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The Apostle in 1 Tim. 6. 19. says, They that will be rich, fall into a temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition: they that set their hearts upon the creature, they must have so much of the creature, they drown themselves in the creature. As a man when he is drowning, he catcheth hold of any thing that is next him, and by fastening upon that which is next him, he loses fastening upon that which might save his life: So those that have their hearts engaged to the creature, and resolve they must have so much of the creature, they are drowning in perdition, and they catch hold upon that which is next ⟨p. 719⟩them, some present content and pleasure; and though something be cast to deliver them, they let that go: We in the Gospel cast forth a line to you to help you from drowning, (for every man naturally is sinking in perdition) but because your hearts are set upon the creature, and engaged there, you falling down to the ground, catch hold upon that which is next you, some contentment in the creature, and that drowns you in perdition, and all our preaching is not available to such a soul that hath fastened it self upon any creature contentment here, you take not hold on our line that we throw out to you, and so you drown in eternal perdition, take heed therefore of all creature earthly engagements.¹

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Again, if you will obtain this recompense of reward, follow that Scripture, and make much use of it, in Psalm. 73. 24. Guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory: Would you be brought to glory? Be willing to be guided by the counsels of God: What do you think in your consciences are the counsels of God concerning you? Take heed it be not said of you, as it was of the Pharisees., They rejected the counsels of God: Never talk of hoping and trusting in Gods mercy, if you neglect the counsels of God revealed in his word: those counsels of his which were in his heart from all eternity, that should be the way of bringing men to happiness. It is all one with that of the Psalmist, in