           but
           must
           we
           love
           them
           too
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           Christ
           hath
           strictly
           required
           it
           .
        
         
           
             But
             I
             say
             unto
             you
          
           ,
           
           
             Love
             your
             Enemies
          
           ;
           and
           again
           in
           this
           very
           Chapter
           ,
           
             But
             love
             your
             Enemies
          
           .
           If
           he
           had
           bid
           Men
           love
           their
           Friends
           and
           take
           heed
           of
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           there
           are
           some
           Ages
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           wherein
           this
           had
           been
           no
           impertinent
           Advice
           .
           But
           how
           can
           those
           be
           supposed
           to
           love
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           who
           hardly
           love
           any
           thing
           but
           themselves
           ?
           Self-Opinion
           ,
           Self-Will
           ,
           Self-Interest
           prevail
           over
           the
           far-greatest
           Part
           of
           Mankind
           ;
           I
           wish
           I
           could
           not
           say
           ,
           even
           among
           those
           who
           call
           Christ
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord.
          
           But
           Self-Love
           as
           natural
           as
           it
           is
           ,
           must
           be
           artificially
           disguised
           ;
           for
           ,
           if
           it
           appears
           too
           openly
           ,
           it
           meets
           with
           so
           much
           Self-Love
           in
           others
           ,
           that
           it
           will
           not
           be
           easily
           born
           .
           Therefore
           the
           most
           crafty
           Lovers
           of
           themselves
           ,
           if
           they
           design
           to
           have
           the
           Love
           of
           others
           ,
           must
           conceal
           their
           inward
           Passion
           .
           For
           ,
           he
           that
           appears
           to
           set
           up
           himself
           ,
           is
           certain
           to
           
           make
           the
           rest
           of
           Mankind
           his
           Enemies
           ;
           for
           ,
           even
           those
           who
           would
           do
           the
           same
           ,
           will
           be
           the
           most
           displeased
           with
           those
           who
           do
           it
           .
           Therefore
           ,
           the
           most
           certain
           way
           to
           Honour
           and
           universal
           Esteem
           ,
           is
           to
           mind
           the
           Good
           of
           others
           more
           than
           our
           own
           ;
           to
           be
           Just
           and
           Charitable
           and
           Kind
           to
           all
           ;
           and
           to
           oblige
           as
           many
           as
           we
           can
           ,
           without
           Partiality
           or
           Prejudice
           .
           And
           this
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           is
           that
           
             Love
             of
             Enemies
          
           which
           our
           Saviour
           requires
           ,
           which
           doth
           not
           suppose
           the
           same
           kind
           of
           Affection
           to
           them
           which
           we
           have
           to
           our
           Friends
           ,
           for
           that
           is
           grounded
           on
           mutual
           Love
           and
           Good-will
           to
           each
           other
           ;
           which
           ,
           if
           we
           suppose
           in
           Enemies
           ,
           we
           suppose
           a
           Contradiction
           ;
           for
           that
           is
           to
           suppose
           them
           not
           to
           be
           Enemies
           ,
           but
           Friends
           .
           What
           then
           is
           it
           which
           our
           Saviour
           means
           ?
           It
           is
           certainly
           an
           Universal
           Charity
           ,
           or
           a
           Readiness
           of
           Mind
           
             to
             do
             Good
          
           to
           all
           ,
           although
           they
           have
           Personally
           provoked
           ,
           or
           Injured
           us
           .
           And
           so
           Christ
           himself
           explains
           it
           ,
           
           by
           doing
           Good
           to
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           praying
           for
           them
           and
           relieving
           them
           in
           their
           Necessities
           ;
           and
           he
           proposes
           the
           best
           Example
           in
           the
           World
           for
           our
           imitation
           ;
           and
           that
           of
           God
           himself
           ,
           
             who
             maketh
             his
             Sun
             to
             rise
             on
             the
             evil
             and
             the
             good
             ,
             and
             sendeth
             rain
             on
             the
             just
             and
             on
             the
             unjust
             .
          
           But
           none
           can
           suppose
           that
           
           the
           righteous
           and
           holy
           God
           ,
           can
           have
           the
           same
           Love
           or
           Kindness
           for
           the
           Evil
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           for
           the
           Good
           ,
           or
           for
           the
           Unjust
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           for
           the
           Just.
           So
           that
           this
           Precept
           ,
           which
           being
           misunderstood
           ,
           seems
           to
           be
           irreconcilable
           to
           human
           Nature
           ,
           contains
           in
           it
           ,
           nothing
           but
           what
           all
           Mankind
           approve
           in
           others
           ,
           as
           unwilling
           as
           they
           are
           to
           practise
           it
           themselves
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           ,
           it
           is
           time
           to
           make
           a
           stand
           ,
           and
           to
           look
           about
           us
           ,
           for
           ,
           I
           have
           gone
           through
           our
           Saviour's
           Commands
           with
           Respect
           to
           the
           things
           which
           are
           apt
           to
           provoke
           us
           .
           And
           where
           are
           those
           Christians
           to
           be
           found
           ,
           who
           do
           what
           Christ
           hath
           said
           herein
           ,
           who
           do
           yet
           every
           day
           call
           him
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ?
           If
           Peevishness
           and
           Frowardness
           ,
           perpetual
           Uneasiness
           and
           Discontent
           ;
           If
           Rancour
           and
           Bitterness
           ,
           Strife
           and
           Envying
           ,
           Faction
           and
           Animosity
           ;
           If
           Impatience
           of
           apprehended
           Injuries
           ,
           and
           the
           making
           of
           Enemies
           ,
           instead
           of
           
             loving
             them
          
           ,
           were
           the
           Marks
           of
           good
           Christians
           ,
           we
           should
           find
           Number
           enough
           ;
           even
           among
           those
           who
           pretend
           to
           Reformation
           .
           We
           profess
           to
           thank
           God
           for
           a
           late
           great
           Deliverance
           from
           the
           hands
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           I
           mean
           as
           to
           our
           Religion
           ;
           (
           and
           truely
           there
           appears
           more
           and
           more
           Reason
           for
           it
           ,
           since
           it
           is
           so
           much
           more
           evident
           that
           
           the
           Design
           was
           no
           less
           than
           a
           total
           Subversion
           of
           our
           Religion
           .
           )
        
         
           But
           what
           a
           sad
           Requital
           is
           this
           ,
           for
           so
           great
           Mercies
           ,
           to
           break
           out
           into
           Factions
           and
           Parties
           ,
           instead
           of
           pursuing
           the
           common
           Interest
           of
           our
           Religion
           ?
           Instead
           of
           laying
           aside
           Differences
           about
           Religion
           ,
           to
           increase
           them
           ;
           nay
           to
           make
           Religion
           it self
           not
           only
           the
           Subject
           of
           their
           Quarrels
           ,
           but
           of
           their
           Scorn
           and
           Contempt
           ?
           What
           can
           be
           said
           or
           hoped
           for
           ,
           as
           to
           such
           a
           froward
           ,
           unthankfull
           ,
           Atheistical
           Generation
           of
           Men
           ?
           Thanks
           be
           to
           God
           ,
           there
           are
           not
           wanting
           some
           Extraordinary
           Examples
           of
           true
           Piety
           and
           Goodness
           among
           us
           ;
           and
           of
           
             Meekness
             ,
             Patience
          
           and
           
             Vniversal
             Charity
          
           ,
           and
           truely
           there
           needs
           a
           great
           deal
           ,
           to
           bear
           up
           against
           the
           daring
           and
           insolent
           Profaneness
           and
           Irreligion
           of
           others
           .
           When
           I
           once
           see
           a
           true
           Spirit
           of
           Reformation
           prevail
           among
           us
           ,
           not
           meerly
           as
           to
           Doctrines
           ,
           but
           as
           to
           Mens
           Lives
           and
           Tempers
           ;
           when
           I
           see
           them
           more
           zealous
           for
           God
           and
           Religion
           ,
           than
           for
           the
           Interest
           of
           particular
           Parties
           ;
           when
           I
           see
           them
           really
           promoting
           Peace
           and
           Unity
           ,
           and
           not
           making
           a
           Pretence
           of
           it
           to
           serve
           private
           Ends
           ,
           I
           may
           then
           hope
           for
           a
           lasting
           Settlement
           of
           the
           true
           Religion
           among
           us
           .
           But
           till
           then
           —
        
         
         
           (
           2
           )
           I
           proceed
           to
           the
           second
           Head
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           Commands
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           as
           to
           such
           things
           which
           Tempt
           us
           .
           S
           ▪
           Iames
           saith
           ,
           
             Every
             man
             is
             tempted
          
           ,
           
           
             when
             he
             is
             drawn
             aside
             of
             his
             own
             Lust
             and
             inticed
             .
             Lust
          
           is
           the
           ungoverned
           Desire
           of
           Sensual
           Pleasure
           .
           Now
           ,
           as
           to
           this
           ,
           Christ
           hath
           laid
           so
           strict
           a
           Command
           ,
           as
           seems
           very
           hard
           for
           human
           Nature
           to
           observe
           .
           For
           he
           not
           only
           forbids
           the
           Act
           of
           Adultery
           ,
           but
           the
           Tendencies
           to
           it
           ;
           viz.
           the
           Impurity
           of
           the
           inward
           Desires
           ,
           and
           of
           Looks
           and
           Glances
           ,
           and
           makes
           these
           to
           be
           
             Adultery
             in
             the
             Heart
          
           .
           
           What
           is
           that
           ?
           For
           Adultery
           is
           an
           outward
           ,
           deliberate
           Act
           ,
           and
           hath
           Injustice
           as
           well
           as
           Vncleanness
           in
           it
           .
           But
           Desires
           and
           Looks
           ,
           are
           sudden
           and
           transient
           things
           ,
           which
           may
           leave
           ,
           no
           permanent
           Effect
           behind
           them
           .
           However
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           to
           shew
           how
           much
           God
           abhorrs
           Impurity
           ,
           (
           who
           sees
           into
           the
           Secret
           Thoughts
           and
           Intentions
           of
           the
           Heart
           ,
           )
           declares
           that
           the
           unmortified
           Desires
           and
           inward
           Lusts
           are
           very
           displeasing
           to
           God
           ;
           And
           therefore
           that
           those
           who
           hope
           to
           see
           God
           ,
           
           must
           be
           
             Pure
             in
             heart
          
           .
           Which
           as
           it
           implies
           a
           sincere
           Endeavour
           to
           Suppress
           all
           inward
           Motions
           which
           are
           contrary
           to
           it
           ,
           is
           both
           a
           Reasonable
           and
           Necessary
           Duty
           .
        
         
         
           But
           the
           hardest
           part
           of
           Christ's
           Commands
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           is
           that
           which
           requires
           us
           
             to
             pluck
             out
             right
             eyes
             and
             to
             cut
             off
             right
             hands
             :
          
           
           Must
           the
           blind
           and
           the
           lame
           only
           go
           to
           Heaven
           ?
           But
           he
           speaks
           of
           such
           sinfull
           Inclinations
           in
           us
           ,
           which
           seem
           as
           delightfull
           and
           usefull
           to
           us
           as
           to
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           Life
           ,
           as
           
             a
             right
             Eye
          
           or
           
             a
             right
             Hand
          
           ;
           yet
           we
           must
           part
           with
           them
           ,
           if
           we
           ever
           hope
           to
           get
           to
           Heaven
           .
           Not
           ,
           by
           any
           one
           single
           Act
           like
           
             the
             cutting
             off
             a
             Hand
          
           ,
           or
           
             plucking
             out
             an
             Eye
          
           ,
           but
           by
           a
           serious
           ,
           constant
           and
           sincere
           Endeavour
           to
           Mortifie
           and
           Subdue
           them
           .
           And
           if
           this
           be
           thought
           hard
           ,
           the
           Consideration
           of
           future
           Happiness
           and
           Misery
           ought
           to
           Reconcile
           us
           to
           it
           ;
           and
           surely
           it
           is
           Reasonable
           ,
           we
           should
           part
           with
           something
           which
           is
           pleasant
           to
           us
           here
           ,
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           an
           infinitely
           greater
           Pleasure
           in
           another
           World
           ;
           especially
           since
           this
           is
           only
           a
           Sensual
           Pleasure
           ,
           which
           cannot
           be
           pursued
           without
           Disturbance
           of
           the
           Mind
           ,
           and
           can
           be
           enjoy'd
           but
           for
           a
           little
           time
           ;
           and
           the
           other
           is
           no
           less
           than
           Eternal
           Felicity
           of
           Soul
           and
           Body
           together
           .
        
         
           (
           3
           )
           As
           to
           the
           things
           which
           Concern
           us
           ,
           as
           to
           our
           Condition
           in
           this
           World.
           There
           is
           no
           Precept
           of
           Christ
           which
           seems
           more
           inconsistent
           
           with
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           than
           this
           doth
           .
           For
           ,
           as
           that
           lies
           in
           taking
           great
           Care
           for
           the
           future
           ;
           so
           our
           Saviour
           on
           the
           contrary
           seems
           to
           allow
           none
           at
           all
           
             Therefore
             I
             say
             unto
             you
          
           ,
           
           
             Take
             no
             thought
             for
             your
             Life
             ,
          
           
           
             what
             ye
             shall
             eat
             ,
             or
             what
             ye
             shall
             drink
             ,
             nor
             yet
             ,
             for
             your
             Body
             ,
             what
             ye
             shall
             put
             on
             .
          
           What
           doth
           our
           Saviour
           mean
           by
           this
           ?
           Would
           he
           have
           all
           Christians
           live
           like
           the
           
             young
             Ravens
          
           ,
           
           meerly
           upon
           Providence
           ?
           
           Or
           ,
           
           as
           the
           Lillies
           of
           the
           Field
           ,
           which
           grow
           and
           flourish
           and
           yet
           neither
           Toil
           nor
           Spin
           ?
           But
           Man
           is
           an
           Intelligent
           Creature
           ,
           and
           apt
           to
           forecast
           and
           contrive
           things
           for
           his
           future
           advantage
           ,
           and
           God
           seems
           to
           have
           left
           things
           very
           much
           to
           his
           own
           Care
           and
           Providence
           ;
           and
           generally
           speaking
           ,
           Mens
           Condition
           in
           this
           World
           is
           according
           to
           it
           .
           What
           then
           ?
           Doth
           our
           Saviour
           indulge
           Men
           in
           a
           Careless
           ,
           Easie
           ,
           Unthinking
           Life
           ?
           Or
           ,
           require
           that
           his
           Disciple's
           thoughts
           ought
           to
           be
           wholly
           taken
           up
           with
           matters
           of
           Religion
           ?
           
           Not
           ,
           if
           S.
           Paul
           knew
           his
           meaning
           ;
           for
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             Those
             who
             provide
             not
             for
             their
             own
             ,
             have
             denied
             the
             Faith
             and
             are
             worse
             than
             Infidels
             .
          
           But
           this
           only
           seems
           to
           make
           the
           Difficulty
           greater
           .
           Therefore
           to
           clear
           it
           ,
           we
           must
           attend
           to
           our
           Saviour's
           
           Scope
           and
           Design
           ;
           which
           was
           ,
           to
           perswade
           his
           Disciples
           
             to
             lay
             up
             their
             Treasure
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             to
             seek
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             and
             his
             Righteousness
             in
             the
             first
             place
          
           ;
           and
           then
           represents
           this
           World
           and
           another
           as
           two
           opposite
           Interests
           ,
           so
           that
           
             one
             cannot
             serve
             two
             Masters
          
           ;
           which
           implies
           a
           Contradiction
           to
           each
           other
           .
           So
           that
           what
           follows
           must
           be
           understood
           in
           such
           a
           Sense
           ,
           as
           is
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           main
           Duty
           ,
           of
           looking
           after
           Heaven
           as
           our
           Happiness
           ;
           and
           therefore
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           understood
           of
           a
           Prudent
           ,
           Necessary
           Care
           ,
           but
           of
           an
           Anxious
           ,
           Solicitous
           ,
           Distrustfull
           Care
           ,
           which
           implies
           that
           we
           place
           our
           Happiness
           too
           much
           here
           .
           And
           therefore
           S.
           Luke
           subjoyns
           these
           Commands
           to
           the
           Parable
           of
           the
           Rich
           Man
           ,
           
           whose
           heart
           was
           in
           his
           Barns
           and
           Store-houses
           ,
           and
           took
           great
           Care
           to
           lay
           in
           Provision
           enough
           for
           a
           sensual
           and
           voluptuous
           Life
           :
           But
           to
           shew
           the
           unspeakable
           Folly
           of
           such
           vain
           Contrivances
           ,
           it
           was
           said
           to
           him
           ,
           
             This
             night
             shall
             thy
             Soul
             be
             required
             of
             thee
          
           ;
           
           
             and
             then
             whose
             shall
             these
             things
             be
             which
             thou
             hast
             provided
             ?
          
        
         
           II.
           I
           come
           now
           to
           our
           Saviour's
           Commands
           with
           Respect
           to
           the
           
             Government
             of
             our
             
             Speech
          
           .
           And
           he
           seems
           to
           be
           very
           severe
           as
           to
           this
           ,
           
           when
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             every
             Idle
             word
             that
             men
             shall
             speak
             ,
             they
             shall
             give
             account
             thereof
             at
             the
             Day
             of
             Iudgment
             .
          
           What
           a
           heavy
           Account
           then
           ,
           are
           those
           to
           make
           ,
           whose
           time
           is
           so
           much
           taken
           up
           with
           idle
           and
           impertinent
           talk
           ;
           and
           who
           can
           hardly
           forbear
           it
           ,
           when
           they
           should
           be
           most
           serious
           ?
           Is
           it
           unlawfull
           then
           to
           speak
           any
           more
           than
           is
           just
           necessary
           to
           express
           our
           Minds
           ?
           May
           we
           not
           imploy
           our
           Speech
           sometimes
           for
           our
           innocent
           Diversion
           and
           Entertainment
           if
           we
           keep
           within
           the
           bounds
           of
           Prudence
           and
           Religion
           ?
           I
           do
           not
           see
           that
           our
           Saviour
           forbids
           it
           .
           For
           the
           
             idle
             Words
          
           he
           speaks
           of
           there
           ,
           are
           profane
           ,
           false
           ,
           abusive
           ,
           malicious
           Reproaches
           of
           Religion
           and
           the
           means
           to
           confirm
           it
           ;
           as
           appears
           by
           his
           bringing
           it
           just
           after
           the
           mention
           of
           the
           
             Blasphemy
             against
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
          
           .
           
           So
           that
           all
           such
           Abuses
           of
           Speech
           which
           entrench
           on
           Piety
           and
           Good
           Manners
           ,
           or
           Truth
           and
           Sincerity
           ,
           are
           certainly
           forbidden
           by
           him
           .
           But
           there
           is
           one
           particular
           Vice
           of
           Conversation
           ,
           
           which
           he
           hath
           with
           most
           force
           of
           Argument
           forbiddden
           ;
           and
           yet
           (
           which
           is
           a
           great
           shame
           to
           any
           that
           would
           be
           called
           Christians
           )
           none
           more
           common
           among
           some
           who
           would
           pretend
           
           to
           understand
           the
           Methods
           of
           Conversation
           and
           the
           best
           Modes
           of
           Speaking
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           
             the
             profane
             Custom
             of
             Swearing
          
           .
           I
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           ,
           that
           all
           are
           Christians
           among
           us
           ,
           till
           they
           disown
           it
           themselves
           ;
           and
           however
           Men
           may
           Act
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           willing
           to
           Renounce
           all
           hopes
           of
           Salvation
           by
           Christ.
           I
           beseech
           them
           then
           to
           consider
           ,
           what
           a
           Contempt
           of
           his
           Authority
           is
           implied
           in
           this
           ,
           too
           fashionable
           sort
           of
           Profaneness
           ?
           The
           other
           Duties
           I
           have
           mention'd
           ,
           have
           a
           great
           Difficulty
           in
           them
           ,
           as
           to
           our
           Tempers
           and
           Inclinations
           ;
           but
           nothing
           of
           that
           Nature
           can
           be
           so
           much
           as
           pretended
           as
           to
           this
           .
           For
           no
           Man
           could
           ever
           say
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           a
           
             Swearing
             Constitution
          
           ,
           or
           that
           it
           was
           an
           Infirmity
           of
           his
           Nature
           .
           There
           is
           nothing
           in
           it
           but
           the
           Tyranny
           of
           a
           very
           bad
           Custom
           ;
           which
           every
           Prudent
           Man
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Good
           Christian
           ,
           will
           see
           Cause
           to
           break
           .
           But
           what
           a
           Reproach
           is
           it
           ,
           to
           the
           very
           Profession
           of
           Christianity
           among
           us
           for
           so
           plain
           ,
           so
           easie
           a
           Command
           of
           Christ
           to
           be
           broken
           so
           commonly
           ,
           so
           unconcernedly
           ,
           so
           impertinently
           ,
           as
           is
           every
           day
           done
           ;
           and
           yet
           they
           call
           Christ
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ?
           In
           all
           Ages
           ,
           there
           were
           some
           pretended
           Christians
           ,
           who
           did
           not
           sincerely
           obey
           the
           Commands
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ;
           
           but
           their
           Hypocrisie
           was
           of
           a
           finer
           and
           more
           Artificial
           make
           ;
           this
           is
           gross
           and
           rude
           ,
           without
           the
           Common
           Respect
           which
           is
           due
           to
           the
           Religion
           we
           all
           profess
           to
           be
           that
           ,
           or
           hope
           to
           be
           saved
           by
           .
           Some
           say
           ,
           a
           Custom
           in
           it self
           is
           no
           Sin
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           no
           Act
           ;
           but
           certainly
           a
           Customary
           breach
           of
           a
           plain
           Command
           is
           so
           much
           greater
           a
           Sin
           ,
           as
           it
           implies
           a
           greater
           Contempt
           of
           him
           that
           made
           it
           ;
           and
           when
           Custom
           hath
           taken
           away
           the
           Sense
           of
           a
           Fault
           ,
           it
           is
           so
           much
           more
           aggravated
           by
           it
           .
           It
           is
           really
           a
           matter
           to
           be
           wonder'd
           at
           ,
           that
           among
           Persons
           professing
           a
           better
           sort
           of
           Breeding
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Christianity
           ;
           a
           Vitious
           Custom
           ,
           so
           Untempting
           in
           it self
           ,
           so
           Unbecoming
           the
           Decency
           of
           Conversation
           ,
           so
           Affronting
           to
           the
           Divine
           Majesty
           ,
           so
           directly
           contrary
           to
           the
           Commands
           of
           Christ
           ,
           should
           get
           so
           deep
           a
           rooting
           in
           ordinary
           Conversation
           ,
           that
           it
           seems
           almost
           impossible
           to
           be
           Reformed
           .
           But
           till
           Men
           do
           think
           of
           breaking
           off
           such
           a
           Practise
           as
           this
           ,
           I
           despair
           of
           ever
           seeing
           them
           Reform
           other
           things
           which
           have
           a
           deeper
           Root
           in
           their
           natural
           Inclinations
           ,
           and
           have
           greater
           Advantages
           as
           to
           this
           World.
           
        
         
         
           III.
           The
           Commands
           of
           Christ
           extend
           to
           the
           whole
           Course
           of
           our
           Actions
           ;
           so
           ,
           as
           that
           we
           lead
           
             a
             sober
             ,
             righteous
             and
             godly
             Life
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           to
           
             Sobriety
             .
             Take
             heed
             to
             your selves
             ,
          
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
           
             lest
             at
             any
             time
             your
             hearts
             be
             overcharged
             with
             Surfeiting
             and
             Drunkenness
             .
          
           These
           are
           somewhat
           hard
           words
           for
           that
           which
           our
           Age
           hath
           learnt
           to
           express
           in
           much
           softer
           terms
           of
           
             Eating
             and
             Drinking
             well
          
           .
           Luxury
           seems
           a
           thing
           quite
           forgotten
           to
           be
           a
           Sin
           ▪
           among
           those
           who
           are
           most
           guilty
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           Intemperance
           thought
           so
           uncertain
           a
           thing
           ,
           as
           though
           it
           were
           impossible
           to
           tell
           when
           Persons
           are
           guilty
           of
           it
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           Temperance
           may
           vary
           as
           to
           the
           Degrees
           and
           Limits
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           we
           do
           not
           pretend
           to
           define
           it
           by
           Grains
           and
           Scruples
           .
           But
           still
           ,
           there
           ought
           to
           be
           
             a
             Governing
             our
             Appetites
             according
             to
             Reason
             ,
          
           and
           that
           is
           Temperance
           .
           But
           what
           is
           Reason
           in
           this
           Case
           ?
           Some
           send
           us
           to
           the
           Brutes
           to
           find
           out
           what
           Reason
           is
           ;
           and
           they
           tell
           us
           ,
           it
           lies
           in
           a
           plain
           simple
           Diet
           ,
           such
           as
           the
           Beasts
           use
           ,
           without
           provoking
           or
           raising
           the
           Appetite
           .
           But
           I
           know
           not
           where
           God
           hath
           forbidden
           the
           Use
           of
           Art
           ,
           as
           to
           our
           Eating
           
           and
           Drinking
           ;
           and
           if
           this
           were
           so
           ,
           we
           must
           practise
           Temperance
           only
           in
           the
           Use
           of
           Water
           and
           Acorns
           .
           If
           meer
           
             Satisfaction
             of
             Nature
          
           were
           the
           exact
           Rule
           of
           Temperance
           ,
           then
           eating
           or
           drinking
           any
           thing
           beyond
           it
           were
           a
           Sin
           ;
           which
           would
           fill
           the
           Minds
           of
           those
           who
           are
           afraid
           to
           sin
           ,
           with
           infinite
           Scruples
           ;
           and
           make
           all
           Feasting
           unlawfull
           .
           Yet
           our
           Saviour
           was
           present
           at
           one
           in
           Cana
           of
           Galilee
           ;
           and
           did
           a
           Miracle
           relating
           to
           it
           .
           But
           we
           need
           not
           run
           into
           Niceties
           in
           this
           matter
           ;
           For
           ,
           Intemperance
           is
           either
           an
           over-charging
           of
           Nature
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           make
           it
           to
           sink
           or
           totter
           under
           the
           load
           ;
           or
           it
           is
           a
           wanton
           humouring
           and
           pleasing
           the
           Appetit●
           ,
           not
           ,
           for
           the
           Service
           of
           Nature
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           Pleasure
           of
           Eating
           and
           Drinking
           ;
           Or
           ,
           it
           is
           as
           S.
           Paul
           calls
           it
           ,
           
           making
           
             a
             God
             of
             their
             belly
          
           ,
           by
           Sacrificing
           their
           Time
           ,
           their
           Study
           ,
           their
           Estates
           in
           order
           to
           the
           filling
           and
           pleasing
           of
           it
           .
           Any
           of
           these
           ways
           ,
           it
           is
           no
           Difficulty
           to
           understand
           what
           Intemperance
           is
           ;
           I
           wish
           it
           were
           as
           easie
           to
           avoid
           it
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           to
           Righteousness
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           hath
           given
           one
           Admirable
           Rule
           ;
           which
           all
           Persons
           agree
           to
           be
           of
           excellent
           Use
           in
           all
           Contracts
           
           and
           Transactions
           of
           Men
           with
           one
           another
           ;
           
             v.
             31.
             
             And
             as
             ye
             would
             that
             men
             should
             do
             to
             you
             ,
             do
             ye
             also
             to
             them
             likewise
             .
          
           Which
           is
           an
           Universal
           Rule
           of
           Justice
           and
           Equity
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           understood
           of
           what
           we
           would
           have
           others
           to
           do
           to
           us
           according
           to
           Reason
           ,
           and
           not
           according
           to
           the
           Partial
           Affection
           we
           are
           apt
           to
           have
           to
           our selves
           .
           For
           this
           Rule
           is
           founded
           upon
           the
           second
           great
           Commandment
           ,
           as
           our
           Saviour
           calls
           it
           ,
           
           
             Thou
             shalt
             love
             thy
             neighbour
             as
             thy self
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           As
           to
           Godliness
           .
           He
           lays
           the
           Foundation
           of
           that
           upon
           the
           first
           and
           great
           Commandment
           ,
           
             Thou
             shalt
             love
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             ,
             with
             all
             thy
             Heart
             and
             with
             all
             thy
             Soul
             and
             with
             all
             thy
             Strength
             .
          
           
           We
           need
           not
           to
           question
           ,
           but
           where-ever
           there
           is
           such
           a
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           is
           here
           required
           ,
           there
           will
           be
           true
           Godliness
           in
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           it
           .
           And
           where
           this
           is
           wanting
           ,
           all
           external
           Shews
           of
           Devotion
           want
           the
           true
           Life
           and
           Spirit
           of
           it
           .
           For
           it
           is
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           which
           makes
           all
           our
           weak
           and
           imperfect
           Services
           to
           be
           acceptable
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           without
           it
           all
           our
           Prayers
           and
           our
           Fastings
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Appearances
           of
           Devotion
           ,
           are
           empty
           and
           insipid
           Formalities
           .
           
           Not
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           Acts
           themselves
           are
           Commendable
           ;
           but
           ,
           they
           are
           like
           a
           Body
           without
           a
           Soul
           ,
           dull
           and
           heavy
           ;
           or
           like
           the
           leaves
           of
           a
           Tree
           in
           Autumn
           ,
           which
           make
           a
           great
           noise
           in
           the
           Wind
           ,
           but
           are
           dry
           ,
           sapless
           and
           soon
           fall
           to
           the
           Ground
           .
           But
           where
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           prevails
           ,
           it
           keeps
           up
           the
           Life
           and
           Order
           and
           Vigour
           of
           Devotion
           ;
           and
           preserves
           it
           from
           being
           tainted
           by
           hypocrisie
           ,
           or
           choaked
           by
           the
           love
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           or
           decaying
           from
           want
           of
           Constancy
           and
           Resolution
           .
        
         
           Thus
           I
           have
           set
           before
           you
           some
           of
           the
           most
           remarkable
           Duties
           of
           Christianity
           ;
           not
           such
           as
           depend
           on
           the
           Opinions
           and
           Fancies
           of
           Men
           ;
           but
           such
           as
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           the
           great
           Law-giver
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           hath
           made
           the
           necessary
           Conditions
           of
           our
           Salvation
           by
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           now
           can
           we
           say
           for
           our Selves
           ?
           We
           do
           call
           Christ
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ;
           or
           else
           we
           renounce
           our
           Baptismal
           Vow
           ,
           and
           all
           hopes
           of
           Salvation
           by
           him
           .
           But
           can
           we
           say
           that
           
             we
             love
             God
          
           ,
           when
           we
           love
           what
           he
           hates
           ,
           viz.
           Sin
           ?
           Can
           we
           say
           ,
           
             we
             love
             him
             with
             all
             our
             Heart
             and
             Soul
             ,
          
           when
           our
           Hearts
           are
           so
           much
           divided
           between
           him
           and
           the
           Vanities
           of
           this
           World
           ?
           
           Can
           we
           say
           ,
           
             we
             love
             him
             with
             all
             our
             Might
             ,
          
           when
           our
           Love
           to
           God
           is
           apt
           to
           grow
           cold
           and
           remiss
           upon
           any
           apprehension
           of
           Difficulties
           ?
           Can
           we
           say
           ,
           that
           we
           
             love
             our
             Neighbour
             as
             our Selves
          
           ,
           when
           we
           despise
           and
           scorn
           him
           ,
           or
           over-reach
           and
           defraud
           him
           ,
           or
           oppress
           and
           ruin
           him
           ?
           If
           it
           go
           not
           so
           far
           ,
           are
           we
           as
           tender
           of
           his
           Reputation
           as
           of
           our
           own
           ;
           as
           unwilling
           to
           see
           him
           injured
           ,
           as
           ready
           to
           help
           him
           in
           his
           Necessities
           ,
           as
           we
           should
           desire
           it
           from
           others
           ,
           if
           we
           were
           in
           the
           same
           Circumstances
           ?
           If
           strict
           Sobriety
           and
           Temperance
           be
           the
           Duties
           of
           Christians
           ,
           where
           are
           those
           Vertues
           to
           be
           generally
           found
           ?
           I
           do
           not
           speak
           of
           particular
           Persons
           ;
           but
           I
           am
           afraid
           ,
           there
           is
           hardly
           such
           a
           thing
           left
           as
           a
           
             Sober
             Party
          
           among
           us
           .
           What
           profane
           ,
           customary
           Swearing
           is
           every-where
           to
           be
           met
           with
           ?
           What
           Complaints
           are
           daily
           made
           of
           the
           Abounding
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Wickedness
           ,
           even
           to
           an
           open
           Scorn
           and
           Contempt
           ,
           not
           barely
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           but
           of
           any
           kind
           of
           Religion
           ?
           For
           ,
           many
           who
           have
           long
           denied
           the
           Power
           ,
           seem
           to
           be
           grown
           weary
           of
           the
           very
           
             Form
             of
             Godliness
          
           ;
           unless
           it
           serves
           some
           particular
           End
           and
           Design
           .
           So
           that
           ,
           if
           we
           look
           abroad
           in
           the
           
           World
           ,
           we
           find
           little
           Regard
           shew'd
           to
           the
           Precepts
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           yet
           those
           who
           commit
           these
           things
           call
           Christ
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord.
          
           What
           is
           the
           meaning
           of
           all
           this
           gross
           Hypocrisie
           ?
           Nothing
           would
           have
           been
           thought
           more
           Absurd
           or
           Ridiculous
           ,
           than
           for
           one
           who
           used
           no
           kind
           of
           Abstinence
           ,
           to
           be
           thought
           a
           Pythagorean
           ;
           or
           one
           that
           indulged
           his
           Passions
           a
           Stoick
           ;
           or
           one
           who
           eats
           Flesh
           and
           drinks
           Wine
           a
           Brachman
           ,
           or
           Banian
           .
           It
           is
           really
           ,
           as
           much
           for
           any
           one
           to
           break
           the
           known
           and
           particular
           Precepts
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           yet
           desire
           to
           be
           thought
           a
           Christian.
           For
           ,
           a
           loose
           ,
           profane
           and
           debauched
           Christian
           ,
           is
           a
           Contradiction
           in
           Morality
           ;
           It
           is
           to
           be
           a
           Christian
           against
           Christ
           ,
           to
           call
           him
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ,
           and
           yet
           to
           defie
           his
           Laws
           and
           Authority
           .
           A
           Star
           without
           Light
           ,
           a
           Guide
           without
           Eyes
           ,
           a
           Man
           without
           Reason
           ,
           a
           Sun
           with
           nothing
           but
           Spots
           ,
           are
           not
           more
           absurd
           Suppositions
           ,
           than
           a
           Christian
           without
           any
           Grace
           ,
           or
           Vertue
           .
        
         
           But
           let
           us
           say
           what
           we
           will
           ,
           there
           are
           and
           will
           be
           such
           ,
           who
           will
           own
           Christ
           and
           call
           him
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ,
           and
           yet
           will
           not
           part
           with
           their
           sins
           for
           him
           .
           There
           were
           Multitudes
           of
           such
           formerly
           who
           would
           lay
           down
           their
           
           Lives
           for
           the
           Ground
           he
           trod
           on
           ,
           and
           yet
           would
           not
           mortifie
           one
           Sin
           for
           his
           sake
           .
           The
           Reason
           is
           still
           the
           same
           which
           our
           Saviour
           mentions
           ,
           they
           hope
           that
           calling
           him
           
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
          
           ,
           will
           make
           amends
           for
           all
           ;
           and
           yet
           it
           is
           not
           possible
           that
           fairer
           warning
           should
           be
           given
           to
           any
           ,
           than
           he
           hath
           given
           in
           this
           Case
           ,
           that
           let
           them
           pretend
           what
           they
           will
           ,
           he
           will
           say
           to
           them
           at
           the
           great
           Day
           ,
           
             Depart
             from
             me
             all
             ye
             workers
             of
             Iniquity
             .
          
           
           O
           dreadfull
           Sentence
           !
           Not
           ,
           
           to
           be
           mention'd
           without
           Horrour
           ,
           nor
           to
           be
           thought
           upon
           without
           Astonishment
           .
           How
           miserable
           ,
           for
           ever
           miserable
           ,
           must
           their
           condition
           be
           ,
           whom
           Christ
           at
           that
           day
           shall
           bid
           to
           Depart
           from
           him
           !
           
             What
             is
             this
             ,
             some
             will
             be
             apt
             to
             say
             ,
             but
             to
             put
             all
             Christians
             into
             utter
             Despair
             ?
             For
             ,
             who
             is
             there
             that
             can
             say
             ,
             that
             he
             hath
             done
             all
             that
             Christ
             hath
             said
             ?
          
           Truely
           ,
           we
           have
           a
           sufficient
           Ground
           for
           deep
           Humility
           and
           serious
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           timely
           Reformation
           .
           But
           there
           is
           a
           great
           difference
           between
           
             the
             Failing
             of
             our
             Duty
          
           and
           
             the
             Works
             of
             Iniquity
          
           ;
           between
           the
           Infirmities
           of
           those
           who
           sincerely
           endeavour
           to
           do
           his
           Will
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Presumptuous
             Sins
          
           of
           those
           who
           despise
           it
           ;
           between
           
             Sins
             committed
             
             and
             heartily
             repented
             of
          
           ;
           and
           
             Sins
             habitually
             practised
             and
             continued
             in
             ,
             without
             any
             Marks
             of
             Amendment
             .
          
           Such
           must
           go
           out
           of
           this
           World
           in
           a
           State
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           therefore
           can
           expect
           nothing
           but
           that
           dreadfull
           Sentence
           ,
           which
           I
           tremble
           at
           the
           very
           thoughts
           of
           Repeating
           .
           But
           there
           are
           others
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           sincerity
           of
           their
           hearts
           have
           endeavour'd
           to
           do
           his
           Will
           ;
           and
           whose
           Sincerity
           will
           be
           so
           far
           accepted
           by
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           say
           to
           them
           at
           that
           Day
           ,
           
             Come
             ye
             blessed
             of
             my
             Father
             ,
          
           
           
             inherit
             the
             Kingdom
             prepared
             for
             you
             from
             the
             Foundation
             of
             the
             World.
             
          
        
         
           To
           which
           God
           of
           his
           infinite
           Mercy
           bring
           us
           through
           the
           Mediation
           of
           Christ
           Jesus
           our
           Lord.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
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           Printed
           for
           Henry
           Mortlock
           at
           the
           Phoenix
           in
           St.
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preached
           before
           the
           Queen
           at
           
             White-Hall
             ,
             Febr.
             22.
             1688
             
             /
             9.
          
           upon
           1
           Pet.
           14.
           verse
           18.
           
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preached
           before
           the
           King
           and
           Queen
           at
           
             White-Hall
             ,
             March
             ▪
          
           the
           23d
           .
           1689
           /
           90.
           upon
           Ecclesistiastes
           11.
           verse
           9.
           
        
         
           
             Christian
             Magnanimity
          
           :
           A
           Sermon
           Preached
           in
           the
           Cathedral
           Church
           at
           Worcester
           ,
           at
           the
           Time
           of
           the
           Assizes
           ,
           September
           21.
           1690.
           upon
           2
           Tim.
           1.
           verse
           7.
           
           All
           three
           by
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           Edward
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           Worcester
           .
        
         
           The
           Bishop
           of
           
           Worcester's
           Charge
           to
           the
           Clergy
           of
           his
           Diocese
           ,
           in
           his
           Primary
           Visitation
           ,
           begun
           at
           
             Worcester
             ,
             Septemb.
          
           11.
           1690.
           
           Quarto
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A61622-e130
           
             Matt.
             7.
             21.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             13.
             26.
             
          
           
             v.
             27.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             5.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             3.
             13.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             22.
             
          
           
             v.
             39.
             
          
           
             v.
             40.
             
          
           
             v.
             41.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             12.
             14
             
          
           
             De
             Irâ
             ,
             l.
             3.
             c.
             8.
             
          
           
             Tusc.
             3.
             9.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             21.
             24.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             24.
             20.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             19.
             21.
             
          
           
             Gr.
             de
             I.
             B.
             &
             P.
             l.
             2.
             1.
             10.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             6.
             27
             ,
             35.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             6.
             27.
             33.
             35.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             1.
             14.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             28.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             8.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             29.
             30.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             15.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             12.
             22.
             
          
           
             Luke
             .
             12.
             24.
             
          
           
             Job
             38.
             41.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             147.
             9.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             5.
             8.
             
          
           
             Luke
             .
             12.
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             v.
             20.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             12.
             36.
             
          
           
             v.
             31.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             34
             ,
             37.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             21.
             24
             
          
           
             Phil.
             3.
             19.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             22.
             39.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             22.
             37.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             7.
             25.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             13.
             27.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             25.
             34.