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Sixthly, in the people of God there should be seriousness mixed with cheerfulness, and the mixture ¹of both these makes Religion beautiful; for if professors of Religion will be merry, they presently run into a lightness, and vanity of Spirit; and if they think to be serious, they presently grow dumpish and sullen; but if we could do so, be so cheerful in our way, as to manifest seriousness, and so serious, as to manifest cheerfulness, this will be a mighty convincement to the world.

Sixthly, in the people of God there should be seriousness mixed with chearfulness, and the mixture ¹of both these makes Religion beautiful; for if professors of Religion will be merry, they presently run into a lightness, and vanity of Spirit; and if they think to be serious, they presently grow dumpish and sullen; but if we could do so, be so chearful in our way, as to manifest seriousness, and so serious, as to manifest chearfulness, this will be a mighty convincement to the world.

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Seventhly, the men of the world cannot be humble in the increase of gifts; but the more increase ¹of gifts Gods people have, the more humble they should be. They shall see since the people of God did close one with another, they are increased in gifts; a poor boy, or girl, or servant, that understood nothing before, now they can understand more, and with their understanding their hearts are more humble then before; this is a great convincement, That in the exercise of your gifts, there may not appear much of your selves, but much of God, is that you should much labour after in the exercise of your gifts; let them see that God hath acquainted you with such divine mysteries, as should make them admire; Gods people should not only labour to have words that are flat, but to have such gifts, as that they should know the secrets of God, and of their own hearts, and of the hearts of others. You know when he in