------~--~~~~--~-------- InftruEtionJfor aright comforting . Sect.3. departing from us.B y the dead winter time of a fpintuall defertion,he may bring by his blelfed hand of mercy and quickning influence, more firength, afr- . ivenes,lively exercife and excellency into our graces and fweeteil: fruits thero£ 4 The preventing of 4.Fourthly,the Chrifiian,as be growes in knowl fpftcnr1u.~~pndhea. 1 no·t ledge,grace,fpirituall abilities, forwardn::ffe,fruitfitlltlluans u ~ d c l fi . . N b' h fomtimes dead hems, nene,an rurt Jer rom H1s ew- lrt , except Hee theyvvould have proud be very watchfull over his heart, much praCl:ifed in hems,Hart pag.64. the exercifes ofhumiliation, often exercifed in the Jchoole ofAftliCl:ions, terrifiediomt:imes with ·hide- ·ous injeCl:ions,and \lltiilk! humbly With hi.J got/; . lhall have·by a Oie ;:md infenfible infinuation, privy pride to grow upon Him,confidei1ce in His·own !lrength, too much attribution to the meanes, a Self~-conceit · ofan independant fianding up~n his owne bottome, as it were,& by the powerofhts prefent graces. And therfore onr wife God cloth fometimes take a courfe to take down his felfe-confidence~ by with-drawincr His fountenance, and to hnmble His fpirituall pre~ .ft.tmption, with afpirituall defertion, I meane,by ta~ king from Him the fenfe ofgrace, and feeling of his faYour, by cutting ofr; as it were, for a time thofe fireames ofcomfort,whi<:h were wont to dillill upon his loule, by ufe, and ordinary influence of the meanes,Meditation,Prayer,Conference, publii<e Minifiry,Sabbatbs,Sacraments,daies ofHumiliation, & fuch like, doth mercifnUy force him to have recourfe unto~t length,withmuch longing and thirft, and to repofe upon,with more r~yerence, & 2~knowledgement, the everlafiing Fountaine and Founder cif a11 .graces,comforts,compaffions and life;even his ownc ,glorious,mercifull,andAlmighty felf. See this in the . . C' . h beginning qf the thirdChttpur ofthe C antide:r,at the ~~JC~\a~I~ g lofth~r ~~~tterend o~ Cap.2. !he Chriftian _foule.-is fweetly Beloved~ ~0es .and ·: 'X~'V\-:n~d With a glor.wus o.ver-flowmg . ~onB.uen<':e.of iLeks htm; · . :ail ~!n.tuall c~:mfolatwns, rapt e:xtraordwanly Wlt'h ~l!Jntte-
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