InftrJ4ElionJ for ariJhtcomforting Se:l.3. ------ - - - - ---·---.. - conference with thy God in fecret. But tell m~ true poore Soule ; Though at fuch a time,and in ftch an uncomfortable Dampe, and fpirituall deadne!f-!,thou feeldt not thme heart enabled, and enlarged for the . prefcnt to poure out it felfe with accuftomed for· 11 ramafi fin[&· orn>~,er . vency and freedome; ·ret d~th not that heart of 11 ,~ri dGlore o;cupat' th~ne, With :u~ unutteranle tlurll: and def~e, long to jitlt, &> pr£ mr:eJ itia dE:r up unto hts Throne'?fqrace, thy f.Jttes and Sa. fit~t· prtt~lu[.e fau,_e ;, crinces ofprayer and pratfes, with tlut heartineffc VQ ,r;inurta:men co;·~a and feelina-, with all thoie broken .and bleeding aff.:- naftr .J perwdet &' pta . 1 o · 1 · d r r rr- 1 1 r fujjliri;, ex:~udi;. tmo Cl:10ns, w 11c 1 a gneve .~.e.,ue o 1tnne, t 1at 1angs 1o plur effi,_w:t 1udm ex fdft on,. and an holy ~ree.,:h.ne!F.:_ afcer pardot~, grace pre(Ji! 'If d'fert.s _v, and neerer commumon With hts heavenly Htghneffe cer,.mo~O,P I~ ~ tur ,4d[st, are wont tobeget in truly humb!ed Soules? ' Iffo; qut ex•llrt tn noouge. AiTure thy felfe this very defire lS a prayer ofu exmmu t!lo; tnen.-mabt cl· fi ' 1 :l if: d · /er, d~quibtu 101uitur traohr 1 1na~~ · :{ reng} 1,. t.e 1 ere 1 ne ;;han ac~~ptatwa Pau:ur zd R'l 'IMaD s. Wlt t 1y ~OL. I.~.ay, Wlt 1 t at t y mercnull Lord A& neme pio uw 'eft, God, who is as farre more compafsionately,1nd lo... <pi 'noq exper rat!~r, ubi vingly aff~Cl:ed to his Cluld, then the kindefi: Faimjor al~.qtu :ri/{11 ' 4 ther to: his dear~liell beloved Sonne, as the infinite :::e~~:~~ft,f;;;~;!~ft~ love ~fa tender ~earted God, cloth furpaffe the £1int burire, vet propemo . aff.:Cl:Ion.o~ ~ fratle a.nd mortal!. mm~. Suppofe thy dum Ghmutercere, Cal. deerell Chtld were m great extremtty,and fhou d·at · in If:~ ChJp ~ 3 . !aft grow fo low and weake, that it were not able J?,'erurzqu~ hoc negot~u tO fpeake, but onely ,grone and figh, and cafi: its eye plui g;emwbur, qua ·n h f h 1 · 1 1 ' fc Jermo~;bur aeiru,-,p 'ur qpon t e~; alds one -r 1 o.m w 1 om a 1 onc, lt.hooC,< lt .. dor jletu, qua.:rt aff;J,tu .hdpe : 'iV~.ou . l1()t .ume te~rt me t overt y 11l e Aug Er>dt' z.1. cogi - a great deale mo~e m that tmfery, then ever before, tatiP~lla damor cjt ad when.it was able toexpreifeit's minde? I am fure it Tldommum.r l would. It is juft fo,in theJrefent Point. For,!ik! lernmPa · I41· J · 'hh' h'' {oh L d · 'h .,.,r 1 tU" a F atner ptfW:t u ..c lt1 ren : o t e or ptt~tet J:ta 0~·H· h h c, h' N d h ·t "Si nos qui recundu.rs t em t at J.are zm. ay,an mu~ x more,. 1 . wee n:Jtur,.md:Jii 'mu> fit'· confider the muchn~ife and quantity. For look how - ' ' ,(atiJ. t~neiJ pro) dJ~ farre God is higher then man in Majefty and great· ear ~· ltgtmu~ :. multo _ne{fe; which is with an infinitedillance,and-diif>ro.. 1~~gH t 1 a eEbltgtt:Ut ~- t1or.tion; fo farrc doth he pa!fe him in · tender bearltJtt u tra r;,1. ura r: d «. · d , 8 ChryC.mMat.Hotn :. 3• te~ neue an mercy.Sec fja,5 5. ·9· T' ron
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