Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 75 Anfr. Its all very true. But confider, Love bath two parts ; theone in theWill, which is commonly called afacultyof the foul, as Rational ; and this is the fame thing that I call Wilding, Accepting, (hoo- fing or Contenting : this Complacency is true Love to Chriff ; and this is the fure handingMark. The other is the Pafsionate part, commonly flid to be in the foul, as fenfitive; and this, though molt commonly called Love , yet is lets certain and conffant,and founfitter to try your Rate by,though a great duty,fo far,as we can reach it. z You muff underfarxl and well remember, that it is not every willingnefr that will prove your fince- rity. For wicked men may have flight apprehen- fions of fpiritual things, which may produce Tome flight defires and willies, which yet are fo feeble and heartlefs,that every luff and carnal defire overcomes them : and it will not fo much as enable them tode- ny the groí%ff fin. But it muff be the Prevalent part ofyour Will that God muff have : I mean agreater fhare,adeeper and larger room then any thing in the world. That is, youmuff have a higher effirimation of God, and everlafting happinefs, and Chrift, and a holy life, thenofany thing in the world : and alto your will mutt be fo difpofedhereby, and inclined to God, that ifGod and Glory to be obtained through Chriff by a holy fell-denying life,were let before you on the one hand; and the Pleafure, Profits and Honoursof the world tobe enjoyed in a wayoffin, on the other hand; you would refolvedly take the former and refufe the latter: Indeed they are thusfet before you : and upon your choice dependeth your falvation or damnation ( though that choice muff Mole from the Grace of God.) 3. `lit Y
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