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pofes they always differ. A true friend
will fometimes commend and praife
divers things in his Friend /; and 70
alro the Flatterer, in thofe whom he
followelh. The one commendeth that
which in Judgement he thinketh COM
mendable, to the end that his Friend
fhould fill proceed in Actions worthy
of Concentrations the other com.
mendeth even thofe things many times
which in Heart he doth deteft, to the
end that he may footh up the Humor
of the Party. A faithful Friend. what
he difallows in his Judgement of his
Friend, he will be earneft with him to
see the fault, to the end the Party
may amend, and give no advantage to
his Enemy. The Fatterer fomtimes,
though feldom, will alto difcommend,
but evermore trifing matters; fearing
to offend the Party, if he fhould touch
him, counterfeiting fincere Love (the
Badge of Friendfhip) and leave the
Party thus abufed, to the fcorn and re.
proach of the Adversary, reaping the
! Reward which he looked for. as the
only end Of his defre.
| do not think that there is any
Man, that either regardeth Gods Clio
ry, or efteemeth of Humane Society,
but holdeth our Art worthy to be num-
bered with the most excellent that ex>
ercifeth among Men: And therefore it
isgreat Reaton the Practicers oft fhould
be had in greater Reputation than they
be nowadays. Neither is their any
other Art wherein God fheweth his
Divine Power 70 manifeftly, as in ours /;
permitting unto us certain Rules to
work by, and increafng of them from
time to time, growing fill EDWARDS to
perfection, as the World doth towards
its end 4; and yet referveth fill unto
himfelf the managing of the whole,
that when we have done what we can,
according to skill we have already, or
may have by any thing that we may
learn hereafter, yet always will God
make it manifeft, that he alone is Lord
and Ruler Of Sea and Land That all
Storms and Tempefts do but fulfill his
Will and Pleasure, who oftentimes Ad.
miniftreth many helps beyond all ex-
pectation, when the Art of man utterly
faileth which is lively exprefed in
Pal. 107. where is nothing omitte Z
which is necefary, nor any thing af
firmed but that which the continual ex,
perience of our daily Dangers do pro
claim to be true.
0 that ,Ce echich fee his aUondro,s Work,
IN the Deep, scO,tld therefore praite tn
; Lord for his Mercies, and fhe,o forth hi
Wonders before the Children Of Men; aa
ave might once learn That the fear Of tn
Lord is the beginning Of Wydom. Mos
, undoubtedly then would our Art -four
ish, our Voyages PROPER, ant
{ have better fuccefs; yea, on
q felves would be more efteemed ant
D honored. by all Men. Whereas tn
s now Profane Lives, and bruitifh be
havior of too many Of our Employ
|" doth eclipfe Il 10 Glory Of our protection
it felt. Beside s other manifest punish
I ments, God fttiketh fome of us wit
e the Spirit of Blindnefs, as no Me-
g living, Of any Trade whatfoever, are t
e be found 70 ignorant as many of us are
So fenfelefs are we to our own defects
8 70 little de6rous to amend them Yea
Is and fome of uf of the greateft Skill ant
/. practice are 70 10th to give God hi
II due GLORY. that many times laboring
Il fupprefs it, we make Shipwreck of gu
e own Credits and Regulations, whic
v otherwife of right might acrew unto VI
,. When we haEe performed a lon
j. Voyage, of great Difficulties, wherei
Ie many a time and oft we have been 6
10 our Wits end, and know not whic
el way in the Void to turn our felve
a. God delivering us beyond our E.
1t pectations, as ctr Conferences can wi
y nefs yet when the danger is once paf)
to and that home We be come, we take
as as blemifh of bur Elimination, and
ii. great ImpeachI ent to our Credit, I
e. give God the Hraife, and yield hir
q thanks. IMAGINING that would deropat