Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 2'7 p4iag u rightjf44gernent upon tbe felveu thereupon. Let{ l fhould make fad any foul that--ßád would' not have fad,,let me defier you to obkrve, t . That I fay but ofmojt Profeffars, not all : Fier I doubt not but God may hide his face for fame time from force of the hoie'f and wifeff of Believers, for feveral and great reafons. z. Do but well obferve moil of the humble obedient Chriftians that youknow to lie un- der any longand fad diftrefs ofrñind,and youwil find that they are generally ofone of the two forementi oned forts : either to ignorant as not to know well what faith is,or.what the conditions ofthe Covenant are, or what is the extent ofthe promife, or the full fuflìciency of Chriffs fatisfaciion for all finners, or what are the evidences by which they may try them- felves : or elfe they arc Melancholy perfons, whofe fancy is Rill moieifed with thefe perturbing vapour, and their underfiandings foclouded anddillempered, that Reafon is not free. And fo common is this later, that in my obfervation,ofall the Chritlians that have lived in any long and deep difirefs of mind, fix ifnot ten for one have been deeply Melancholy ; except thofe that feed their troubles by difobedience. So that befides thefe ignorant and Melancholy perfons, and diforderly declining Chrflians, the number of wounded fpirits I think is very fmall,in comparifonof the rea. Indeed ir is ufual for many at,or Ihortly af- ter their firit change to be under trouble and deep fears : But that is but while the fenfe of former fin is frail upon their hearts. rt he fudden difcovery of fo deep a guilt, and fo a great danger,which a man did never know before, mutt needs amaze and affright the foul and ifthat fear remain long where right means
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