., <"-: ---~----~~~~~~------------- fart,J.Chap.S. . eAjfliCfed (onfCiencn. Will he hu God, andhee foml he myfonne. verfe 7· , But 'the fearefull, &c. are mark't out for Hell:. verie 8. For all that curfed crue, and·Daves of finne, are overcome of Satan and their owne lufis, and fo carried away captives into everlafring mifery and woe; Cafi: not away thy confidence then; Poore heart !: No,not in the lowefl: languifhings ofthy afflid:ed foule; I ftbou be able to fay fincerely With David, . Pfal.J43· U'vly Joule thirfleth ·after Thee, as athirftr Land.Ifthou feele in thy affdtions an hearty hunger .after righteoufi.1e1fe, both infufed, andimputed; as - well after.power againfr, as pardon offin; Be affi1~ red, the Well ofllf'e frands alre~dy wide open unto thee, and in due time Tbou J.halt drinke thy fill.Thy foule !hall be fully fatisfied with the excellencies of : Iefus Chrifi:, .Evangelicall joyes, as With marrow, and fatneffe; and thou fhalt be abundantly refreihed out of the river of hu pleaforeJ'; 4·. T~at w hieh Paul t~!~s us in tli'e ~oint ofco1!1d· 4 .R eafon-. mumcatmg to the n_e~cfs1 . 1~s of1~1e ~arnts; to Wit, As 1rn gi vmg almes fo If there be firfl a V;z/lmg mmde, . tt u aueptedaccor- is tt 10 all othe1· che . din,~ to that a c.Man hath, and not accordin~~ to that He ftrvice of God. hath not,z Cor.8.I 2~ holds true alfo, in all other ferd vices, and divine duties :.. So that wee are accepted · with the Lord, according as wee are inwardly affi:.. Cl:ed, although ··0ur aCl:ions be n0t anfwerable to our defi.res, He that bath a ready, and refolVed minde~ . to doe what He may; would undoubtedlr doe a great deale more,ifability were minifi:red; God,faith Paul, Workt_tiJ both to Will, and to doe, If both be His Phi1 ip. 2., i 3<> owne workes; the defire,; as well as the deed; _He "' 1nufi: .needs love, and like both the one, and the op - ther,both in refpeCl:ofacceptation andreward.1J~ . vid did 6ut Conceive a purpofl to build God an hou-fo; Af!d _He rewarded it "With the hui~din,_~, and eftab!i/hing . ofhuowne Hot(,fe : z.S{Im,7.16. Hp did but conceive a · purpo[e
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