. . (u/fe~inrii:bing eX'a'mination: . ··j_I_z·_l_ our bletfed Lord and S;:1viour Chrifi: Iefus, by rbe call andcry of his Minifi:ers,hathbrought us home , fromour Grifuil wandrings,into hisfold ; and after ledusalong intohisgreen paflu'\es,and fed us plen- . tifullywith the precious food of hisWord, with meditation in heavenly things, with comfo,rtable conference,..and·converfingwidigodlyOh.Fifiians) atter.hee. bath fweerlv rnanv times refrefhtus with · thepleafint Rivers ofwaters,withpeaceofcQnfcienct", with joy in :his holy fr>irit, with comfort in crofies 'and di!.l:retf~s,. by telling us fofrly · and fe~ credy with an inward voyce > and {acredin(pir,tion \ of'his fanttW\·ing fpir!r, that 'Ye are cer.tainly liis, , andaffured of his everlafiiQgfavour. Afrer he bath ofren 'rdrored amd revived our foulcs:from dead-– ndfe and difcomforts, which the heavine(fe· and r<Ebellionsof.thefle!hhring upon them,and taught and trained them long in the paths of rightepmfneffe; why thenafter this longexp€rienceof Gods : fpedaiUovcandfJv'our·, and ·exerdfe'in .thecom– fortable paffages of,Chrifl:ianitv and holineffe~ · faith beginnes with anhumble triumph~ andholy confidence;. thus torefolve in Gur.hear.ts : Ti11e Lord Ie[liJs· is inoft ce(taiply-- mytrue·Saiviou:t, -my flrong ·Mediatour, and fhepherd .of rrty' fonle. VVhence fprings three rigbt :noble and.viCtorious . conclulions·; the firfr is th'is : .1ammofr_alfured J fhatl rieyer-want any thingwhi~~is'gcopeicherfbr , myb~dyox foul e. : Tboughlhavebut linleofthi~ .worlds wealth, yet tha·i little I ·have] hold incJ.. pi:te;.by .the rjght.cifmy'I\~g:eemer ..;rJ-enjoy. it.w.itH ..:J.g~od corlfcien~e and ··iriwm-dpe~ce, :arid I~ know .. it .
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