comfortable walkingwith God. 319 as terrible, fierce, and inexorable ; whereas in his owne na- ture and fweeteft difpofition, he is indeed ever moll compaf- lionate, tender hearted,and melting over thebleeding miferies of a truely broken heart I fay, if they would not thus mi- flake, but conceive aright of that moil adored myftery and bottomeleffe depth of his free love, Hof 4. 4. Etek,i6 . 8. kre.3 1.3. Canta .4. fob. 3.16. and i 7.23. they might, eVen in times ofdefertions, temptations, fpirituall affliaions of foule, fweetly uphold their hearts with affurance of a Ad- There ie in th e herence, though for the prefeut they wanahe affurance ofLint, certitude Evidence. For fuch an affurance is intimated, Tfii1.2 and ccr 4 5. 1. and4 3. 5 , For inftance : many a faithful! Cottle, tix. The Saint. in makingconfcience of all finne, fincerely following the bell theii's,,":417:"" things, refolved without refervation to do or Puffer any thing ritudinein adhx- for Chriff,wouldgivea world to be fenfibly allured of Gods 46/,'Ze:01:17ef favour, and fully perfwaded that his finnes were pardoned. titudinem evidcn- By teafon of the want of fenfe and feeling whereof, he fit- Thoughhee vifhly languifhes upon the racke of tormenting feares and mee. yet will I terrours, utterly without all caufe ; neither onely fo, but itr311115in.(1)1u13t1Ofriee thereby alfo gratifying the devil!, difhonouring Gods free depths have I mercy ; difabling himfelfe for acomfortable difcharge of corieodrdt:Ip74117,: both his callings ; and that which he little thinkes on, lying rnthyca,irebe nonfi in the finne of not receivingcomfort, and of' not accepting ,/,VeneirLct, his owne proper legacy which Chrift left him, John 14.27. rh'e°ghlthethriPr For in the meane time his heart loth cleave unto Chrift,aS to bands; andone of the fureft" Rocke. He cries and longs after him, and would thb"nbed",Vb7he,J57 not part with him for all the world : He would infinitely itber ; and both bee: oszi,oliehe hesld rather have his body rent from his foule, then his Ionic from lebsould a true Cbrie- his Saviour. Aske his affiaion and refolution this way ; and forall his feares and forrowes, bee' will tell you, that 1:ifId`te tibetir he willful) ref) and relye upon his Lord, and ever-bleffed relitird 'ea eft e' Iohn We Redeemer, let him doe with himas he pleafe; bee will truft Lathoquar ee in of inhim, though he kill him. Now the internal' vilion, con- Scotland, P" atter fcioufneffe, reflexed a6t, that I may fpeake in the phrafe oft -aittosi?r7firiaeln" the Schooles, of this fincere adherence unto Chrift, and sYnagogue,Lib.3, thole exceeding precious promifes of life, fealed with his caP4. Blood, might,and ought to affuie hint of the everlailing fafe tie 1
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