l'art.x,Cap.z. A{jli{led(on[t:iences. ancl to the blood that fealed them ? .· . Anothtr terrified in confl'imce for jinne, refolvc.f to turne on Gods (iae ; but the crie of hi& good-fellow companions, flreng t h of corruption, and curming of Satan, t·~trrie him b~ckf to hi>J former cuurfcs. eA goodnumber· oj rearer after., he WM jo through/y wounded, that n:h~tt• forver came of him, hee would never returne againe un- (IJ folly. Then comu into hi& minde the fi.;;ft of the Proverbes : whence hee reafoned againft himfclfc· : So many 1.eares agoe God called, and firetched out his hand 111 mercy, but I refujed : and therefore now, th11 .I call upon him, hee wiH not anfwer; though I feel<e him early, I fhall not finde him. whcreup' n wM hu heArt filledwith muchgr!ife, urrour, andjlavi(hfeare: But 1he Spirit of God:!e~tdin;;him .at leHgth to that place, Luke 17. 4 If thy bwther trefpaffe againfi thee fc-. ven times in a day, and feven times in a day turne againe ro thee, faying, I repent; thou fi1alt forgive him ; He thence happily l}rgued thiU for himfelfe : Muft I A filly finfu/1 man forgive my brother, M oftm M bee r~pentJ? 11nd will not _- .~,en th1 Fatlm: of mercies, and the God of aft comfort, entertaine mec, fefkjng agai~e in truth~ hi& face and fapotw? Cjod forbia. From whifh hee blcj[edly drew fuch a deale of divine fwretnef{e, and Jecret flnfe .of GodJ love : th1# hid trcmUing be,frt h~td ftrft recei11ed fame good fati&faC!ion, and af• t~nvard w~fetl~d in. a fore anq,[lorious peace. . eAr.o. her godly ma~ pajfing through hu !aft fick._nef{e with fuch e»traordinary calmenejfe af confcience, ;ma a/;- filute frmlome from temptation ; that fome of hu C.hrijlian.Jriends obferving, and admiring the Jingularity of hu (oules quiet, at that time eJPeciAlly, · que.ftioned him_ ahout it : Bee an(wered; that bee h11d ftedfafllJ fixed hu he~trt upon that fwmeft promift, /fa, 26. 3• Thou wilt keepe him in perfeCl peace, whofe minde is fiayed on thee -: becaufe he trufl:eth in thee: And· hw God had .~racioujly mAde it ful'.J good unto hj$ Joule. And ··
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