c4 Difcourfe of ftrue happine. fpeech with grace : `It fo redifies and guides all a mans actions, that they proceed from faith, they are warrantable out of-GodsWord, they are accomplifht by good meanes, and wholly direcfed to the glory ofGod. Nay, it fpreads further, andkindles a defireandzeale for the falvation ofthe foules ofothers,efpeciallyof all thefe that anyway depend uponus So that the Childeof God doth ever embrace all meanes and opportunities for the communicating of his graces and comforts, and the bringingof others to the fame Efateofhappineffe with himfelfe. Letthen (I befeechyou) everymans confcience goe a lit- tlealong with mee ; and lècretly, but faithfully anfwer to thefe few interrogatories, which I íhall propofe very briefly andplainely, that every man may eafily underftand. Half thou felt by thine owneexperience this great worke ofRe- generation and change wrought upon thy foule ? Hath the powerfull Word ofGod,by the inward, fpeciall, andeffctu- all workingofhis Spirit, broken and bruifed thy hard and fconyheart ? Hath it pierced and purged thevery clofeff and molt unfèarchable corners thereof? Hath it humbled it with thefight ofthy finnes,and fence of Gods judgements ? Hath it filled it withfearefull terrours, companction, remade, and true forrow for thy life pall ? Hath it after quieted and refre- flied it with a lure faith inChriff 1 efus, and a delight inhea- venly things ? Hath it mortified thy inward corruptions,. and brokethe heart of thy fweete ftnne ? Hath it planted a holy moderationin all thy affefions r that whereas hereto- fare theyhavebeene enraged withluf}, with immoderate an ger, with ambition with infatiable defirefor the inlargement ofthywealth, poffeffions andgreatneffe, and withhatred òf` Godsdead} f rvantsand their holineffe ? are they now in- flamed with zeale for Gods honour, truth, and fervice ; with a fervent loveunto the Lord and his Saints; with Chrifuian- courage, tooppofe againff the finnes of the time, todefend goodneffe and good caufes, to contemne the lying flanders and prophane fcotfas of worthleffe men ? Hath it begot in thy will an hunger and.thirff after the fpirituall food of thy faule,
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