2 ViieEliofs forgetting and keeping feem contemptible in their eyes. It is none of my bufinefs now, to give any advice, for the furthering ofthisConvid.ion or Humiliation: But the Cafe i hand is ; Howa Sinner may attain to afetled Peace of Confcience, and f Me competent meafure of the ?oyof the holy Ghofi, who hath been convinced of Sin and ;Wife?' , and long made a ProfefonofHolinefs , bdtt liveth in continual doubtings oftheir fncerity,.andfears of Gods wrath, becagfe of an exceeding Deadnefs of fpirit, and a want ofthat Love to God, and Delight in hin;, andfweetnefs in Duty, and witnefs of theSpirit, and Communion withGod, and other the like Eviden- ces zrí ich arefound in the Saints. How far the party is right Qr wrong in the Difcovery_ofthefe "Wants, I nowmeddle not. Whether they judge rightly or wrongly, the Dire6tioi s may belt feful to them. And thoughI purpofely meddle not with theunhumbled, that feel not the want ofChriít and Mercy, yet molt that fats may be ufeful to all that profefs the Chritli- an faith. for I flail Rudy fo to avoid the extreams in my doctrinal Dire Eons , as ,may: conduce to your efcaping the defperate extreams of Vngrounded Comforts, and Califefs Terrous in your own fpirit. Ofmy Direc`lions, the aft {hall be only General, and the ref} more particular : And in all of them I mutt intreat you, 1. rfo obfervé the Order and Method,, as well as theMatter ; and that youwould pi adife them in the fame order as I place them. 2. A.nd.to remember that it is not only comfortable words, but it is DireElions for your own practice which here I prefcribe you ; And therefóre that it is not the bare Readingofthem that will Cure you : but ifyou mean tohave the benefit of them, you mull bellow
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