~& 40· J. ' • • ' ... · Inflrt.tffionJfor ·a right comforting ~nd how u that? Why the Covenant u not thm only;ao long tU you ktepe Within the 6oundr, and ktepe Within the fold; M long, at>' you goe along th~ p_athes of righteoufnef{e, and "fwdk§ in them : 6ut thu u the Covenant thut I wilL mak§; £.Wilt drive you according to that you are ~zGte to be are: If any 6egreat With young, I Will drive themJoftly; Ifthey 6e lame, that they are not aGLe to goe (faith he,) I will take them up in mine armes, and carry them in my bofome, Ifyou compar~ With E~~34· You fl'a/L finde tt.Je"N, Hee puts downe all the flips "\tee arefu!Jiea unto; (JPeak}.ng oftiJe time of the qo!pell, When (hrifl foou!d 6e th<J Shtpheard) hee foewes t/;e Covmant that "hee will'mak£ With thofl that are his; Saith he, if any thing be loft, if afoeepe lofo it Jelfe, thtJ is my .Co~'em;nt, I will finde it: 'If it 6e driven away 6y any violence oftemptation, I will bring it backe againe: If there be: abreach made into their hearts, 6y any occa.fion throuc~h Jinmumd luff, I will heale them, and. binde them up. This the Lord Will doe; thu u the-Covenant that hee mak£s. But I was telling you,the wholeble{fed TrinitytakesoJ\ (Ifi may fo fpeake) after afpeciall manner; in all the fpirituall troubles; efpecially,ofall thofe, who are true ofheart. God.the Fathers bowdls of mercy yerne compafSionatdy ov:er thee,when'.heei ees thee fpiritually ficke. The_difireffed and difconfolate fl:ate efthy.fonle;puts hi!l)- into fuch melting and affetl:ioDate pangs, as th~fe : 0 thou affliRed) toffed Wi.th tempejl·, and not ~o~forted; . 6ehold, I Wilt lay thy flones With faire co; lours,andtay -thy foundations .~ith Saphires,&e. Com· fort yee mypeople,faith your qod. Spea~yee comfort a. 6/y to Ierufalem,- and cry u_nto her_, that her Warfore u acco"!pli.foe;,, that her iniquiry is pardoned,&c. Jefm 'C hrijt ,O\lt ofhis own experience knoweth full well, what it is to be grievou£1y tempted: what it is to · have the mofi hideous thoughts, and horrible inje.. . 8i~ns thr.owne into the m in de,. that &an be pofsibly · ·· · \ . jmagined;
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=