Ver.4. in spiritual Experience. 173 An/W. The Law of God had laid hold LOU ? Inc, and 11ain me; I found my felt thereby a woful lìnner, yea, overwhelmed with theguilt of tin. Every moment I exptded Tribulation and wrath from the hand ofGod ; My fore ran in the night and Leafed not, and my foul refufed comfort. How if it thin that you are thus delivered, that you .tre n, more fad? Where haveyou found eafi and peace ? have you been by any means delivered, or did your trouble wear of and ¿part of its, own accord ? Anfw. Alas no ; had I not met with an effectual Remedy, I had funk and everlaftingly periihcd. What court did you take ? flnfw.I went unto him by Jefus Chritl againft whom I have finned, and have found him better unto me, than I could ex- pcA or ever fhould have believed , had not he overpowrtd my heart by his Spirit. Inilead of wrath which I feared, and that jufily becaufe I had deferved ìr, he laid unto me in Chritt, fury is not in rite. For a long time I could not believe it; I thought it impoffible that there fhould be mercy and piidoia for me, or WI a one as I. But he flill fupported me, Come- times by one means, fbmetimes by another : untill taking my foul near to himfclf, fie caufed me to fee the folly of my unbe- lieving heart, and the vilenefsof the hard thoughts I had of him, and that indeed there is with him forgivencßand plow- -rut Redemption. This hath taken away all my (orrows , and given me quietnefs with Reff and Affurance. But are you fure now that this is fòß may you not pop(' be deceived ? Anfw. Sayes the foul; I have not th,e leali furnicion of any . luch matter ; and ifat any time ought dot-h arife to that pur- pole, it is quickly overcome. But how are )ou confirmed in this perfwafon ? 4infro. That fenfe of it which I have in my heart that fweetneß and refs which I have experience of, that influence it hath upon my foul , that 'Oblkatìon I find laid upon meby it unto all thankful Obedience ; that Relief, Supportment and Confolation that it hath afforded me in tryals and troubles, in the mouth of the Grave, and Entrancesof Eternity, all an= Z 3 fwering
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