The excellency of a gracious spirit Delivered in a treatise upon the 14. of…The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of…

Thirdly, Humorous singular men differ exceedingly one from ¹another, one will be singular in one thing, and another in another; but Gods people go all the same way, they have the same course with such as they never saw; Observe the spirits and ways of godly men in all places of the world, though their education, their constitution, their employments, their former principles be exceeding different, yet now for the main, they are the same, they favour and relish the same things, they delight in the same way of holiness, which evidently shows, they are led, acted, by one and the same spirit; though they may differ in some things of lesser moment one from another, yet they differ very little amongst themselves, in things wherein their difference from the world principally lies; in those things for which the world dislikes them and their ways, there is a general agreement in the spirits of all godly men in such things; As in searing ⟨p. 162⟩of the least sin, as a greater evil then any outward misery; in loving the strictest ways of holiness; in labouring to keep themselves pure, as much as they can, from the sins of the times, and places where they live. &c. In these and such like things, which are most proper to godliness, and for which they are judged singular, there is a general agreement of all the spirits of the godly throughout the world.

Thirdly, Humourous singular men differ exceedingly one from ¹another, one will bee singular in one thing, and another in another; but Gods people goe all the same way, they have the same course with such as they never saw; Observe the spirits and wayes of godly men in all places of the world, though their education, their constitution, their employments, their former principles be exceeding different, yet now for the maine, they are the same, they favour and rellish the same things, they delight in the same way of holinesse, which evidently shews, they are led, acted, by one and the same spirit; though they may differ in some things of lesser moment one from another, yet they differ very little amongst themselves, in things wherein their difference from the world principally lyes; in those things for which the world dislikes them and their wayes, there is a generall agreement in the spirits of all godly men in such things; As in searing