42 2. . InflrultionJ for a right tomfirting Sea.i• --. -·-··· ------··· -- - -· - - - · /" into difiru{Hitll feares : yet doth not that heavy heart ofthine defire farre more to be re.comforted with the prefence, andpleafed face of thy Beloved; then crowned with the glory and pleafures of many worlds ? WouldeO: tnou not .much rather, fede the ' band of thy Faithfafined againe with peace, and fi1ll perfwaiion upon the Perfon, Pafsion and promifesof the -Lord Iefu.t; then grafpc in thy bodily hand, the .richdl: Imperiall Crowne, that ever fate upon any · C £[t:trs head? IfSatans ·.ll)itefull.craft., taking acrucll advantage of thy prdcnt dejection offpirjt, doe not hinder thy trembling heart from telling the~truth ; I krlow, thou canfi 11ot deny this.And then I mufl: tell Thee ; Thde hearty longings,and longing defires in the meat1e time, untill God give more O:rencrth, be . right deare to tbat tender-bearted Father -ofthine; w hieh cloth infinitely more efieeme one groane or figh from a broketi ipirit, tf1en athoufand rammes,o-;· · tenne thoufa;td river! ofoyle.; and are moft pretious and piercing to that eo m pafsionate heart, that poured out it's warme!.\ and cleareD: bloud to pm·chafe the falvation, and refreili the -fadnelfe of every truly~ .hpmbled Soul e. Ground upon it.then,and be ofgood , cheere.: I fthy troubled fpirit fild with the fenfe of the want ofit's formerfweet, and.joyfi.tll feelings, ~nde in it.Jelfe a true and hearty longing af~er :the iupply ofthat-walit;.". a confiant, and confcwnablc purfuit -of al holy meanes for the procurement of ·that fupply:; . can affure Thee intheWord oflife,and ~truth,in Gods feafon,Thou .tbalt be fatisfied. Hee Will . fulfi/l the dejircs of them thut ftare Him : Beealfo ~ill he are their cry, and Will f ave them. And this ble{fed promife,.for the accompl~.tbment ofthy defire, is as furdy thme,as the breath m thy Body. He mufi fooner c~afe to be God, and deny Himfelfe; which is motethen .infinitely impofsible,and prodigious blaf'· · ph~my~to imagine; th~n faile.in fheldl;.circumfiance, or
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