382 Generali- direUiens for a Mat.*s.a. .tamos S.s. ofGods favour, fpirituall feeling. 5. To beleeve the Spirit ofTruth, theWordofGod,and voyceof Chriíl, before the father ()flies, di&aces ofnatural! di{}ruff, and fuggef}ions of&fit andblood. To wick me- thinks,thou ihouldefi be eafilyperfwaded, and then all the mitts ofthy fpirituall miferies would be quickly difperfed. It isamighty worke,ifnot a great miracle, toget any foft- :. neffe at all,and true remorfe for finne,into the heart ofaman; it is naturally fo fiony and impatient of griefe ; and the de- vill fuch a flirreragaint} it, fo that themot}are meere Oran- gas unto it ;yet forall that, when this penitent forrow is once fincerelyon foote in anafilié}ed foule; fo endleffelyand on every fide are we preti, with the policiesofHell ; it is toooften too forward to feede upon teares fi11,and fiill too wilful! in refuting tobe comforted. Satan then will be ready tofay ; Thou feet} now, thyconfcience being illightened, thy finnes are fohorribleandhainous, that they are toohea- vy aburden for thee to beam ; there is nowaywith thee, but to fluke into horrourand defpaire.But what faithChrift? Nay now is the feafon .: Comeuntomee tbur weary and heavy laden with thyfanne, and I will refrefh thee. Here now if thou wilt beleeve the fweete voyceof Chrift Iefus, rather than the murtheringfophiftryofSatan; if ingood manners thouwilt come when thouart called;andnot retire in afin. full and cruel! modetiy, thou (halt be prefently lightened' Yea but, faith the Tempter,thy heart hathbeene fo tirangely hardenedand foakt in finne heretofore ; now fuchanhellifh cloudofdarkeneffe hath feizedupon it;that there is nohope nor poffibility. But what faith the Word ? Seel him that maketh the liven Starres andOrion, and tutneth thefhadow of death into the morning. It is hee alone that can moti eafily changethe difmallmidnight ofthy prefent fpirituall mifery, into the gloriousmiddayof fweetetl peace, and lightfome- neffe ofheart. Yea but, faith he further,thouhaft lienlong upon the Rackeofguiity horrour ; hadmuch counfel1, and beene under thehandsofmany fpirituall Phyfitians;andyet nocomfort comes. And what then ? Hearewhat the Spirit of truth telsus : Since thebeginningofthe world, menhave not heard
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