Spiritual Peace and comfort. zq9 is the Condemnation, that Light is come into the World, and men Love Darknefs rather then Light : and come not to the Light left their deeds íhotsld he Reproved , Joh 3.2o, 2,1. But for the foul that trembleth at Gods Word, and Comes home toGod with fhame and forrow, Refolving to return no more to wicked- nefs, God is fo far fromCharginghis fins upon'him, that he never mentioneth them, as, I told you, is evident in the Cafeof the Prodigal. He makes not a poor tanners burthen more heavy byhitting him in the teeth with his fins, but makes it the Office of his Son to cafe him bydisburthening him. Many more Texts might be named (and perhaps it would not be loft labour) which TroubledSouls do mif-underhand and mu -apply : but it would make thisWriting tedious, which is already fwell'd fo far beyond my firft intention. 2. The fecond Enemy of your Peace here men- tioned, is, WfWlif under(landing andmif_applfing `Paffa ges of `Providence, Nothing more common with Troubled fouls, then upon every new Crofs and Af- flidion that befals them , prefently to think, God takes them for Hypocrites ! and to queftion their fincerity ! As if Davidand lob had not left them a full warning againft this Temptation. Do you lofe your goods ? fo did lob. Do you lofe your Children? fo did lob : and that in no very Comfortable way. Doyou lofe your Health ? to did rob. What ifyour godly friends should come about you in this Cafe., and bend all their wits and fpeeches to perfwadeyou that you are but an Hypocrite ? as lobs friends did by him ? Would not this put you harder to it? Yet could ,fob refolve , .l willnot let go mine Integrity till
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