310 Generall directions, or a warming, and welcome to my heavy heart, then many gol. denworlds, more delicious then delight it felfe, Mat.r 1.28. Rev. 21.6. Ioh.7.37. Isfai. 5 5.1 and57.15,16. EZek.I 8.30, 3 r, 32. and 33.1 1. So that at laft, 0bleffed worke of faith I flaying my felfe, and 'Tilingmy finking Ionic upon the Rocke. of eternity, and the impregnabletruthof thefe fwceteft pro- mifes, fealed with the blood of the Lord kills, and as Cure as God himfelfe, I threwmy felfe into the mercifull and me. ritoriousarmes of my crucified Lord ; with this refolution, and reply to all terrors and temptations to the contrary ; that if I 'mull needs be call away, they flail teare, and rent mee from the tender bowels of Godsdearefl compaffions, upon which I have call my felfe ; If they will have me to Hell, they (hall pull and hale me from the bleedingwounds of my bleffed Redeemer, towhich my, foule is fled. Whereupon I found, and felt (and I bleffe God infinitely, and will through all eternity, that ever it was fo,) conveyed, and derived upon me frommybleffed krtu the welfpring of immortality and life, a quickening influence of his mighty Spirit,and heaven- ly vigour of laving grace , whereby I became a new man, quite changed, new created. By this vitall mooving, and in- cubation, as it were, of the Spirit of Chrifl upon the face of my foul; all things became new : mineheart, affeaions, thoughts, words,atlions,delights,defires, forrowes, fociety, &c. Old things puffed away, behold, all things became new. And I am lure my change is found, and faving ; for it is not. Mt1t4aie* I Ameere morall change from notorioufneffe, to civility, nanfincntatio° andno further. 2. Nora formall change onely, which addes tomorall honefiy, outward profeffion, andoutfide-comfor- mity to theordinances,holy exercifes,moft duties of Religi- on ; andnomore. 3. Nor meerely mental!. I meane it thus : (for I know, true repentance is called change of mind, ina- nother fence.) When the underflandirag onely is illightened withdivineknowledge, guildedover, as it were with the dazeling fplendour of generall graces, not without fome fee- culative flathes of fleetingjoy, fwimming inthe braille zn- dceci but not rooted in theheart 4 Ntir temporary onelYp filch
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