14o VireElions forgetting and keeping aufwer to prayers , that they have brought con- vi }ion along with them ? and you have lien the Name of God engraven on them ? Sure it is fo with us , when through our finful negligence, we are hardly drawn to open our eyes , and fee what God is doing. Much more might we have fern if we had but obferved the workings of Providence for us. Efpecially they that are in an affliâed $ate, and have more fenfible daily ufe for God, and are awakened to feek him , and regard his dealings. I know a mercy to the body is no cer- tain evidence ofGods Love to the foul.. But yet from fuch experiences a Chriflian may have very firong Probabilities. Whenwe findGod hearing Prayers , it is a hopeful fign that we have fome Intereft in him. We may fay as A'Ianoahs wife . faid tohim , 7itdg i 3. t 3 . 1 f theLord had meant to deflroy ers, he would not have received a facrio lice at our hands nor have done all this for tu. To. have God fo near to us in all that we call upon him for and fo ready to relieve us ; as if he could not deny an earner prayer and could not endure to ft®p his ears againft our cries andgroans, thefe are hopeful figns that he meaneth us good. I know fpecial Grace is the only Certain Evi- dence of fpecial Love : But yet thefe kind of ex- periences are many timesmore effectual to refreth a drooping doubting foul , then the fureft Evi- deuces. For Evidences may be unfeen, and require a great deal of holy skill and diligence to try them, which few ha e; But thefe experiences are near us,even in our odies,and Phew themfelves;they make all our boned fay, Lord Who ù like unto thee? And
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