comfortable walking with God. 38, His name who was anointed by the Lord for that purpofe, and appointed by theFather of mercies tocomfort all /dour- Ifa 6, 8. 2. net.; in Sion ; that nowbeing truely call downeender Gods mighriehand , thirfling for the blood of Chrift , and fin- cerely refoluir g vpon a new courfe for the time to come; He would turne his legal' terrours, into Euangelicall weeping ioy ; put on beau tie for afhes, the garment of praife, for the fpirit of heauineffe ; That he ?night be calleda Treeof righte- Vali 3. onfnere, theplantingof the Lord , th4t he might beglorified. Oh no, fayes he, out of the deepe fence of his bottomeleffe vileneffe,The newes is toogood to be true,to wit that now thebleffed Sonne of God, and all theprec ious, richpurchafes of his vnualuablc paffion fhould belong vntomee,the finful- left wretch that the earth beares, whohave defperately fpent my dayes and flrength fo long in the furious feruice of Sa- tan, andmine owne fenfuall lull, &c. whereupon he relufes comfort, acid choofes rather to finkeagaine and languifhvn- der the horrours of guiltineffe and feare. Whereas he fhould incomparably more honour and pleafe the God of all com- fort, bymilting his mercy, fealing to his truth, thanby vn- feafonable fufpe8inghis iuftice and power. Heere then he wofully fades and forgets himfelfein a di- ruflfitll vnder-prifing Gods incomprehenfible greatneffe, Almightie mercy, vnlimited liberalitie and freeneffe of his loue. He is in thiscafe, not fo much toconfider, t. hat is fit for him to receiue, as conuenient for the abilitie and bountie of fo great andgood a God, as the mightie Lord of Heauen and earth to giue ; who,as I told you before vpon another occafion , doth all things like Himfelfe. If bee build, bee makes a World. If he be angry with the world , he fends a cloud otter the face of the whole earth. If hee goes out with theArmies of the Saints , bee makes theSunne (land fill, the Starres to fight, the Seas to fwallow vp themolt dreadfilll Armadoes. If lone , the precious hearts blood of his owne Sonne is not tooBeare. If he deliuer any man, He puls him out of the hand of the Prince ofdarlceneffe and
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