Lee king unt81tfus. Bool;.V. 1129 it on flame ? no comfort of the Spirit, no joy in the holy Ghofl:.?-Sou/-Yes! metbinh I feel it now begin to work, the Spirit that hath breathed this prayer iri to me comes in as Comforter; oh now that I relaize Chrifis coming and my refunedion, I cannot but conclude wich Davia, there- J>i 1 6 ffirt mJ he~rt u glad, and my glory rejoJceth, and my f/4h alfo {bAit a ' 1 ·9· reft in hope. Oh what an earndl is this ? what a piece hath the Spirit put into my hand of the great fum promifed? not onely that be in great mercy promifed me heaven , but-benufe he doth not put me inro a prefent poffeffion, he now gives me an earnefi of my future inheritance. Why_, furely all is fure, unleffe the earnefi deceive me; and what? fhall I difpute the truth of the earnefi ? oh God forbid ! the fiamp is too well known to be mifirufied; this feal cannot be counterfeit, becaufe it is agreeable with the Word ; I find in my felf an hope, a tme finccrc hope, though very weak : I find upon trial that I am regenerate , that I look and long for the fecond coming of Jefu~, that I love his appearance even before hand : that my works t-hough imperfeCt are finccre and true, that I believe on the Name of the Sonne of God; and fldh and blood could never work thefc duties or thefe graces in me 1 it is onely that good Spirit of my God , which bath thus fealed me up to the day of redemption. Away, away defpair, trouble me no longer with amufing thoughts; I will henceforth (if the Lord inable) walk confideHtly, and chearfully in the firength of this affurance, and joyfLdly exp~d: the full accomplifhment of my happy contraCt from the hands of Chrift. The Lord i4 my portion·, therefore Wi/J I hope in him; _ the Lord is good to them thlltwait fur him, to the foul thAt (ee'k!th Lam,3.~4, him; it is good that I both hope and quittlpvaitforthe{al-vation of 2.5, the Lord.- It isgood that I hope to the end, for the grMe that is l' :.6 , to be 6rought llnto mt ott tht revelation of Jefm Chrift. · 1 «.I.lJ· .. . Eeeeeec S.nCT·5~
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=