1ea Book IV. Part.4. LoJking UrJtn :fcfus. Chap.2.Seet.2 ---· ven is lik! a drawn mt., caft intHhe fen , which -when it isfull, men draw .to land; what is this divine trade of ours but a fpiritual ' fi{bing ? the world is a fea, fouls like fillies fwim at liberty in this deep, and the nets of wholcfome doetrine are they that draw up fome to the {bore of grace, and glory. 21. Upon this miracle, the Difciple whom 'frfm lovrd,foid Nnto Peter,it is th.1 Lord, {ohn ·is more quick-eyed than all the reft, he confiders the miracle, and him that wrought it; and prefently he conclrades, it iJ the LorJ; 0 my foul meditate on the myftery of chis difcovery; ifever foul be converted andbrought home to Chrift, it i&' the Lord ; but oh whither is Chrift gone, that we have loft fo long his converting .prefence r oh for one apparicion of J efus Chrift 1 till then we may preach our hearts out, and never nearer; do what we can, fouls will to hell, except the Lord break thei r careere; Minifiers can do no more but tel_!, thus and thus mc.1 may be faved; and " thus, and thus men Will be damned; he that beleeveth on the Son Jtih-3 .3"'• :1: dh h b fl h.eth eternal b) e, an . e t at eleeveth not the Son /htzll not f e life; 'but when they have faid all th~;y can, it is onJy God muft give · the bleffing: Oh what is preaching without Chrifts prefence? -one bearing what mighty (cates Scanderbags fword had done, he fent for it, and when he faw it, is this the frmd (faid he) that hillth donef uch gret~t exployts ? what•s this [wordmore thtm tm] other [word? 0 (fayes Sc.mderbag) I fent thee my [word, but not my t.trme thillt did ht~ndle it ; fo Miniilers may ufe the' fwo rd of the Spirit, the Word ofGod, but if the Spirits arme benot with it, they may brandiili it ~:very Sabbath to little purpofe ; when all is done, ifever any good be do:1e, it is thr L nrd. N fooner 'fohn obferves the miracle, tha t a multitude of fi llieswere caught and uken, but he tells Peter of a blelfed difcovery, it is the Lord.--- 3· Upon this difcovery, Peter throws himfe!fe int <? tbe fea; 0 the fervent love he carryes towards Chrift ! if he but heareof his Lord he will run through fire and water to come unto him ; C ·s fo true is that of the Spoufe, many waters cannot quench love, nel- , anr. _ -7• ther: Cttn t he floods drown it; if a ma~ wouldgive all the fubffar. ce -of his ho11[e for love, it wo1tld uttrrly be contemned. Ifl love Chrift, Jcannotbutlongfor communion and fellow£hipwithChrift ; Ub' tunqtte [11!> wherefoever thou art 0 bief{ed Sav iour giveme no more happinef[e eri: oJ.gmine than to be with thee, 1f on the earth I would trave!Ja} and night to - ~e[u,&'>· Aug. eome unto thte, tfon the fell with Pturl would[wim unto thee, if ~]ding
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