comfortable walking with God. 319 as terrible, fierce, and inexorable ; whereas in his owne na- ture and fweeteft difpofition, he is indeed ever molt compaiii- cnate,tenderhearted, and melting over the bleeding mife- ries ofa'truely broken heart :1 fay,iftheywould not thismin Rake, but conceive aright of that moft adored ftery and bottomleffe depthof his free love, Hor 14. 4 der.3t.3. Cant.2.4. Jeh.3.i6. and i7.ä3. they might, even in times of defertions, temptations, fpirituall aflliaions of aThere 6 in rb! foule, fweetly uphold their hearts with affurance of a Ad- San ,s emit do herence, though for the prefent they want the affurance of tituao adba en. Evidence. For fuchan affurance is intimated, Pfa1.2 z. r: and- :heir t .T8YtA7e «n 4Z.5,í t. and 43.5 For inftance : many a faithfuYl foule; r <,ai:y, mayhave making confcience ofall finne, fincerely following the belt ceruon i iem o s things,refolvedwithout refervation to do or fuffer any thing they lave,nettarç for Chrift,would give a world tobe fenfibly allured ofGods Cud nem evr. favour, and fully perfwaded that his finnes were pardoned. ion ayeTaongh Byreafonofthe want of fenceand feeling whereof, hee fla- he r eee, him, vitlrly languithes upon the racke of tormenting feares and T,b , 3. r souroc terrours, utterly without all caufe; neither onely fo, but rh;deprhs hives thereby alto gratifying the devil!, difhonouring Gods free Load, Pë,h ,o mercy, difabling himfelfe for a comfortable difcharge of 1,, ane a; i tere. both his callings; and that which he little thinkes on, lying äñáoatheid it the finiteof not receiving comfort, and of' not accepting an<fbifpe a, the hisowne proper legacie which Chrittleft him, Job. 14:27. e. ,vith hit For in the mean time his heart doth cleaveuntoChrift,as to hands and .< of them being cutoy f, the fureft Rocke. He cries, and longs after him, and would b,eh<ldñiib.th ÉQ_ not part withhim for all the world: Hee would infinitely i eHo he held S ff, rather havehis body rentfromhis foule, thanhis foule from v,tbhi,r eb: So his Saviour. Aske his affeEion and refolution this way fb`uldatruechr;_ flits doe is rho andforall his feares and forrowes, hie will tell you, that de .col `npreatef het will Rill rea and relye upon his Lard, and ever-bleffed hrc .f Redeemer, let him doe withhim as bee pleafe ; bee will Croft Co tarhn ,qu weemcr is inhim though bee kill him, Now the internals vilon,con- sco lauds <a<ha ícioufneffe, e flec&ed a&, thatI may fpeake- in the phrafe of inh,, Chrfti ñ` the Schooles, of this fincere adherence unto Chrift; and 'Ynaeop,ue, hb.3 oap.q. thofe exceeding preciouspromifes of life, fealed withhis El*od, might,and.ought to affare. himof the everlaf}ing fate- tie :..
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