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2. To those that are truly Godly: be you Exhorted to preserve the power of Godliness in times wherein there is little of it to be found. And to move you hereto, Consider;

1. The Glory of God is now peculiarly concerned in your so doing. When there are but a few that seek his honour, it is a special call to all such as are truly Godly, to stand up and appear for it. Certainly, if you have any spark of real goodness in you, if you prefer the Glory of God above all, and do cordially desire that all men would seek it, it cannot but put you upon being the more careful to your selves about it. When the Lord Jesus Christ hath but a few Friends in the world, and there are so many that dishonour him, they that are indeed his friends, are loudly called upon the more eminently to appear so; and you cannot otherwise show your selves true and faithful to him. When ••ere were a great many pretend•d Disciples that deserted Christ, and walked no more with him, he put that close question to the twelve, Joh. 6. 67. Will ye also go away? When the Ten Tribes revolted from the true worship of God, and turned aside to Jeroboam's Superstition and Idolatry, God gave that admonition to the Kingdom of Judah, Hos. 4. 15. Though thou Israel play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend. And when the body of that people had ⟨p. 158⟩turned from God, and made them a Golden Calf, and prostrated themselves to that, Moses calls aloud to the people, as, Exod. 32. 26. Who is on the Lords side? let him come unto me. And we find that the Tribe of Levi presently appeared, and they obtained a blessing upon it. Hereby is a special advantage afforded you, to approve your selves sincere, and upright in heart, and to bring much glory to God.