Spiritual Peace and Comfort, i S Chria, is more ufeful then they that fperid mat their time to perfwade you of your fincerity, and give you comfort'. 3. But fpecially lay Out your thoughts more in the moil ferious Confiderations of thofe things which tend to breed and . feed thole particular (2, races which you- would have increaied, Objths and moving Rea fons kept much upon themind by ferious thoughts, are the great engine appointed bath by nature and by trace to turn about the foul of man. Thoughts are to your foul, as taking in the Air, and Meat and Drink to your body. Micas confidered do turn the foul into their own Nature. Such as are the things that you moft think and confider ofCE mean in purfuance of them) fuch will you be your felf.Confideration; frequent ferious Confideration, is Gods... great infirument to convert the foul and to confirrn it : to get grace, and to keep it,and increafe it liany foul perish for want of Grace, it's ten to one it is mainly for want of frequent and ferious Confidera.- tion. That the moll of us do b;nguif1-1 under fuch weaknefies, and attain to final] degrees of Grace, is for want of lober frequent confideration, We knownot how great things this would do, if ir were but faithfully managed. This then is mine advice, Whenyou feel fo great a want offaith and love (for tilde be the main Graces for trial and ufe) that doubt whether you have any or none, lay bis,thofe doubting thoughts awhile, and prefently go and let your feif to confider of Cods Truth, Goodnefs, Amiablenefs, and Kind heartednefi to miferable un- worthy finners think what he is in hirtifelf, and what he is to, you and what he bath done for -you, p4 ap.4
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