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Fourthly, whatsoever prosperity thou enjoyest when ¹God calls thee to suffer for him, is cursed unto thee, if thou blessest thy self in thy estate, thy liberty, thy name, thy life that thou enjoyest, having avoided the way of suffering that God called thee unto, thou deceivest thy self, for there is no blessing in them, they are all accursed unto thee.

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Fifthly, all duties of Religion that now thou performest ¹out of a suffering condition, are not now accepted of God; thou must not think now, having avoided suffering for Gods truth, that because thou art willing to perform duties, to be diligent in some service for God, that God now accepts of thee; No, it was another work that God called thee unto, a work of suffering; seeing thou hast refused this, do what thou canst, God casts it as dung in thy face and regards it not; this is a sad condition, What joy ⟨p. 90⟩can such a man have of his life, if he hath an enlightened conscience?

Fifthly, all duties of Religion that now thou performest ¹out of a suffering condition, are not now accepted of God; thou must not think now, having avoided suffering for Gods truth, that because thou art willing to perform duties, to be diligent in some service for God, that God now accepts of thee; No, it was another work that God called thee unto, a work of suffering; seeing thou hast refused this, do what thou canst, God casts it as dung in thy face and regards it not; this is a sad condition, What joy ⟨p. 90⟩can such a man have of his life, if he hath an enlightned conscience?