The Christian-man's calling: or, A treatise of making religion ones business. Wherein the nature…

Truly God is as jealous in his Courts under the Gospel as he was under the Law. Christ, whose eyes are as a flame of fire, walks in the midst of the Golden Candlesticks throughout the World; He observes how holy duties are performed, and how his holy day is sanctified; When two or three ⟨p. 341⟩are gathered together in his name, he is in the midst of them, Mat. 18.20. He is in the midst of us, to behold our inward and outward carriage in his Courts; he observeth in praying, what confessions are made of sin, with what confusion of face, and contrition of heart, what petitions are put up for grace and pardon, with what integrity of spirit, and fervency of affection. He observeth in hearing, whether men hear with attention suitable to that word which is able to save their souls, whether men receive the truth in the love of it, whether they resolve on subjection, and to give themselves up to that form of Doctrine which is given down to them, or whether men hear Sermons as Children turn over books merely for the gays that are in them; He goeth down into the garden of Nuts, to see the fruits of the Valley, Cant. 6.11. He seeth the rotten bough of Hypocrisy, the leaves of profession, without the fruits of an answerable conversation, He seeth all thine unripe, sour, indigested duties.

Truly God is as jealous in his Courts under the Gospel as he was under the Law. Christ, whose eyes are as a flame of fire, walks in the midst of the Golden Candlesticks throughout the World; He observes how holy duties are performed, and how his holy day is sanctified; When two or three ⟨p. 341⟩are gathered together in his name, he is in the midst of them, Mat. 18.20. He is in the midst of us, to behold our inward and outward carriage in his Courts; he observeth in praying, what confessions are made of sin, with what confusion of face, and contrition of heart, what petitions are put up for grace and pardon, with what integrity of spirit, and fervency of affection. He observeth in hearing, whether men hear with attention sutable to that word which is able to save their souls, whether men receive the truth in the love of it, whether they resolve on subjection, and to give themselves up to that form of Doctrine which is given down to them, or whether men hear Sermons as Children turn over books meerly for the gays that are in them; He goeth down into the garden of Nuts, to see the fruits of the Valley,