tablewalkingwith God. 387 gall flings of terrour, doe fo reffleffely preffeupon my woun- ded confcience,and oppreffe it ; that I cannot,I dare not thinke upon, or looke towards any comfort. Let them bee what they are, and adde thereunto all the omnia unique finnes whichhave, are, and CHI bee committed by all the .P.e reacertemliCiiitPnet-ec fonnes and daughters of (Adam from the Creation, Xo the 1111 vnquam im- endof the World; excepting the fin againft the holyGhoft ; tot aecrent,ti clot andyet inan heart truelyhumbled under them, heartily hating momnes fimul ho. them all, commingwith a fincere fpirituall hunger at Chrifts mines c totaTemnirce; Call, to bee disburdened of them ; they can make nomore anima cloleat pu. refinanceagainft the mercies of God, then a little (parka rL:& ifeirom. fire againft the mighty Sea , thrown into the midft of it ; ntnatqculs:irital!;i nay, infinitely leffe. For all thefe finnes would fill bee finite clneig both in nature and number ; but Gods merciesarc everyway rnte P. infinite. Nowbetweene that which is finite, and that which cengfolat. is infinite, there is noproportion,and fono poffibilityof re- Malth.11'2g* finance. Whence iris, thatthe Prophet inviting*his people to repentance, ifigi.55 .7. by alluring them of Gods fweet, mer- cifull and gracious difpofition l left any too fearefull and de- jelled fpirit under-valuing Gods mercy, fhould thinke thus within it fare ; Be it fo : yet alas, my finnes are fomany, and filch a forme of Belialhave I been,and foendleffely provoked theglory of his pure eye, that I can expect no mercy : the pullutionsof my youthhave beene fo prodigious and infecti- ous, that I have no face to preffe untohis Throne of Grace.: &c. God himfelfedoth there purpofely prevent theobjeai- on, and (peaking toour capacity, which cannot comprehend infinity, replyes to this fence ; Oh fay notfo ! Stay all fuck de- fpairefull thoughts ; doe not cart the incomprehenfibleneffe of my mercy,in thenarrowmould of thy finite (hallow con- ceite : doe not fo unworthily abridge and confine the unli- mited and bounclletfe companion of the mighty Lord of Heaven and Earth : For my thoughts are not your thoughts,verre84. neither areyour wayes my wayes: For as the Heavens arehigher then the eartb,fi are my wayes higher thenyour wayes, andmy thoughts thenyour thoughts. Many abruifed reede wouldnot C c exchange
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