Heaven taken

1. Because they never had a principle of spiritual life^*. Things that move from a principle of life are constant, as the motion of the pulse: but things artificial are apt to be at a stand, and their motion ceaseth. As a clock when the weights are hung on, goes; but take off the weights, and it stands. So the Apostate never moves in Religion, but for gain and applause; and when these weights are taken off, he is at a stand, he goes no further. That branch must needs wither that hath no root to grow upon.

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2. Men throw off all violence, and degenerate into Apostasy, because they never did duties of Religion with delight. St. Paul delighted in the Law of God in the inward man, Rom. 7. 22. It was ⟨p. 110⟩his Heaven to serve God. A man that delights in pleasure will never give over: but the Apostate never had any true delight in the ways of God; he was rather forced with fear, than drawn with love: he served a Master that he never cared for; no wonder then he leaves his service.

2. Men throw off all violence, and degenerate into Apostasie, because they never did duties of Religion with delight. St. Paul delighted in the Law of God in the inward man, Rom. 7. 22. It was ⟨p. 110⟩his Heaven to serve God. A man that delights in pleasure will never give over: but the Apostate never had any true delight in the waies of God; he was rather forced with fear, than drawn with love: he served a Master that he never cared for; no wonder then he leaves his service.