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Fourthly, Though you may have some real goodness in you, •et if you be carnal, you may dishonour God more by your carnality, then you may honour him by your goodness. And is it not an evil thing for a man to dishonour God more by the carnality of his Profession, then he can honour God by his Profession?

Fifthly, The more carnal you are, the more you are exposed, and expose your self to the temptations of Satan, and his instruments. 'Twas a carnal thing for David to number the people; Satan observed this carnal affection, and the Text says, That he stirred him up to number the people. And if Professors have their carnal ends hanging out, what may not the Devil and his Agents add and join thereunto? Yet,

Fifthly, The more carnal you are, the more you are exposed, and e•pose your self to the temptations of Satan, and his instruments. 'Twas a carnal thing for David to number the people; Satan observed this carnal affection, and the Text says, That he stirred him up to number the people. And if Professors have their carnal ends hanging out, what may not the Devil and his Agents add and joyn thereunto? Yet,

Sixthly, The more carnal you are in your Profession, the more you will lose the sweetness of your Christian Communion. What happiness can a gracious spiritual heart take in conversing with a carnal Professor? Suppose a man deal but in outward friendship, what happiness can he have in conversing with one that is selfish, that seeks himself in all his acquaintance and converse? Is there any happiness in that friendship where a man must always stand upon his guard, to keep himself from the selfish designs of him that he walks with? No surely. Much more may I say in our spiritual Converse and Communion. What happiness, what sweetness can I take in conversing with him that is selfish and carnal. Oh this Carnality is a great enemy to the sweetness of Christian Communion, it will eat out all the sweetness of it. And