like to flames of fire and will espie out your naughtiness for he is of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on iniquity though you foolish Atheists say in your hearts there is no God and therefore are corrupt and do abominably yet the Lord looks down from heaven upon you and will reward you accordingly 3. I told you in the third place that a Christian walks with God by referring all his actions to Gods glory This Use still serves to reprove such as walk not thus with God very few aim at this most noble end though they were made for it the most look at their own ends at their own profit own pleasure at their own credit and honour to be seen of men and to be commended by others doubtless this is one reason why there is so much hypocrisie and so little sincerity if all men would earnestly seek the glory of God in all their wayes and actions there would be no hypocrites for this is a sure mark of an Israelite indeed in whom there is no guile doubtless this disrepect of Gods glory is the cheif cause of so much contention and division about Religion and worldly matters this is it that hinders reformation every where if Gods glory were dearer to all of us we should agree better in points of godliness we should not so easily rush into such frivolous sutes and quarrels about a little white and yellow earth Consider this you self-seeking hypocrites who look onely at your own ends because you seek not now to glorifie God he will except you amend curse your posterity he will cause your name and memory to rot you shall have no solid comfort here nor eternal peace hereafter Remember Jeroboam the Son of Nebat who made Israel to sin he sought his own ends in setting up Calves at Dan and Bethel but this renderd him odious ever after Remember John in throwing down Baals Idolatry he sought his own ends he aimed not at Gods glory his hypocrisie was at last detected and accordingly rewarded Remember Balaam went with Balacks Messengers nay he went in pretended obedience to Gods Command but he aimed at his own ends he went for the wages of unrighteousness then the Lords anger was kindled against him and afterwards he perished by the sword Remember Judas served Christ but it was for his own ends to get money he repined at Mary when she annointed Christs feet pretending that ointment might have been sold for much and be given to the poor not that he cared for the poor but because he was a theif and bare the bag but his hypocrisie could not long lurk in secret at last he sold his Master for thirty silverlings which amounts to three pounds and fifteen shillings then fell into despair and hanged himself and his belly burst and his bowels fell out signifying that such a wretched miscreant was unworthy to be born into this world and because he had no bowels of love to his Master his bowels burst and fell out Now all these things happened unto them for examples and they are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed least he fall 4. I told you in the fourth place that a Christian walkes with God by an exact imitation of God according to the rules of his Word This Use still serves to reprove all such as walk not with God this way the most follow the multitude to do evil but alas how few follow God the vain customs of the countrey and the idle traditions of many of our ancestors are in greater request with many than the Scripture reprove divers people for notorious vices out of the Scripture yet they alledge they do but as the most and according to the fashions of the times but know that if you will do as the most you are like to be hereafter where the most must be and that is not in heaven I am sure exhort divers to necessary duties of godliness with Scripture Arguments tell them they must be followers of God as dear children in these and these graces they alledge that this is not in request with many there are but few that take this way they think they may save all this pains and yet do well enough Oh what enemies are the most to themselves they follow the devil and know it not he leads them hoodwinkt to destruction Look about you notorious sinners many of you have followed Satan forty fifty or sixty yeares by living in ignorance and all manner of prophaneness you cry God forbid But I say whom do you serve and follow when you swear lie steal are drunk prophane the Sabbath prate against godliness I appeal to your consciences do you think you serve God and imitate him where did the Lord ever teach you these sins flatter not your selves you follow Satan and to him you must go at last if you repent not in time 5. I told you in the fifth place that a Christian walks with God by daily observing the passages of his providence to him whether of mercy or justice this Use still serves to reprove all such as walk not with God this way when the hand of God is lifted up they will not see neither will they behold the Majesty of the Lord if he send them many blessings they sacrifice to their net and burn incense to their drag they thank their own wit strength industry and care if God afflict them with miseries they impute all to luck chance and fortune this Atheistical blockishness keeps them from true repentance for they turn not to him that smites them understand ye brutish among the people and ye fools when will ye be wise If now ye will not take notice of divine providence you shall hereafter be forced to acknowledge the hand of his justice when you shall lie perpetually under the weight of his wrath I told you in the sixt place that a Christian walks with God by having his conversation in heaven This Use still serves to reprove all such as walk not with God this way many men have some cold lazy wishes after heaven desiring to be thereafter death but they have no heart after heavenly things now in their life it s to be feared they have no treasure in heaven because their hearts are not there for where their treasures are their hearts will be there also they desire heaven for the happiness of it but if they were there a while they could not long endure to be there for the extraordinary holiness of it a unworthy are many to be men and women to have reasonable soules because they pitch their thoughts daily upon this worldly pelfe the world ingrosseth their thoughts worde and deeds they have no leasure to meditate on Gods Law nor to discourse about spirituall things how skilful are they to drive a trade and how eager are they in pursuit of worldly profit but in heavenly matters they
thou shalt find him whom thy soul loveth 2. Be very humble be nothing in thine own eyes fot God resisteth the proud but giveth grace to the humble 3. Pray earnestly to God for his spiritual graces as the Apostles prayed Lord increase our faith and David prayed Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me Luk. 11.13 If ye then being evill know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that ask him When our dear Saviour was upon earth he was bountiful to such as earnestly desired his Spirit but afterward he ascended on high to give gifts to men he is now in his glorification and is no niggard of his divine graces and comforts but will be very bountiful to thee if thou beggest them earnestly at his hands SERMON II. Text GENESIS 5.24 And Enoch walked with God THese words are a brief but yet a sweet relation of that dear servant of God Enoch the seventh from Adam as may be seen by the genealogy of the Patriarchs from Adam unto Noah here in this chapter the memory of the just is blessed saith Solomon so is it here in the eleventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews Enoch is there recorded to his everlasting honour that he had this testimony that he had pleased God Jude also in his Epistle recordeth his prophecy concerning the day of judgement to come for the comfort of the righteous and for the terror of the wicked here in my Text observe these parts 1. The person mentioned viz. Enoch 2. His commendation in the latter words he walked with God His practise and life is here propounded as a president for us to imitate For those examples in Scripture which the Spirit of Christ commends are obligatory his commendings are virtual commandings and we ought to follow whatsoever is praise-worthy especially in Gods account Those examples in Scripture are obligatory likewise whose ground reason scope or end are obligatory and of a moral nature and as much concern one Christian as another so here Enoch his walking with God is of a moral nature and necessarily concerns us all he is here propounded as a pattern for us that we should do the like there is in Scripture sometimes the example of caution 1 Cor. 10.5 6 11. such as were punished for sin and thus we must learn to improve the bad examples of such and make the best use of their fals and miseries for our good There is also the example of imitation such as are recorded in holy Writ for us to follow so here Enoch is set down for an example of walking with God Doct. Hence observe That all true Children of God must walk with God verse 22. of this chapter its said Enoch walked with God Genes 17.1 God said to Abram walk before me and be thou perfect Isaiah 38.3 Remember now I beseech thee O Lord how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight In handling this point I shall observe this method 1. I will shew how many wayes a Christian must walk with God 2. I shall give reasons 3. I shall teach you how to use this Point For the first head A Christian walks with God eight wayes 1. By acquainting himself with God and making his peace with him Job 22.21 Acquaint now thy self with him and be at peace thereby good shall come unto thee Amos 3.3 Can two walk together except they be agreed and the more inward with God any Christian is the closer he walks with God 2. A Christian walks with God by doing all his actions as in Gods sight and presence Psal 16.8 I have set the Lord alwayes before me Acts 2.25 I foresaw the Lord alwayes before my face whereas an Atheist thinks God sees him not and thinks to commit his wickedness close from the all-seeing eye of God 3. A Christian walks with God by referring all his actions to the glory of God 1 Corinth 10.31 Whether ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God for God made all things for his glory now when you aim at this you walk with him in aiming at the same end 4. A Christian walks with God by a strict invitation of God according to the rules of his holy Word Ephes 5.1 Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children thus he walks step by step with God and the more he resembles God the closer he walks with him 5. A Christian walks with God by daily observation of the passages of his providence towards him whether they be passages of mercy or of justice Psalm 77.11 12. I will remember the work of the Lord surely I will remember thy wonders of old I will meditate also of all thy works and talk of thy doings when a mercy comes he observes it and saith this the Lord hath sent me or if a correction be inflicted on him he saith God hath laid his hand on me 6. A Christian walks with God by having his conversation in heaven Philip. 3.20 Our conversation is in heaven for God is in heaven and he that would walk with him must ascend thither in affection and set his heart on things above 7. A Christian walks with God by frequent and fervent prayer expecting an answer to his prayers David prayed seven times in a day and Daniel three times prayer is a sweet talking with God though God be in heaven and a true Beleiver upon earth yet he can talk with God as if he was in heaven with him Yea prayer is a corner of heaven to a gracious walker with God likewise he expects a return of his prayers Psalm 85.8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak and this is a cheif part of walking with God 8. A Christian walkes with God by the life of faith Hab. 2.4 the just shall live by faith for faith is a resting upon God and his gracious promises now the faster a man adheres to God the closer he walks with him Reas The first reason is because if we walk with God then he will take us to himself when we die so it s said Enoch was not for God took him that is to heaven at our death we shall change our place but not our company walking with God is the way to heaven such as are strangers to him how can they hope to be with him its better being with God in heaven then here below David accounted that a day in the Lords Courts were better than a thousand elsewhere Oh then how infinitely far sweeter is it to be in heaven eternally then to be here on earth a few dayes as ever you desire to go to heaven when you shall depart this world walk with God whilest you live upon earth 2. Because this will be an extraordinary comfort and honour to us both here and hereafter Hebr. 11.5 By faith
place in India where the purest gold in all the world was gotten Merchant-ships coming to the foot of the cheifest hill in Ophir waited their opportunity when the Lions and other wild beasts in it were gone to seek for prey then they went a shore and got much pretious gold Now if thou beest at peace with God God will not let thee want if thou canst eat gold thou shalt have it he thinks the gold of Ophir too little for thee thou shalt not want for the Lord Jehovah shall be thy Cator ver 25. Yea the Almighty shall be thy defence and thou shalt have plenty of silver thou needst not fear any danger whilst the Lord is thy defence verse 26. For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty and shalt lift up thy face unto God it s a sweet thing to solace ones soul in God and to bath ones Spirit in the streames of his love such have comfort which is not to be found in the creature verse 27. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him and he shall hear thee and thou shalt pay thy vowes This is a mercy worthy gold to pray and be heard to unlock heaven gates by the key of prayer and fetch mercies thence verse 28. Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee and the light shall shine upon thy wayes God will fulfil thy desires and not frustrate thy expectation and the light of his countenance and precious providence shall shine upon thy wayes verse 29. When men are cast down thou shalt say there is lifting up and he shall save the humble person Though good men may be cast down sometime by the hand of violence yet thou by the strength of thy faith having peace with God shalt be assured of rising up again Let these golden priviledges of a Christian incite thee with all earnest care and pains to be inward with God make peace with him though you have little peace with men for this is the ground of your hope and happiness this is that will afford you the greatest security and sweetest contentment in the evill day 2. I told you in the second place that a Christian walks with God by doing all his actions as in Gods sight and presence This Use still serves to exhort us all to walk with God after this manner whatever you take in hand ever set God before your eyes his eyes are alwayes upon you let yours be alwayes upon him this will keep thee from revolting and apostatizing from him Psalm 16.18 I have set the Lord alwayes before me because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved as if he had said neither by Satan nor by the world but I shall stand fast against all mine enemies nothing shall draw me away from him if the most would eye God in their wayes they durst not rush into presumptuous sins so oft as they do but because they do think that God sees them not therefore they wax bold to break his Lawes in every way and work be sure to consider Gods omnipresence and his all-seeing eye and it will restrain thee from many slips 3. I told you in the third place that a Christian walks with God by referring all his actions to the glory of God This Use still serves to exhort you all to walk with God after this manner let this glory be dearer to you than your own ends then will you be more firmly united in the bond of peace for then the glorious Spirit of God will tie your hearts together in spiritual unity self-seeking is the greatest cause of most dissentions both in Church and Common-wealth let it be your chiefest study and care how to promote the glory of God and then your particular ends shall sooner be attained 1 Sam. 2.30 Them that honour me I will honour God there promised David endeavoured to honour God so did Hezekiah Josiah Job Joseph Daniel and others and in holy Writ you may find recorded how much God honoured them with blessings spiritual and temporal this is the surest way to eternize your good names and to render your memory blessed by seeking to advance Gods glory 4. I told you in the fourth place that a Christian walks with God by a strict imitation of God according to the rules of his Word This Use still serves to exhort you all to walk with God this way nature teacheth thee to imitate thine earthly parents and hast thou not so much grace as to imitate thy heavenly Father thou hast imitated the sinners of this world too long thou hast wearied thy self to commit iniquity with them what fruit had you in those things whereof you shall be ashamed if you be not already for the end of those things is death read the Word search the Scriptures and they will teach thee what a One God is how holy merciful wise just and perfect let him be thy daily pattern and thou shalt sooner attain unto perfection the less you imitate him the more imperfect you are and the more you imitate him the more perfect you are Ephes 5.1 Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children he will not lead you to any thing hurtful and dangerous to your soules but follow and imitate him as exactly as you can and he will lead you at last into fulness of joy and pleasures for evermore 5. I told you in the fifth place that a Christian walks with God by daily observation of the passages of his providence to him This Use still serves to exhort us all to walk with God this way this is a sign of a wise man so to do Hosea 14.9 Whose is wise and he shall understand these things prudent and he shall know them that is the promises and passages of his providence and love this will much confirm thy faith and comfort thy heart Much water runs by the Mill that the Miller never sees so there are many pretious passages of divine providence which pass by divers that they never take notice of look therefore at God in every mercy and correction look higher than second causes and say within thy self here is a token of my heavenly Fathers love here is a gift from heaven this mercy or this correction comes from my God so did the godly formerly Genes 48 9. Joseph said to Jacob they are my sons whom God hath given me Job 1.21 The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away Learn to say and do therefore as the godly did in Psalm 123. Vnto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heavens Let no passage of divine providence go by thee without diligent observation 6. I told you in the sixth place that a Christian walks with God by having his conversation in heaven This Use still serves to exhort you all to walk with God this way thy chiefest treasure is there thy best friends are there why then doest thou set thine heart here upon things beelow God hath given
and abillity he makes Gods will the rule of his and his word the rule of his life God puts every godly man into a general and particular calling and teacheth him how to behave himself in these callings this makes him a man after Gods own heart as David for this cause was so called Acts 13.22 4. Because every godly man is Gods factour he lies ligier for God as Merchants have their factors beyond sea to lie ligier for them to truck and barter for them so doth every godly man for God he trades for him all he can Rom. 14.8 For whether we live we live unto the Lord and whether we die we die unto the Lord Phillip 1.21 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain that is the end and scope of my life is to honour and exalt Christ 5. Because a godly man is best fitted and prepared for Gods work and service he is one of Gods peculiar people zealous of good works Titus 2.14 Gods work is a pure and cleanly work and should be done with pure hearts and clean hands in the time of Moses Law the Priests onely might offer sacrifice and before they did it they might wash their bodies so a godly man is washt with the bloud of Christ and the grace of the holy Ghost by vertue whereof he is the fittest to do Gods work it is not for slovenly clowns to wait upon great men the work of the devil is filthy nasty and beastly wicked men delight in it and are the fittest for it 6. Because onely the heart of a godly man will bow and bend to Gods work it is a work requiring much labour and self-deniall one must stoop low to take up this burden he that loves God truly loves him with all his heart and strength onely the godly man doth this he that serves God truly is fervent in spirit serving the Lord onely the godly man doth this he that keeps Gods Commandements aright hath respect to all his Commandements and Gods Commandements are not grievous to him onely the godly man doth this The Jews say there be three hundred sixty five negative precepts in the Law according to the number of dayes in the year and two hundred forty eight affirmative commanding precepts according to the number of bones in a mans body whereby they would signifie that we must no day do those things which God hath forbidden and that with all the bones and members of our body we must do all those things which God hath commanded onely the godly man endeavours and desires to do this 7. Because God can trust none but the godly man for the godly man is the faithful man let an hypocrite have excellent parts of knowledge he will set up himself and seek his own ends as the Pharisees Mat. 6. gave almes prayed and fasted but did all to be seen of men like an idle unfaithful servant that works one hour for his master and two for himself but the godly man resolves to defend Gods cause to the utmost of his power and to bring all the glory he can to God Numb 12.7 Moses was said to be faithful in all Gods house the Martyrs would not for fear or favour of the world betray Gods cause but parted with their lives liberties and estates to glorifie Jesus Christ 8. Because none will doe Gods work so well as the godly man none have so much care to please God as he hypocrites slubber over the Lords work in prayer they draw near to God with their lips but their hearts are far from him when they hear his Word their hearts goe after their covetousness in receiving the Lords Supper they discern not the Lords body but receive onely the outward signs but a godly man prayes in prayer as Elias did James 5 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his heart is fixed with David trusting in the Lord in hearing the Word his heart burnes with holy zeal in him he will be careful and studious both to hear the Word and do it in receiving the Lords Supper he will examine himself before he eat of that bread and drink of that cup he will doe Gods work according to Gods will Vse The Uses I shall spin out of the Reasons the first reason is Because every godly man is a god-like man the first Use springing out of this Reason will be for consolation to all that be truly godly its ground of great comfort to thee that thou art like to God now thou mayest be assured of Gods dear love that he hath loved thee with an everlasting love which is better than life likeness is the cause of love this godliness is an infallible fruit of thine election and once elected alwayes beloved as earthly parents most affect those children which resemble them most so will thy heavenly Father exceedingly love thee for being so like to him the world derides and hates thee for godliness but be not dejected for godliness will be thine eternal honour and comfort 2. It may serve for admonition take heed of despising any man for being like to God for in despising him for godliness you despise God because godliness is his image Many excuse themselves and say they hate not a godly man for his godliness but for his hypocrisie I answer 1. Why doest thou not hate hypocrisie in thy self and in others who make no shew of godliness but live in hypocrisie and openly declare it 2. Godliness with some hypocrisie is better than hypocrisie without any godliness at all as corn with chaffe is better than chaffe without corn gold with dross is better than dross without gold you have more reason to love and honour them for their godliness than to hate them for hypocrisie because they hate hypocrisie and strive against it but they love godliness and labour to grow in it 3. It may serve to exhort you all to endeavour to be like to God in godliness both in heart and life Consider 1. what an honour it will be to you it will make your memories blessed when the names of the wicked shall rot very honourable and precious to this day are the names of Abraham for faith Moses for meekness Joseph for chastity Job for patience David for zeal Daniel for integrity of life Paul for love to Christ Peter and Magdalen for godly sorrow 2. Consider what a comfort it will be to your consciences when you follow God as dear children so that God is in you of a truth it was a greater comfort to blessed Hezekiah that he had walked before God in truth with a perfect heart than that he was honourable and wealthy none have so much cause to rejoyce and to be of good chear as the godly man for he is the friend of God his sins are pardoned Christ is his treasure the holy Ghost is his Comforter and heaven is his inheritance Psalm 32.11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoyce ye righteous and shout for joy all ye that are upright in
I am sick of love if thou hadst ten thousand hearts they are too little and too few to love God with if Christ should ask thee as he asked Peter Doest thou love me more than these do love me let thy heart answer truly without guile Lord thou knowest I love thee 2. Deny thy self in all things that be near and dear to thee our Saviour Math. 16. couselleth every one that would follow him to deny himself from whence we may observe that a mans own self is the greatest enemy to himself self-denyal is a preferring of God before ones self a preferring Gods command before thine own will and his glory before thine own ends 3. Have respect to the recompence of reward this will encourage thee against all difficulties you shall meet withal in Gods work hope of spoil makes the Souldier venture his dearest bloud hope of gain makes the Merchant venture over the deep seas let the Papist with all his merits passe through Purgatory to Heaven if he can look thou and labour thou for an eternal habitation in the highest heavens by the merits of Christ alone the Papists to prove Purgatory urge that in Math. 5.26 Thou shalt by no meanes come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing But if this place be meant of Purgatory then these words are taken either in a metaphorical sense or in a litteral if in a metaphorical sense then purgatory fire is but a metaphorical fire that is none at all but if these words be taken literally then let any Papist answer me these two questions first how much money will serve to pay for ones ransome out of Purgatory for here is the uttermost farthing to be paid 2. How must poor people do that go into Purgatory but want money to pay for their ransome this place is meant of civil debts in this world between man and man Christ would have debtors to pay what they owe to their creditors for fear of imprisonment but this by the way Vse 7. I told you the seventh Reason was because God can trust none but the godly man the Use from hence arising serves to exhort you all to be faithful to God in all the works he sets you about Motives 1. A faithful man shall abound with blessings Prov. 28 20 Joseph was faithful to God and to his Master Potiphar and God raised him to great honour and wealth Jacob Nehemiah David and Daniel were blessed men of faithful spirits and you may read in the Scripture how God blessed them 2. Consider what a comfort and honour it is here in thy life and will be at thy death when the Lord shall say Well done good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy Lord Math. 25.23 Hebr. 3.5 Moses verily was faithful in all his house c. it s recorded to his honour 3. Consider how few are faithful to God we may cry out Psalm 12.1 The faithful fail from among the children of men for in many places all seek their own not the things which are Jesus Christs let the perfidiousness of others incite you to faithfulness betray not Gods cause if you have power and opportunity to advance it rob not God of his honour but whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God 4. Consider what a blessed friend God is to you hath he not made you redeemed you a long time preserved you from many perils enriched you with many spiritual and earthly blessings can you have an heart to deal perfidiously with him when your earthly friends forsake you God failes you not he will be a friend in need and a friend in deed to you let all this make you trusty and faithful to him Vse 8. I told you the last Reason was because none will do Gods work so well as the godly man the Use springing from hence is to exhort you godly ones to do Gods work as exactly and as compleatly as ever you can Directions 1. Do his work according to his word for that is the rule of righteousness Gal. 6.16 As many as walk according to this rule c. rule all your thoughts words and deeds by this word Isaiah 8.20 to the Law and the Testimony c. that is to the Gospel which is called Testimony in John 32.33 to these must we repair for direction about the doing of Gods work and this is called our reasonable service Rom. 12.1 that is such a service as we can give a reason for out of Gods word it is opposed to will-worship which is a serving of God after the invention of man not according to Gods word let the holy Scriptures be your directory if you do not you will never please God 2. Do Gods work for his own glory his glory is his infinite worthiness whereby he doth far surpass the worthiness of all creatures it is so dear to him that he ordained and made all things for it he would not have made the world but for it he will not give his glory to another Isaiah 42.8 he gives us the comfort of all his mercies and blessings but the glory of them all he reserves to himself matter not what becomes of your own ends so that Gods glory may be advanced think it your greatest honour to honour God the Pharisees gave almes fasted and prayed and all to be seen of men but Christ called them hypocrites for it 3. Do Gods work constantly for to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality eternal life Rom. 2.7 Col 1.23 Continue in the faith Col. 4.2 Continue in prayer Hebr. 13.1 Let brotherly love continue 2 Tim. 3.14 Continue thou in the things thou hast learned and hast been assured of Acts 13.43 Continue in the grace of God Titus 3.8 I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have beleived in God might be careful to maintain good works a hypocrite can do some works for a fit and a start but when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word by and by he is offended 4. Do Gods work with an upright heart then he will make thee ruler over much blessed is that servant whom when his Master cometh shall find so doing a hypocrite can do Gods work with his hand but not with his whole heart but this God chiefly requires a hypocrite is like a wind-mill whose sails turn about but the body of it stands still so a hypocrite serves God with his lips and hands but his heart moves not it is dead within him but a child of God is like a ship sayling on the Sea whose sails and body both move together so his heart hands lips and tongue go together about Gods work and he is better within then he seems to be without whatsoever work of God ye do do it heartily as to the Lord Col. 3.23 2 Tim. 2.22 call on the Lord with a pure heart Hebr. 10.23 draw neer to the Lord with a true heart 1 Peter 1.22 love one another with a pure heart fervently Rom. 6.17 obey from the heart that form of dâ—ctâ—ine which was delivered to you Math. 22.37 love the Lord with all thine heart Luke 8.15 having heard the word in an honest and good heart keep it and bring forth fruit with patience Labour to be of one heart and of one mind and serve God with gladness and singleness of heart then your heart shall rejoyce in God and your joy shall no man take from you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 FINIS