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2. That there is some inward principle or motive ex•••g men to this Service, when they do attend it. All that pretend to Religion do not thus order their Conversation. Many that call themselves Christi••• live like Heathen, or worse, and so bring reproach on their Profession. And there is a corrupt principle in the hearts of all men, which ali•• pates them from Gods Service, and fills them with prejudices against it. Now, in all humane actions; there is something that instigates men to do them: •ll external actions of men are Imperate actions, and ••ppose the Elicit acts of the Will, which hath ••de an Election of them, which denominates ••em Voluntary; and that supposeth the foregoing judgment of the Understanding, and the consequent •••itation of the Affections. There is some reason •t prevails with the man in his deliberations, that ⟨p. 482⟩engageth him; for herein men differ from brute Brutes are moved by their Affections, but these […] moved by mere sense and instinct; but, thou•• man be acted by his Affections, yet these are in••• gated by reason and election. How-often therefore are men called upon to Consider? Psal. 119 59. 39. 3. Isa. 1. 3.

2. That there is some inward principle or motive ex•••g men to this Service, when they do attend it. All that pretend to Religion do not thus order their Conversation. Many that call themselves Christi••• live like Heathen, or worse, and so bring re•roach on their Profession. And there is a corpt principle in the hearts of all men, which ali pates them from Gods Service, and fills them with prejudices against it. Now, in all humane actions; there is something that instigates men to do them: ll external actions of men are Imperate actions, and ppose the Elicit acts of the Will, which hath de an Election of them, which denominates em Voluntary; and that supposeth the foregoing dgment of the Understanding, and the confequent itation of the Affections. There is some reason t prevails with the man in his deliberations, that