/11111111111Wifflagatalir. comfrublewillkiagwith God. 383 once fincerely on foots in anafflieted foul; fo endlefrely and on every fide arc wee preft, with the policies of Hell ; it is toooften too forward to feeds upon teares hill, and 1E11 too wilfull in refufing tobe comforted. Satan then will be ready to fay ; Thou feeft now, thy confcience being illightned, thy finnes are tohorrible and hainous, that they are too hea- vy a bura,n for thee to beare ; there is no way with thee, but to fink into horrour and defpaire.But what faith Chrift? Nay now is the feafon ; Come lento me thits weary andheavy Math. s .11. Baden with thy finne, and I il refre,(h thee. Heere now if thouwilt beleeve the tweet w voyce of atilt Iefus, rather then the mural ering tophiftry of Satan ; if ingoodmanners thouwilt come when thou art called : andnot retire in a fin- full and cruell modf ; thou {halt bee prefently lightened, Yeabut,faith the Tempter, thy heartbath beene fo ftrangehr hardened and foakt inPanne heretofore ; now fuch anbefall cloud of darkneff, bath feizedupon it; that there is nohope nor pofftbility. But what faith theWord ? Seeke him that Amos 5 S. maksth the fives Starres and Orion, and teirneth the fhadow of Death into the morning. It is healone that can moft eafily change the difmall midnight of thy prefent fpirituall mifery, into the glorious midday of fweeteft peace and lightfome- neffe of heart. Yeabut, faithhe further,dou haft lyne long upon theRacke of guilty horrour ; had much counfell, and beene under thehands of many fpirituall Phyfitians and yet no comfort comes. Andwhat then ? Heare what theSpirit of truth tell us : Since the beginning ofthe world men have not heard nor perceived by the eare, neither bath the eyefeene, 0 17-r1zrort., God bejides thee, what ,Fee bath preparedfor him that a wai- tab for him. Ifai. 64. 4. Waiting patiently for the Lords .xpera/,'Mrenquor comming tocomfort us, either in temporal' or fpirituall di- ad iieb. c'ap: fireffes ; is a right pleating and acceptable duty, and fervice r.edZirr untoGod, whichhee is woont to crowns withmultiplyed (pod ; patent= and overflowing refrefhings, when bee comes. Sc e /fai.4o, er:DPaerlatialTra_ mus Line Pok. . Nay awl fhouldeft thou dye in this {late of waytitig , if thy heart in the means time fincerely ha and te all fmne ; e "' heartily thirft ; for themercy of God inChia refolv timely
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