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man
mull
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Whentvefeelc
outirivesvea&
wctnuft
got to
the glnriout
ßreagthof-
God.
.
a
Cor.tz.xo.
t Pew. f.
fpirit , and
he !hall
doe
theft
and
much more.
3. Mark
here,
What
it
is
that
muff
be
firengthened,
even
the
inner
man.
If
the foule, and the
life
of
grace
in
the
foule be
firong, then
nothing
(hall
be able
to
fubdue
us.
While
job
had his inward
than
ftrengthened, what
evills
did
he
equally and
meekly
fuftaine
It
is
truethat
Solomon
faith, Prov.
r
8. 14.
The
Spirit of
a
man
well
beare his
infirmity, bat
a wounded
Spirit
who
can
&Ire± And we
fee
by
expe-
rience
while our
mindes are
quiet
and
comfortable,
great
things
cannot
prevaile fo
with
us, as trifles
when it
is
downe,
when
the
ftrength
of
it faileth. Even
as
merchants while their
eflate
is
fafe,
they
care
not for
trifling
dammage
:
So
a
Chriflian
while
his foule
and mind are
untouched,
he careth not much what
can befall him,
he
is
able to beare it, for
his principal!
is
not impaired.
All
men
naturally leek
to
make
them
felves
ftrong
in
the
flab
and
outward
man,
and build Babels
again(
God,
to
be
flrong
in
riches and
in
the
arme
of
flcfh: Such
Nimrods
are
counted the onely
men
of
might,
and
of
ability,
fubftantiall men. But
the
wifdome
of
a
Chriflian
is
to
make his foule
thong
in
the Lord
:
Let
the outward man
peril!), fo
the inner man
be
reamed
daily,firengthened with all
might,
through
his
glorious power,unto allpatience
and
long
fuffering with
joy
fulneffe.
Wherefore
prize this
flrength
of
the
inner man above
all things;
this
is
the glory
of
a
Chriflian,
to
walke
in
the ftrength
of
the Al-
mighty,
and
to
have him
a rocke
of
defence;
the
Saints have con
-
fefled
it
to
his
praifc,
that
in
him they have done valiantly, and we
neg-
led
to
fanótify
the name
of God,if
we
grow not to
likeconfeffìon
with
them.
Againe,could
we
get our
eyes cleered
to
fee
him our ftrength,
it
would breed
in us
fuch courage
thattiothing
fhould quaile us, wee
would
fay
with thePfalmift,
If
t
were
in
the
Shadow
of
death,
j
would
feare nothing,
God
is
with me, what
can
beagainit
me
!
A
graine
of
this inward
fpirituall
flrength
is
worth
all
natural!, bodily flrength,
both
in its
nature,and kind,
and
Gods acceptation
:
It
is
immortali
flrength,
and
groweth
and encreafeth
tillit
bring
forth
judgement
into
villory,as
agrame
of
muflardfeed.
It
is
of
an invincible nature,
and
can
never be broken
wholly,
and lofe
all
life, but
it will
in
the
end
outwraftle and
breake inpieces
all
oppofite flrength
and fland for
ever,
when
all
Creatures
faile, and
all
outward ftrength
falles us.
4.
Here we
fee, Whither
we
muffgoe when
we
finde
our
felves
weak
and
void
offirength
,
even
to
this
fountaine,
the glorious
flrength
ofGod.
Hither
we
mull
have recourfe: And there
is a
double
bucket
with
which
we may draw this ftrength
to
worke
in
us;
i.
Poverty
of
fpirir,Con-
fcience
of
our
weakneffe,
When
tam
weak
(faith
the
A
poftle)
then
am
i
(bang;
If
we
empty
our
fclves
of
our felves,
that
ftrength
of
God
(hall fill
us
and dwell
in
us.
z. We
have faith, which we
muff
caft,
up asthis
goeth downe.
We
are
kept
by
the power
of
God
to
falvation.
But
one
might
fay
; how
(hall we
get this
power worke
in
us
:
The
Agoftle anfwereth,
through
Faith.
Further
s