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And then, Let me desire proportionable measure of grace to what I have, least what I have turn to my hurt rather than for my good. Such and many other lessons might be named for the helping of us to abound; but the truth is, there's nothing almost will help us to know how to want, but it will likewise help us to abound; and therefore I do but name these things.

We come now as briefly as we can to wind up all in a word of Application. You have had these six particulars ⟨p. 67⟩opened to you, When a man knows how to abound; And the difficulty of it; And the necessity of it; And the excellency of it; And the mystery of it; And the lessons to be learned.

We come now as briefly as we can to wind up all in a word of Application. You have had these six particulars ⟨p. 67⟩opened to you, When a man knowes how to abound; And the difficulty of it; And the necessity of it; And the excellency of it; And the mystery of it; And the lessons to be learned.

Now then my Brethren,¹ from all that hath been said, it serves to rebuke those men who take care only how they may get fullness in the world; and never are satisfied there: but to know how they may use this for God, and how to manage their fullness, it's scarce in all their thoughts. I appeal to you this morning, as in the Name of God, Have these things been in your thoughts that have been spoken to you? I dare not lay it so, that every particular should be in your thoughts; but in the general hath it been in your thoughts and care, as much to know how you should abound, as to get your abundance. God knows it is otherwise, and your consciences may tell you, that that's your care how you may improve and get abundance; but how to abound, that hath been but little known: But by what hath been said out of the Scripture the Lord hath rebuked you for one that hath a carnal heart, a sensual and an earthly heart; for one that's little acquainted with the ways of God, and spiritual things: O that thou wouldst charge thy own soul in thy retired thoughts and meditations; and that God would make what hath been said out of this to stick upon thy heart.