· ...... ,). .. 44-!1- Inflruaions for a right comforting · --.- .. ------ firmed with his owne b Oath, and fealed with Hi; Sonnes blood, fhould> fuffi:r difhonour and difparagement,as it were,by t"hy diG:mf.l:: As though fo.many .mighty rocks ofmercy and truth, were not abk to fuf.l:aine a poore bruifedR.ecd? b Beati [umrzr, quorum ea!' fa. 'Deus jttrar, fed miftrt 10' detefl abiler, fi ~e juranti quidem 'redi-mur, T ertul. s.DaeH di!honour to 5. By dd.abling and J.iibonouring: - 1 Gods frcelove. I. Gods fi.-eclove.See Hof.14-4.Ier.; I.J.E.<;;e~I6 'DtHtt.7·7,8.Ioh;3. I 6.Eph.1.5. IfGod would not give us .Chrift, vvithout fome matter and motiYes in us; without .fomething done -ey,our fel ves firfi"; itwere fomething to fbnd out in fuch a-cafe:But he gives him mofl freely, without :-~ ny refp~ m expeCI:ation at all of any precedent worke-or -vvorth on our part. Onely there is required a predifpofition in the Party, to take Chrirt, le- -gall dejetl:ion,{ighr,fenfe,and burden of finne; wee muft be truly wounded,fen{ible of the Divels yoke, ,. See Luk.4 r"S. · feele our owne mifcry-; we muft prize Him above, a Sicut ilti, qui m&t'bu and·* thirH: t0r Himmore then the wholeworld,& c. nee agno(ctlllt, nee (m- A a man will not feriod1y feek after aPhyfition,betiunt • meJicinam nee fore'l1e feele bimfelfe to be ficke ; for eafe, before ·he . curant ,neequ e1 unt ,ttec applica r, t: itagratui- be prdl: with the weight of his burden.; for a plai:- ta'l'l mi[ericordili Vei, ftcr,l;efordJe be wounded; for heavenly riches, be.. qu.e in c hrifl or-roponi- fore he be-fenflble of his fpirituall .beggery; for entur, nemo (at is curat, Iargement and pardon, before he finde himfelfe.iti nemfJ (erro & reac r f c fi £ r fh qu:rrit 10' a~plceiitur, pri1on; or mercy, be1ore he mart with eme o is nifi qui agni:irme[e!1fo mifery .Such dif[Jofitions then as thefe ferve onely to &pa'Uore pwatcru'lJ, drive us unto Cbri!l:, and to let us fee and feel anecef- & irtt Vei a:dverfur ..fity ofHim; but th<;:y are infinitely, with more then teccata ,ontrttur &' - _ -p£rteTTefafluuft. lex · . , . . . . . enimp~t~gogur eft,urg_enr & tmp•lle~s aa qutrendamgraham 2>et ~~ chrifto.Et ordo dt· 'lJinur eft ,quorl 'VU!t quidem E~va~:J!,dit_are ,(ed pauperi.bur ; 't.'Ult fanare,fed contrlt~ r; vult prrdicare dimiffionem,{fd rafth:i~ ; vu~t educere & lLberare,jed vmtfo: ,/Jac eft :[ub peccatiJ r;onclufos; 'I!·U!t crmfolart, (edcomrtflatos (!)' lugentes; vult reJPt,ere,. f!d ad cfintritttmfpiritu; ·Beneplacif.um eft "D9mino,(ed foper timetjteJ e~.m; et in ei&?qutjpcra~t[upt.r mifericordia eiur;vtdt reficereJed laborantes et onerator;'VUlt coronare ?pift~~6o:Jza et ~eftrationihur,[ed ~aput b~mitiatum, non turgiJu;n; 'VUlt infundere oleum mtJtrtcordte,feJ :'L'ul~teratu,&'c.Che~mt.Ex.am.p z. D\l Contm•. an
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