378 Genera11 directionsfor a joy, and fincereft pleafures through all eternitie. 6. As thou doff honour Gods lattice, in trembling at his threats,and throwing thy felfe into the duft,as extremely vile, and fewell for hell under his 'nightie hand , and the piercing Majefly of his pure Word ; reprefenting dearely unto thy confcience, and preffing terribly upon it, the hainoufneffe of all thy lufts, iniquities, abominable provocations of the eyes of his glory and divine indignation flamingagainft there ; fo when thou findeft and feeleft thy heart truly wounded by theSword of the Spirit, with remorfe and forrow for thy ,finnes, weary with theheavy weight and burthenof them, 4ioffeffed with fincere hatred ad lathing of every evill way; thou ought& , and art born' in confcience , and by the commandement of theHoly Gbofl , to glorifie Gods truth inhis promifes of mercy , by throwing thy felfe into the bleffed armes, and bleeding imbracements ofthe Lord lefu-s, dying upon the Croffe ; in whom they are all,yea,and Amos, with much affurance and peace ; with unfpeakeable andglo- rious joy. And the rather, becaufe the fpeciall feafon and onely opportunity of thy magnifying and honouring the fweete influence of Gods deareft mercies-, tender-hearted. neffe, and truthupon humble Conies, through the precious promifes of life, is in this life. In the world tocome they iball all beaccotnpliibedupon thee to the utmoft, and crow. ned with a cleere vifion and full fruition ofthat ever-bleffeci and molt glorious Majefty. Then faith for ever expires;and wee fee face to face. Thefe things being fo, and molt fare ; let every true-hear. ted Nathanael bee heartily intreated , nay , jay charged in the nameof Iefus Chrift, by thebleffed Spirit, the fountaine ofall comfort; as bee will anfwere it at the glorious Throne of Mercy,, erecied in Heaven upon purpofe to make him everlaftingly merry, that bee hencefoorth mcaft refolutely apd for ever caft out of his confcience, fpinkled with the Bloodof the I.ambe, and out daleKingdome ofChriff, o. %Teri:lc:ming with Peace, and Ioy now comfortably led
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