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 capacities. Rom. vii 18. Col. iii. 18.-24.

Exh. 21. Be strong in the grace that is in Christ; be not satisfied with small measures of grace; use all proper means for growing in grace and keeping it in lively exercise; without the exercise of grace ye can do nothing to purpose, either in performing duties; subduing corruptions, resisting temptations, or bearing afflictions, &c. Have a care of spiritual sloth, unwatchfulness: daily make use of Christ for quickening your graces. John i. 16. 1 Pet. i. 5,—9. 2 Pet. iii. 18.

Exh 22. Look and fix your affections right: love not the world, nor any earthly comfort immoderately: Give your heart's love to precious Christ above all things, who is only worthy of your chief desires. Col iii. 1, 2. I John ii. 15, Mat. xxii 27.

Exh. 23. be not vain or proud of any temporal thing; neither riches or honour, beauty, strength of body, parts nor gifts of the mind, nay, not of grace itself: all earthly possessions and goods are uncertain, vain and liable to innumerable chances and changes Eccl. i. 2, 14.

Exh, 24, Be moderate in all things in,