~ InftructiunJ for A ritJit C(}mforting . ,._... ____ ------~ - - -- -- --·---·- .. MdJS.t C a[e, Who(efou!t: &y inward df[ol4tion i.~ ht<mf,/e l,- thefj k, ~hofe heart t~, throu~IJ ab~~tndance of JPiritt#t/t de!ight,lifted ap, 4nd exa!ted·"'hove meafure. B mer i.J lt j ometimcJ to goe drrwne into the pit WirhiJim, Who he~ holding dar~neJJe, a~d bew.Jilin,~ the· lojJe of im11.1rdioy ~nd confolatton, crteth fi'om the bot ome of the lowest hell ;tMJ God, My God; 'Why hafhhcJU forfol?..gn m~e? 'Then continually to Waik! arme in armc WiriJ Angch; '* Parer ejfe pnffunt in tojit, tU it Were ,itz 'AbrV~hamJ bol'ome ,· and to have Ha 'bar ·'tate cor a iJeo: & 'JL iUe qui fPirituali con thought or co,~ir_at.ion-, but ofpe;1ce, and bkffing him~ folatirm perjUJJJitur, f:lfc in the flngul:.·mty ofafluranceal:ove ether men; & t ~'e, qui ea priva to f~y, I defire no other bliife, but only duration of tur. L111o fi d!ligentcr my prefcrit comfortable feelings, and fmition of pe•Jjetur, magi& fericli.. God : I 1\J.:jnt nothin11, but even thruftin11 into h~aven ,·· tari poter it , qui diva~ .:, l h f b tioni4 Julctd!ne yrui- and the like. · for in t ·1e eight f? fjJiritu:lll ravi!b.,. tur,qndrn iJ tUi b.<c de• ·ments, tf·ou art in great 3 flazardofbcing e>:afted·a.:. negatur; Ratro ~uia fi hove me afore ; and fo may be jut1ly ex;x&:d to a (o·Jfoi(Jti()ile buju(ITlOJi Th8rne in the jlefh, the UJ,fe_f]enger of S atc.n to buffet fu"g~'fl; de gratia tali thee, which is a very heavie ofc: But now on the o•. cgnfilat & fui i ·~ar- ther !idc, the lowefr degree of hmm1iJticn under · j'e{]u:TJ ex.inJe &on]iJe- '< r,are m•gligar· ; ju.J tie- Gods mighty hand; is the· neerefi flep to riiing, and '<~pti!me erir Deo potiu r ex.traordinary exultation of .fjJirit; . The cxtremdl: rio:otior,quan;propr,. darkneffe of fpiritnall de&rtion, is wont to goe im-- qwor p; opLer}Uim ru- mediately before the glorious Sun-rif~ of heavenly fumptior.em & ,·atu;:; . l i bl 1 . l r. rr. 1: r. £olfjide>Jriam. Gtrf. lig 1t, a~1l un-u.ttcra e 1g 1t10111enene in .. trie u~uk. Tract. de Rcmed.con. Dav,id.G:curely pkafing, and applaud~ng himfelfe in tra pufillan, Pfal.3o. his pr(fcnt ftahlity, and !hong conceit oft he conti.. 6,7 · · nuance of his peace,brakeout thus; 1/lHt!tnever be 11 Si-btraxjU .fenfom mcved; Lard,by thy favour thou h4ft ma !e my moult~ fa:uoru (!r bzne·l:OICfl· dft h ' l 1 J tfiiJJ3 to IJ-..m 1ron.l:. But .ee wa~ qmc. <. y t 1rowne· ti.etu~,itQutquoGur - 1' • • que rne vertew...., mfnt dowtY:, from the top of his fuppofd· unmovcable · tJ ifi V(urn ira1u.r· ccr- biU ;- tJken offfi·om the height of his conlldence, nerem, ita t~~dem ex- and hy trcm!Jing in the dufr. Thou didft h}le tby lujfur eft rmht tUe ve,- f.ue, and I W.u b trou!J/ed. But now that fweetd :~';{~j,iJ~: m;;/ ~";i~~ rap~me of in~redtble joy (f~r. fo h~ fpake: Tl~ i~J · i 11 ''"tJ.C,lf>al!J mrj!ern.c. "Whzch I fede m my conjctence u mcreatble} dtd anfe H:l :iMem, 0:' limnd'u MaH.er Pe14w/;:J heart, when he was newly come, as, , it -
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