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future to resolve and endeavour the amend-ment of whatsoever hath heretofore been a-mils in thee ; and to beg the assistance of thedivine Grace to strengthen in thee everygood purpole and resolution of heart, andto enable thee to bring it to issue and effect.And for thy security, 1 think it good Advice,to resolve so to behave thy seisin thy Retire-ments, lo to live in the secret of thy Cham-ber and Closet, as though tire Doors werethrown open upon thee, and all the Eyes ofthe World beheld thee ; as though thouU'ere’t in the Arena of a Publick Theatre,uxposed to the view of Men and Angels. Ifemember the ingenious Writer of Politickthfcourles, Boccalini , doth often divert him-self and his Reader, with facetious Reflecti-ons upon the contrivance of a Window intothe Breast ; which, if I mistake not, he fa-thers upon Ltpfius. However he may derideft,. I think it would be prudent Counsel togive and take, for every Christian. So tohve and carry it in the secret of his Heart, ash there were a Window into his Breast, thatevery one that passed by, might look inthereat, and lee all the thoughts and imagi-nations that passed there, that found any en-tertainment or acceptance with him. Forthough indeed God searches the hearts andrf> ins, and mderilandeth our thoughts afar off,

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