Hots Plait Chriffiart behave bs m felf, &c. Sere¢. t 5. Make not a judgement of your condition from what you feel , but from what you bear, from the word of grace which now gives fen- tence on your fide. Then having this for your fupport, fearch, look back to experi. enccs,look into your fel"es what marks you can find of the truth of your faith : and in this, be fure you take hold on the promife that lies neareft to you, i e. is mofi futable to your prefent condition,as in pr int of fear to fin, Ifa, 5 0. i o. Lofinefs, Marth; I 8. I I. Poverty of fpirit, Longing and chuffing after righteoufnefs, &c. Matti), 5.3 , 4, 6. and fo one Grace and Promife will draw in all. In dependence on Chrill in he Promife,wait till he fpeaks peace and afhurance, ever fearing to offend God, efpecial!? by calling off duty, difirufling of him, charging him with folly, limitting him to time or means, knowing and affuring your (elves , that you cannot fo pleafe God in any thing as in refolved Faith to cleave to nim, and to follow him fully in the patient expe6tation of the Promife of grace and glory. Thus accepting Chrifi in the Covenant, in the ftrength of the grace thereof. Give up thy whole felf to Chrifi in a Covenant of willing unì- verfal unreferved obedience, and fay with David, Pfal. 8 %. 8. 1 will hearken whet th' .cord will fay, for he fleaketh peace to his people , that (by the power tl eof) they tisrta not again to folly.
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