·-~·~- ~-~--~------ "'\ Ch3p.z.Seet 3. LotkinguntoJ"eftu. 'Book.IV.Parr.V. 8; 7 wilt pray the Father, lflnd he /haft ,~ive you ar. ;,ther c~mfortcr',tbdt he may abide with yo~t for ever. Another effect is the fcale oft he Joh.t4, 16 • Spirit; and what? haft thou not fometirnes had the feale oft he Spirit ftamped on thee? I will not fay this is abf0lutely nece!fary, but hai'r thou not fometimes been aifured of thy falvation, by a reflcxe a a of faith ? or by a W<lrk of grace habitual or actual? or by an irradiation of the Spirit on thy graces? fometimes the Spirit is pleafed to fhitie with its bright, and glorious and heavenly beames into our fouls, and then we are aifured : hence the Apoil:le prayes forthe Ephejians; that they might have the Spirit Eph.t, 17 . 18, {if revelation; and to what end? that thry might ftnow wh11t is the 19· hope ofhis catting; (i.)that they might know upon what certaine grounds and foundation their hopes were built; and hence the Pfalmift prayes for himfelfe, caufe thy face to fhine upon thy fer-· va11t; and againe, C]od be merciful ;mto m, 11nd blejfe UJ, and caufe Nd 3'· '6, hu face to fhine upon m. Selah. If the Spirit fhineupon our Plal. 6 7·'· graces, then It feales: 0 confider of this fhining-fea \ing Work, and leave not till the Spirit dart in a fpirituallight, and give thee a revelation knowledge, and perfwafion of thy effectual ca!Lng, many other reafons are ofthe Spirits miffion, but amongft them all, confider 0 my foul, and ponder on thefe few; think over Chrifts afcenfion, feffion, and miffion of the Spirit ; but in every· thought be ferious, fruitful, and particular; fay, Chrift is gone up into he11venfor me , and he iJ Jet down 111 GodJ right h11nd for me; 11nd he hath fmt down his Spirit into my heart. Oh what workings would there be within, if thou wert but lively and active in the meditations of thefe fev~ral paifages ! ------------------- SEcT. 3· Of dejiring after 'fefm in th11t refpe£f. 3· ·T Et us defire after 'fefm carrying on the great work ofour- . ~a'vation for us in thefe particulars : who feeing Chrift to afcend Ill to heaven, would not be glad to afcend up wirh him ? who feeing Chrift to fit down at the right hand of his' Father, would not be glad to lit down with him ? who feeing Chrift to T t t t t ~ fcatter,
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