450 Book IV. dage, but a chaine of heavenly J>earles to adorne your fouls. . !2.!f.efl. 1 , Oh but how fhould we carry on the work, the yoake, the duty, the praCl:ife ofpiety, and of Religion ·plcafantly? I anfwer. An f. I. Be fure to keep the heart right and upright within; let aU we do be in uncerity, and let all we are in refpeCl: of the inner man be at peace within ; fenfe, and reafon can tell us, that ac. cording to the temper within, fo there is th~ relitbing of things without; he that aCl:s in fincerity, aRd hath peace Within, can eafily go through the duties that are required without, with joy and comfort. . 2 . Exercife faith in the work a~d office of th_e holy Ghoft ; I meane that work and office to whtch the holy Ghoft is defigned, by the Father, and the Son, both to help his people, and to be the Comfortor ofhis people. I. The holy Ghoft is deGgned to 'kom. s. 2.6. help his peo~le_; Jjk_ewife the Spirit. helpeth our infirmities; the ,. rTv~a.v-m..tt,u.- word in the Ongtnal * doth properly tmply 1i.1ch an hdp, as when ~a.vsra.'t. an other man of ftn:ngth and abilir:y fteppeth in, to fuftaine the burthen, that lyeth upon weak fhoulders; why, this makes Chrifts burthen light, we do not beare all the weight, for the _~ holyGhoft puts under his fhoolder. 2. TheholyGhoftisdeJol!. 14. :6. figned to comfort his people. Cbrift calls him the Spirit, the amb 5· :6. Comfortor; becaufe he brings in a kind offpiritual joy, and fpiritual comfort. Marke, it is not a natural, but a fpiritual joy. Oh what a vaft difference is there betwixt tho comforts ofa earn: aJ heart, and the comforts of the godly P the one comes from a little mea~e, or drink, er creature-vanity; but the other comes from the exercife offaith, about the office of the holy Ghoft, who is deGgned to this work.? furely here is •he way to carry on duty ! fweetly,and comfortably,and with delight(i.)ro be in the exmife offaith on the work and office. of the holy Ghoft, as he is our 1 Per.. :. 9· helper and Comfortor,' r Pet. 2. 9. 3. Undc:rftand what is in Chriftian Religion, and in the praCl:ife of it to caufe delight. As --- I . In every duty and gracious aCl:ing of it, ther,e is more of the glory ofGod than in the whole frame of heaven, and earth befides; herein h: "'}Fa; her gkrjfied that;oubearonuch {mit, Joh. J 5· 8. Oh ifwe butthus looked act he profeffion, and pradife of
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