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This obedience lieth in Performing what is commanded, and Avoiding what is forbidden. Now it is too certain that every true Believer is guilty of a frequent neglect of Duty, yea of known Duty: We know we should Love God more abundantly, and Delight in him, and Meditate more on him, and Pray more oft and earnestly then we do, and instruct our Families more diligently, and speak against sin more boldly, and admonish our ⟨p. 123⟩neighbours more faithfully, with many the like: The good that we would do we do not, Rom. 7.19. Nay the flesh so striveth against the Spirit, that we cannot do the good we would. Gal. 5.17. Nay many a true Christian in time of temptation hath been drawn to omit secret prayer, or family duties almost wholly for a certain space of time: yea and perhaps to be so corrupted in his judgement for a time, as to think he doth well in it, as also in forbearing praising God by Psalms, Receiving the Sacraments, and Communicating with the Church, hearing the Word publicly, &c. (for what duty almost is not denied of late?) and perhaps may not only omit Relieving the poor for a time, but excuse it. Now what man can punctually determine just how often a true Christian may be guilty of any such omission? and just how long he may continue it? and what the duties be which he may possibly so omit, and what not?

This obedience lieth in Performing what is commanded, and Avoiding what is forbidden. Now it is too certain that every true Believer is guilty of a frequent neglect of Duty, yea of known Duty: We know we should Love God more abundantly, and Delight in him, and Meditate more on him, and Pray more oft and earnestly then we do, and instruct our Families more diligently, and speak against sin more boldly, and admonish our ⟨p. 123⟩neighbours more faithfully, with many the like: The good that we would do we do not, Rom. 7.19. Nay the flesh so striveth against the Spirit, that we cannot do the good we would.