510 How may we know when our atiivity Serm, 21. Lord he is God, I Kings 18. 37, 3 9. So when we pray for fire and fer- vour to come down from Heaven on our fervice, and it comes,we may cry, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of God. 2. When our ac`fivity carries us fupra (Jharam aElivitatis above the teach of any creature ; when duff is carried up on high the wind does it, when dull and allies are carried up on high in a duty, the wind of the Spirit does it ; If a Chymift diffolvc's a (tone into drops of water, w may be lure forne help higher than a creature hash helped him. If a heart of flone (hall be diffolved into drops of water in duty, it muff be forne help higher than a creatures muff do it ; m ifGa- n edes be carried up to heaven, it muU be by the help of Ysipiter if the foul be carried up toHeaven fo in a dury(that an ext ;Ge rather th.,n an aaii ity) it is by the help of the Spirit ; if our fpirit cries in a duty with fighs and groans that are unutterable, it was enabled by the Spi. rit of God, Rom. 8. 26. when we ar carried h difficulties, doubts, duties, dangers, that feem impoffible, ffibleyby reafon of the Lyons in the way, and the Lyons in the fireers, that (land open- mouthed to devour us, Pro. 26.1 3. Then to venture through all, fire, fury, faggot, this is of the Spirit of God. When Daniel fhall conti- nue ac`five in Prayer three times a day, with his windows open, that all might fee him, when there were Lyons in the way indeed, Dan. 6. i o. W 11enLrtther in outward fireights (hall have fuch inward enlarg.menrs Sleidan. that he comes off from his knees with a vicimti4, vicimtu. When he flail go to Worms to own the truth of Chrift, though all the riles upon the houles were devils. Of thefe Prayers,and Practice,& fuch like, we may fay, as Protogenes of a curious Line, none but Apelles could draw this, none but the Spirit of God could enlarge and enable to do this, 3 .When we feel and find our hearts after duty filled and fraighted with fpiritual joys,and heavenly comforts; when our foul is like a Merchants fhip returned from the Indies loaden as deep as it can fwirn,with all va- riety of Spices,and preciousCommodities;When we have fuch inward ravifhings that our heart is a little heaven,fill'd up to the brim wth joy, as our Saviour prayed for us, ?oh. i 5.i I.En joying that joy unfpeakable and full or glory,i Pet.1 .8 Heaves antidated,or Heaven before -hand ; when we have that joy which is the earneft of Gods love, t Cor.2.9, I o, .Eye bath not feen,nor ear heard, neither have entred ins o the heart of man, the things which Ged bath prepared (in this life) for th em that love him ; but God hath revealed them to us by his 'Spirit. This joy is not only the fulfilling of Chriffs Prayer,but alto the fruit of the Spi r i t,Gal.5.22. Vhe_n toe Xing bad brought his Spode into bisBride- chamber after her
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