4 3 42, Direatons forgetting and keeping eth knowledge, tocomprehend the height,&breath, and length, and depthof his Love : and eking to underhand the things that are given you of God, A cknowledgcGods general Love to Mankind, b(ytil in his Gracious Nature, and Common Providenccs , and Redemption byChrift, and deny not his F. iiecial Mercies to your fell, but dwell in the itudy of the Riches of Grace, and thus the way to come to the Joyof the Holy Ghoil. 2. 1 have told you before what the witnefs of the Spirit is, and what is the or- dinary miftake herein. If you have the Graces and holy operations of the Spirit, you have the witnefs of the Spirit, whetheryou know it or nor. . If by your own doubtings you have deprived your felf ofthe Joyofthe Holy Ghoil,bewail it, anddo fo no more ; but do not therefore fay you have not the Holy Gboil. For the Holy C boil oftenworks Re- generation and Holinefs, before he works any fenfi- ble Joys. 4. You have !bale hope of falvation by Chrift left in you : Yoube not yet inutter difpair : And is it no Comfort to you to think that you have yet any Hope ? and are not quite pail all Remedy ? It may be your forrows may fo cloud it that you take no notice of it : but I know 17 ou cannot have the left Hope without force anfwerable Comfort. And may not that Comfort be truly r.'.c Joy of the Holy Uhoft? 5. And for Communionwith God , let me ask you Have you no recourfe to him by Prayer in your flraits ? Do you not wait at his mouth for the Law and directionofyour life ? Have you received no holy defires, or other Graces from him ? Nay, are you fure that you arenot a member of Chrift, who is one withhim ? How can you then fay,
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