·I nflructiomfor a right comforting . Sea. g. ------------ - · · - ---- for the Want of that de.~ree ofioy, 'Which foce had felt in former times ; ;ret flee continued in repent11nce ; in the praEtifl ofholinef{e, andric~hteoufnej{e; in ti tendertr;w Bj'God,and.to hu Word, and Children; in holy .::.ea!e, and fi'uitfu/nef[e, even to the !VJff period ~f her daieJ.- .And indeed, IJer Want offull io_y Was fo fanrtifid unto her,that it Was a ftmheranc~ to a better g:,-ace; numdy~ to repeHtdnce, and folfe-demall, nndhaft efleeme of her folfe. And I c.Ul repentance, a 6etter grace then ioy, 6e~ caufe,hoW;'ocver ioy, is amost excellent gift ofthe Spirit; yet unto m, repentance u more proftta6!e: For J mak! no queffion,6ut that a mournin.r, Christian may .be foved'Without ravijbin/1, i9J ; imd that Chriff may Wipe . · mva_y hu teares in heaven: but no ChriHianfoa!l !Je [ff- ·ved Without repentance, atrdftlfo-ck-rJinll. f'or infiance: · J.Excwcifing 0ur Faith The darkndfe of our Spirits in fpiritu?ll deferrions, fets our Faith on worke extraordinarily. In fuch a Lafe,it hath recourfe with more love, and longing to all .rhe fountaines ofhfe. The Perfon and Paffion of Chr-ift; all the Promifes ;. Gods tree grace; His. fweet Name, and fttrvaies them more ferioufly; fearches and founds them to the bottome i that by foq1e meanes,at leaft, it may fubfifr,. and hold up the· ·head in fuch an evill time, and amongfi {o many ter· -rours,.qnd boHl:erous t6mpefis. It ts now put to the improvement, Cilf the :lery utmo!l: of all it's heavenly \ vigour and valour; ~d inforced to·put forth it's: JJighdl-,and moO: herotca.ll ACl:; even to cleave £1fi: to· t1Jefut;e Word ofG0d,. :ag:tinfi all fenfe and fee;ling;: :againft all tem:mrs, tricks of~::1tan, and·temptations · ~0 the contrary. And by this extraotdiL1ary exercife and wrafHing, it is notably firengtliened, and free~ • led for the time to come. For as flotb,. idleneffe, and. -want0f6:ercife, doth ·mnch emafculate,. and make cur bodies more unattive; ~md unabte; but hard- £hip,agit~tion and impl~y~ent,doth much quic~en,. and · fortifie them: So 1t 1s 111 the prefent Pomt.. · Without
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