I ' Part.1.Chap.t.9• ~~Jflitfed (onfcien_'-ft._'s-'. ' -____ S_7_I_ Jier to 6e one incomprchmjiMy <~loriom, Wifo, graciom God: Heaven to 6e Wholly fi!!ed, em6roidered, impnkd With nothing b11t hotinef{e and happinej[e: All the Cmttures to tc,f,ood:.u,they ij[uedout ofthehand.r of qod;and rcmem/Jrancer.r to m ofhu power, Wifcdome, and goodncj[e : Gods hlej[ed75ook! to 6e all mofl holy, moft rrue~ a rich treafury ~(heavenly Wijdome, and Jweeteff kzfowledge,&c. And thy curJCd fclfe to 6e the one!y e.Autho ur t~nd Brocher ~fall Jinnl!, ·hurt, anduntomelinef{e : Andto thee, anc/ thine, VJlone they belon<!f,. Mingle not then thy malice With my lowlieff, moll dearc, and revcd rend thqughts of my Fat her~ my Sl-iviour, my (omforter,__ &c.And thou art alfo wont prefent:y to preife in pri- - vate,into Gods glorious prefence, and profirate thy_ iclfe before his righteous Throne ; there to difcover this hellifh malice.to complaine how villanoui1y the · Divell deals withthee; to protefi: thine innocency3 and infinite hatred ofthofe horrible blafphemies; .to cry heartily for pardon,patience and power againl:t them. And therfore it being thus with thee, thou maifi upon good g_round,be morethen infinitely <Jffu.;. red, that they are not imputed unto thee at all ; but wholly fet upon Satans fcore. Hence it is,and from th'is ground,that I haYe many times toldfome, .tcus tempted:That when they have paifeda d:ty,preft up• on violently and pefired, with the furious intrufion offuch unutterably fonle, and fearefull injections; they have, in allltkdy-hood fpent that day, with far lc{fe !in in their thoughts ;..and more freedome from guilt and provocation ofdivine anger, then if they · had been free: Becaufe they being fo earnefily, and· vehemently deprecated; withfiood with fuch averiion and loathing;protef1ed againfi unfaioedly,& that . upon .fi.1ch termes, that theywould rather be tome in peeces with · wild hories ; die ten thoufand · deatJ,s ; do or fuffcr any thing, then yeeld the Ieaft - affe.nt; ()rapprobatio11 thereunto: . they are then, _ . . l .I
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