• !o.4 f· bllll,>.J. "10.3.8. dio.t..t o. tlo.15,2.6, '/£f•y "·'· Ofthe S& NDING Sen~; we are ine£,,bt, to relolve us : which is the fccond fignification, and[~ is turned4dvoctite, or coun(dior (x Ioh.z.x.) And theHoly Ghojllooketh tob;~c <ti"] f~;~r both: for coun(eH, as well as forcon(olation: f~r both; he is good forbothe~~~r, many arcHts ufes : and therefore He rhmkerh mucnto be fem for, but for on a,. He were goodfor not~ing e~fe. If we be indoubt,He is able torefolveus :if pc~' f:~: ed, to adv1fe andtogu1de : 1f we know notbow;to frame ourpetttton forus·Jtp · k . ' f 1'. b A d 1 r . wee ,notvnot, to teaw; i we 1 orget, to remem er us : n nor on yone U1e (as w~ pi· tic) if we be out of heart, tocomfort .u. lanAna, becaufe His ufes bemany,His types are fo. •Water fometimes,fomerim b fn :One while c winde,one wltoile doyntment: and according to our feverail Wanes we to fend to Him, forjirnowatme; for winde, to coole; for watrr, toclen{crts. 6 15 oyle,rofupple~U •.And,asHisTypes,[oHisnAmes : the 'Spiritoftmth, rhcfspi~: o( corm(ell,the Sptrtt of holmtjfe,rhe Spmt of comfort : And accordmg tO His feverall fawlties, we to invowe(or call for) Him, by that name, that is molHorourufeor prefent occafion. For all thefe, He lookcs, we ll10uld fend for Him. . Our error is, ~s if He were ~ndy foi:oneufe or office; for comfort alone:fo,in all others,we let Him alone; and1.f never m heaV!nes? nev:er looke afrer Him,orcare once to heare of H1m. But, He 1s for advto·e, and dHechon alfo. No lelfePAr"/e– t~U, acormfellor, than Paraclettu, acomforter : He is not fentby CHars r,rocom_ fort only. !c may fee,bythevery.nex.twords : thefirftrhingHedorh,whenHee cornmetb, IS, He fhall reerove; Whlcb IS farre from comforting. But {<nt Hee is as well to meditate with us, for Go n :as,withGon, for us. Gon, p., 4 ci 1 /"' His Sollicitor, to call on us for our duty; as our PAracletm, orComforter, tommifie; llS comfert, in time of need. · Our manner is, we love to bee left to our felves, in our confultarionstoadvi(e with flell1 and bloud; thencetotake our direction, all our life: and, when wemull: part, then fend for Him, for a \inlecomfort, and there isall the ufe, we have of Him. But, be that will havecomfort from Him,muft alfo takeCOtii'Jfe!! of Him; haveufe or :Aim as well againft error and finfulllife, as againft heavintjfeof minde. If nor,here is your doome: where you have had your cot~nfell, there feekeyour comfort: he that harh bl:ene your Cot~n{ellour, all the rime of your life, let him be your Comforter,at the houre of your death. And good reafon: He will not beParaclettl{ at halves; to fiand by at all elfe,and O[\lyto be fent for,in our infirmitie. Bafeitis,to fend for Him,ncverbut when in extreme need:but,even otherwifeex: tr.e <4[ttmnecejfitatu, for en~ertaioing of acquaintance and to grow familiar, as weufe tOdoe thofe, we delight in. Theword[ .Jt.•' ] giverh as much: He fhould bcneereUl, by us, one ordinary; pot a ftranger, to call or fend for agreat way o!f. It is foexpe– dienr, that He may know us throughly, and we Him: the bell: and neerell: wayro findelure comfort, when moft we l11all ne~d it. Fqr he that fhould minill:er irfound· ly indeed, had needbe familiar!y acquaintedwith the ll:ate ofour foules,that he may be ready and ripe, then, To goeto aLar>Jyers rcading,andnot heare it, fervcsusnot for our worldly doubts: norro heare thePhyjicke Lec111re, forthe complaints ofour bodies. No: we make themParacletDs, we call them to us, wequellionwit/J them in particular, we have privateconfcrenGe, about our ellate;. Onely, forour foules ~ff.1ires, it is enough to take our directions in open Churches, and theredehveredm groffe :. private conference we endure not; a Par&cletm there, we need not. One we muff: have, to know throughly the ftate of our lands or goods : One w~ mull have, entire!y acquainted with the llate ofour body : In our foules, it holderh nor. 1f1y no more: it were good it did. We make him a llranger, all ourlifelong ;He i~ PAraclttm(as they ;vere WOf1t to pronounce him;) truly Paraclitm, one whom we dulmed,and loqked over our ll1oulders at: Andthen,in our extremity, fode~ly He IS J'aracletru ; we feeke,and fend for Hi.n,we would come alittle acquainted wa!l Hlrn· !'htth.•s-~:. But, rakeweheedof 'l{s(cio v.s; it isatrueanfwer: Wetakeroolirrlcatllne,Jo breedacquaintAnce in. Nefde vos (I feare) they finde, that fo r~eke Him : l'4rAC I· ttu, they doe not l Paraclii~U, rather~ !his
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