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Now, forasmuch as many things are ſo troublesome, and one thing is ſo very needful, let us ever be ſeeking that needful thing, which we muſt learn by hearing of the word of God whereby faith, without which it is impossible to please God, Heb. xi. 9. may be begotten and nourished in the hearts of men, Rom. x. 17. As for all other things, whether they be honours, promotions, pleasures, or whatsoever else, they ſerve only for the maintenance of this present life, they are but ſhort, and also very ſubject to mutability: But the word of God is the food of the ſoul, the bread of life, that immortal ſeed, which bringeth forth fruit unto eternal life, 1 Pet. i. 13.—Let the word of God be precious to us, because it is ſo permanent; for heaven and earth ſhall pass away, Luke xxi. 23. but the word of God endureth for ever, 1 Pet, i. 25. If we make choice of any other thing besides, it must be taken from us, or we must be taken from it; but if we make choice of this one thing, it ſhall never be taken from us, neither in this life, nor the life to come. The Lord grant, that we be not only hearers, but doers of the word, James i. 22. Amen.
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