Spiritual) Peace and Comfort. 317 it Thews it felf in the Pafhonof Sorrow. All that have faving intereft in Chrifl, have their Judgements and Wills fo far changed, that they know they are great fnners, and that there is noway to the obtain- ing of pardon and falvation but by Chrift, and the free mercy ofGod in him ; and thereupon theyare convinced that if they remainwithout theGraceof Cbriff5 they are undone for ever: Whereupon they underflanding that Chrift and Mercy is offered to them in the Gofpel,do heartily and thankfully accept the offer,andwould not be without Chriftor change their Hopes of his Grace for all the world, and-do refolve to wait uponhim for the further difcovery of his Mercy and the workings of his Spirit, in a Confiant and Conscionable ufe of his Means, and to be Ruled by him, to their power. Is it not thus with you ? If it be, here is the Life and Subfance ofRepentance,which confifeth in this change ofthe mind and heart : and you have no Caufe toDoubt of the truth of it, for want of more deep and paf fionatehumiliation, 2. I have toldyou before how uncertain and unconfant the Paf fionate effects of Grace are, and hopeunfit to Judge by, andgiven you feveral Reafons of it. Yet I doubt not but fome work upon the A ffeetions there is, as well as on the Will and Underfianding : but with fó great diverfity of manner and degrees, that it is not fafe Judging by it only or chiefly : Is there no degree of Sorrow or Trouble that bath touched your heart for your fin orMifery? 1f your Affedions were no whit flied, you would hardly be moved to Action, toufe means, or avoid iniquity, much lefs would you fo oft com- plain as you do. 3. If God prevented thofe hainous tins
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