452- InftruElionJfor arightcomforti'!g Sect.3. --------- -- ----- And doLl: thou not thinke,that the fecond is as eafie as the firft,to the fame omnipotent Hand? Nay,it is eaGer in our owne conceit (to the Divine Majd1:y nothing is difficult or unea{ie;) For thofe glorious fhining Confl:ellations were created ofnothing, and nothing, bath no difpoiition to any B ei~~ at nil,much leffe to ;J.ny particular cxiG:ence; but a ioule fe-nGble and weary of its fpirituall d:~rkne{fe, is in the neereA: arid moft immediate paffive Lhfpofitiqn, if I may io fjJeake, to receive the whole Sut~ · of r~~hteoufnef[e. Reach but out thy band in this Cafe to le[ m Chrift, ~. ofr-::ring himfelfe freely unto thee, as a Saviour and lord,and thou fhalt prefently ta~e poifdsion of the Kin,.~dtitneofqracc, and und.ouhltedRight to the e- · verlafiing Kingdome ofGlory. The Prophet Amos 5.8.preifeth this Argument ofpower for iome fuch purpofe. And it may ferve excellently againG: all pretences and counter-pleas for a fuppofed impofsibili~ ty ofbein~ illightened and. refrelbed in the depth of~oirituaTI darkneffe and diG:reffe. It may be thou mayeft£1y unto me, you advifeme indeed to feeke Gods face and favour,&c. But alas ! Mine is not an ordinary heart, it is fo full ofguilty fadnefie,and_horrour for finne;that I have littl~ hope, &c~ Yea, but confider, hee that I counfell thee to feeke, m,zde th! flven Starres ~md Orion,and turneththe foa:low of death · into the uvloming: And will doe farre greater wond.ers for thy foule, if thou wilt believe the Prophets, that thou m4ifl prof}er. If thou wilt tru.ff in Him, He will quickly turne the tumultuous ro:1rings of thy confcience iuto per/eR peace. Thou Wilt '«epe Him in ptrftEl peace, whofo mind u flayed on thee: be- , caufe h.etrujfethinthee,l(a.26.-:,.The Prophet therfore to prevent all fcruples and exceptions in this kinde, , cals u_Ron them thus: S~ekt him that makgth the[even The brinoil;g hony Stars and Orion~&c. 4 • ~~t of the · t~ck<', and ~-~ Secondly,Iay thef~ tw<;> togetber:To 6rin_r;; hoHJ . m '
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