Ways cf Pleafaittñefs. 67 tipon his joys and mar them, efpeciallÿ if S F rz nz: Any grievóús calamities befal the finner, or III. if death and judgment ate prefented to his `'vj view; tetrör arid anguifh then take hold of him and the wounds of his fpirit are intòler- able. Though very Often during a courfe of profperity then do not know the terrors òf'the Lord, the unùtterable griefs of art awakened confcience, yet no ohe Who giveth himfelf leave to think ferioufly on fo impor- tant a fubje± but muff be convinced there is à reality in them, and his own heart will tell him the ways of fin lay a foundation for felf -reproaches which are very grievous, too dear a price for short- lived criminal plea- fures. You fee now wherein the principal pain and uneafinefs that followeth fin, and on the other hand wherein the pleafantnèfs of wif- dom's ways conffteth, the one in felf-con- demnation, the other in felffapprobation. Thefe are pleafures and pains very intimate, the fpring of them is in our own hearts, their operations are immediate, there is no intervening diftance to abate their force; we need not gó far to feek our comforts, and we cannot fhun our forrows, for how can we fly from our own thoughts ? It muff be F 2 a great
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