Spiritual Perfeçtiot7. 457 cellent. David's firft and laft Wayes 2 Sam. 23. s, were molt Excellent ; fee his Divine I Pet. 2.9. Frame near his End : Although my hoof 2Chron.17.3. be notfo with god, yet he hath made with me an everlafling Covenant, order'd in all things, and fore : this q4 all my defre, al. though he make it not togrow.NewConverts When call'd out of Darknefs into the mar- -yellow Light of the Go.#el, are more zea- IOW in their oppoftion to Sin, and more Äaive and Chearful in the Service of God. The bitternefs of Repentance before Reconciliation , Caufes an Ab. horrence of Sin. They remember the Prayers and Tears , the Anxieties of Confcience, the Refliefs Hours that Sin 'soft them. As one that is Paved from dire that was wady to devour him, re- tains fo ffrong an Impreffìon of the danger that makes him fearful ever af- ter. They are fill'dwith the Affe&ions of Love and Thankfulnels to God, and Glorifie Mercy that fpar'd them, when Juftice might have deftroy'd them. When no Eye had Compaffion, and no Relief was afforded in their extreme Mifery : when they lothed themfelves, frighted' with the Image of Satan prin- ted on their Soul, then God did regard them with tender AffeEion : when they fled from him , then he did overtake them
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