·-·------------ \ ·--- -· -- ---_, ___ . __...-.. ---·--· Inflruffiom for a right comforting Se~l:.;. unnecdlidiy upon the ncke of terrour? Sith tholl getf12.nd gaineft nothing thereby; b~1 t, firLt, Gois di!110i10ur: f:::condly, Thine owne wilf:.tU torture: tbirdly,Gratification ofSatJtlS malicious cm~lty. ObieEt.r. BLlt were it not i1 tter for m~, tmi(l: tho:.d3y, firft to ~mei1d my ltfe; to doe fome good workes; to . baYe experience of the change of my converfation; to grieve legally long~r, &c. Before I be fo bold, as to lay hold U}On Chrifr, and apply the e As for thy doings, promifes. _t hou"ml:lfi h ~ v~ rh ar Anfw. Thou muG: fi rfl: be alive, bc:f:.>:·e thou canft phovvber1trOt_n GoTtllafcer c worke; tho~l ll'l.Uft ha\te .foiritu?.ll abili.tv in{ 1 1)tred, t y : eevmg: 1ere- c · • d J fore beleeve-firH and berore tho~t canG: walke 111 the /!,ood Way ; thou thou !halt doe ~ft n·. muG: be juihfied, befo::-e thou be iancWid. Nov..l R8gers 'lJedbam, 'Do fj:>iritLnlllife is oncly then, and m~ver before, or by ttrine of r.-.irh ,p.I 5o, , any other . meanes infufed, but when we reach out T!u·yn\ay not/urany an e empty hand and take Idi.IS ChriG: into our thmg they fee m h bl d r. I ' h r. 1 f 1 the~felves, put che!e um e IOU ~s. w. et; a poore IOU e weaty o al. prom&s from them ; finne, acc0rdmg to hts Call, C ommandement, ana But rather m admira- Counfoll,rowles it felfe, as it were, and g leanes upon ·wm of Gods wonder. - . ful1 good.1effe, mercr, and comp1flinn upan [uch Hnwonhywrccches,, t 8 g · v.~ glory unto God,tn belel vtug and acce;;'ting this mercy fo freely olE:rcd:l'v-hich chey muft doe, befotc they flnil fee fuch a thorow clunge of heart and life in them; as they earndlly Jefire.;llld fo r vvant vvh~r cof, they thinke they 'mglit not to be lecve; vvhich is tJ [a chJ if not the onely, . yet the chiefdHcc and i1inderance from-faith ·:- vvhcras on ·the other fide,. when it ana plea[e,.Gods Spirit; by thefe h.is ftee prOll1il~s, to draw thC11 .to, heiieve;·.and thou,sh wcakly,yet truly to (by themfelv~supon Gods great mercy,(o revel~ led to thcm:then a!fttredly fh !I I they lee, :tnd feele thts ch.mge in thetr h~~rts,th :u they knoW not vvlnt to fay, or tbinke of Gods mercy, in p.trd Jnmg fnch as they fccle rhemfelves to be. This cann :> t but breed an u:1fain~d lo1•.:: iri th'2m t.J God;with an emldt d~fi.re,and tru , pwpofe to g!01· ; fi~ Him;which b;: the chiefe p.1rcs of an holy lif.:,md furcftproofes of lJv1ng F tith ~ vvhich c:w no_ tntJre w,1nt thele; then true fir11 can Wl nt he.1te, (though to ::> 1n:1ny carnal! Gofpe!l.ers thinkc othenv4ft:) :~nd fo mtfn\tbly pen01. Culverel 0 / Fa 'tb· p:tz 2..1.e d 2. Chro 6. 2.7 . -e I muft bring unto ti:!e receiving. of Ch _i lr an empr.y h.md. that ir m ty b:ofgrace, God vvil l m1kc us let fall every thm;, b~to r c wee fb.1ll cake lwld ofH1111: thou?,h q:nltficd wtth hurntiurion, I muil: itt all f1ll,not trufl:i:1s; unto it,.u to :n.1kc me worthier to recci·v-..: Chnft(Js fome thmke:) 1 fly, when thus at fi..{l: for my juil:ification I recetve Him ,I mufl: let f,1ll any tl1in~ I ha ve,to lay hold on Hin,dut fo He m1y finde me in my fhirt, as it vv:rc,in my blou.c/,V, u. ' M.mh x;. 11~. 1 J oh. p 3.- R•:.y ·3·'~· .! Thtm will !;_eepe hi/73 iuper[etl_pe!#ce, owbofe minie i& ftavhe! ue
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