comfortable walking with Cod. 55 frallfruit bein the Vinesf the labour o f the Olivefrdllfailc, and thefields frailyeeldnomeate, thefiockefrail he cutoffrom the fold, and there frail he no herd in the fraides: je t I willH* joyeeinthe Lord: I will joy in the Cod of myfalvattots.- Con* iider alfo for this purpofe, lobs patientblefling of ©odup- ©n the furprize and .concurrence of an urtiverfall mifery, J o b i . i l . " : . ^ In pangs of theNew-birth, fpintuall infancy, weaknefles of faith, prave*-, godly forrow^and other graces}'by thofe cordial! retreihing proihifes,R ev.iri.6 .M a tikj ';f.Ifni’, if*. '3.-and40, J i.andsy . I5*f ? V : :H H | H f f l In oppofitioHs againft the railing or reftaurafion o f fpiri- tuall buildings by the Mifoftery of theWord : or in temptations againtt amans perfonall progrefle* and holding out again# Gods wayes unto the end; by renouncing our owne ftrength, declaiming the arme of fielh, iridcrying inevery encounter: Hot bymight, nor by fe w e r , but by my Spirit, faith the Lord-»f Hafrs, What art thou, O grea t mitritaine, & ei In languiffiingstandtrembling?after relapfe into fome o il, or fall into fome new finne;by fuch precious places as thefe: I Iohn2.1. Luk± 17.4. 1 Samuel 12. 20. \ lohn\.$. From this laft place a reverend Divine collefts this comfort: I f wefee ourunworthmefe ,-andwithbrokenheartsacknowledgeit, Ljodis-faithfill andjufl toforgiveit, -beeit neverfo grdat. But this is a jewell fitonely for the eareof a fincere Chriftian, when out of the fearefolnefleof his diftruftfull fpirit, heputs off all comfort, though truely humbled , after enfnarement' infome more fpeciail affrighting finne. Let nofwine trample upon it. ' , In all kinds o f temptations, by the power of that promife, 1 Cor. 10.13. Nay, even amidft variety of themBy obeying that precept, lam. 1. 2. My brethren, eountit all \oywhenyou fall intodiverstemptations. Infpirituall defertionj by refrelhing, and refting thy finking foule , in the meane time untill the Lord returne, upon thajtfureltRocke, Ifaiah30.18. Blefedare adtheythiu " E 4 . waite
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