3. In our Affections.

4.

1. Love.

1. By loving Him for His own fake.
2. By loving others for His fake.

2. Defire.

1. By defiring Him above all Things, Pfal. Ixxiii. 25.

2. By defiring all Things of Him. 3. Hope.

1. By hoping in Him, when we have nothing else to hope in, 2 Chron, XX.

12.

2. By hoping in Him only, when we have all Things elfe to hope in.

4. Joy.

1. By rejoicing in what He is in Himself, more than in what He gives to us, Phil. iv. 4.

2. In what He gives to us, because He gives it to us.

In our Life and Converfation.

1. By doing every Thing in Obedience to His Will, 1 Sam. xv. 22. S. Matt. iv.

10.

2. And to the Glory of His Name, 1 Cor.

X. 31.

IV. Why worship GOD in Spirit?

1. This is the principal Worship commanded by His Law.

2. This is the only Worship that is agreeable to His Nature; He is a Spirit.

INFERENCES.

1. How few true Worshippers of GOD are there?

2. How hard a Thing is it?

USES.

USES.

Wherefore,

1. Worship GOD.

1. He is your Maker, Pfal. xcv. 6.

2. Your Preferver.

3. Your Redeemer.

4. And all this He is, that you might worship Him.

2. Worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. 1. All other Worship is a finful Worship, Ifa. i. 11.

2. GOD knows the Spirit, Ezek. xxxiii. 31. 3. To worship GOD in Spirit, is our Glory,

as well as Duty, Rev. v. 11. xi. 16. and xix. 4. Therefore, put not GOD off with a few Ceremonies instead of true Worship. Some Ceremonies may be used, but are not in themselves necessary to be used; but 'tis neceffary for us to worship GOD in Spirit. Let us therefore, pray, give Thanks, hear, &c. in Spirit and in Truth.

S. JOH. V. 14.

Sin no more, left left a worse Thing come unto thee.

WHAT I would obferve from these Words,

may be brought under thefe four Heads.

I. That we have All finned.

II. That Sin is the Caufe of GOD's Judg

ments.

III. How we are to behave ourselves when we are delivered from any Judgment.

IV. That GOD hath yet morfe Judgments in ftore for us, if we still go on in Sinning.

I. That we have All finned.

1. What is Sin? avouía.

1. What are the feveral Appellations of it in Scripture? It is call'd,

1. Injustice, dixia & adiniais au, Hebr.

viii. 12.

??ON, Jer.xxxi.34

2. Error; apaglia. x duasliŵr auf, Heb.

xxxi. 34. NY!! 89, Judg. xx. 16. 3 Onlamofulness chai kỳ Hoa quận Của Si un urnaão T, Hebr. viii. 12. in Hebrew it is term'd, yw. as MHDMI YUÐI 119 KW), Exod. xxxiv. 7.

2. What is the Nature of it?

Ἡ ἁμαρτία δζὶν ἡ ἀνομία, I S. Joh. iii. and contains in it these Particulars:

4.

1. Contra

1. Contrariety to GOD's Law; which Contrariety may be,

1. Habitual.

2. Actual.

2. Provocation of His Anger, Pfal. xcv. 8,
10. and cvi, 29, 32.

3. A Separation from GOD, Ifa. lix. 2.
4. A Lofs of Innocency or Righteoufnefs.
5. A Staining or Defiling of the Soul, Tit.
i. 15.

6. Guilt, or Obligation to the Penalty de-
nounc'd, Gal. iii. 10. Hence Sins are

call'd pannuala, Debts; S. Matt. vi. 12. 2. How does it appear that All have sinned ? 1. From Scripture, 1 King. viii. 46. Eccles. vii. 20. 1 S. Job. i. 8.

2. From Reason, because all defcend from Adam, Rom. v. 12. 1 Cor. xv. 22. Pfal. li. v. Ephef. ii. 3.

Homo peccator genuit hominem fine dubio peccatorem, quid de naturâ vitiatâ non nifi natura nafcitur vitiofa, id eft, peccatrix; S. Auguft.

3. From Experience; for we find by Experience, that we are all guilty, if not

of other Sins, S. Luk. xviii. 20, 21.

yet,

1. Of vain and impertinent, Jer. iv. 14.
Pfal. cxix, 113.

2. Of earthly and fenfual Thoughts.
3. Of idle Words, S. Matt. xii. 36.
4. Of inordinate and irregular Affections.
5. Of Perversenefs in our Wills.
1. In willing bad, Rom. vii. 19.
2. In not willing good Things.

6. Slipperinefs in our Memories; forget

ting,

Q 4

1. GOD'S

1. GOD's Goodness to us, fa. lvii. 11. Hebr. ii. 1.

2. Our Sins against Him, Ezek. xx. 43. 7. Formality in our Duties, not performing them,

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

With that Fervency, Rom. xii. 11.
that Sincerity, Isa. 29. 13.
that Faith, S. Fam. i. 6.
that Delight, Ifa. lviii. 13.
that Conftancy, as we should.

8. Imperfections in all our Graces, 2 S.Pet.
iii. 18.

USES.

Hence we may learn,

1. The fad Effects of the first Sin, Rom. v. 19. 2. That we have no Reason to complain of any of GOD's Judgments to us, Lam. iii, 39. 3. That no Salvation can be expected from ourfelves, Gal. ii. 16. and iii. 10.

4. That it highly concerns us to fearch our own Hearts, and view our Lives, to find out our 'Sins.

5.

of them.

6.

and endeavour to be truly fenfible

and to pass Sentence upon, and condemn ourselves for them. For,

II. Sin is the Cause of GOD's Judgments, 1. What are Judgments?

The Effects of GOD's Anger, in Soul, Body, Eftate, Name, Relations.

2. How are Sins the Caufe of GOD's Judg ments?

They are the meritorious, the procuring Cause of Judgments, which move and occafion GOD to fend them upon wicked Men, Ezra iỵ. 13. Job i. 6. Pfal. cvii, 17. Lam. i. 5, 8. and v. 16.